Photo provided Harrison County students Olivia Dulkoski, left, and Gracie Smith’s artwork has been selected for the 2022 Statehouse Student Exhibition as part of a month-long celebration of the arts and arts education.

CADIZ — As part of a month-long celebration of the arts and arts education, Harrison County students Olivia Dulkoski and Gracie Smith’s artwork has been selected for the 2022 Statehouse Student Exhibition.

The Ohio Art Education Association joined with the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation, and Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board to mount a student exhibition to recognize the talents, creativity, and innovation of students who receive high quality arts education instruction as part of their academic experience in school.

It is a great honor for Dulkoski and Smith to represent our Ohio House Representative, Don Jones, (District 95) and Ohio Senator, Frank Hoagland, (Senate District 30) in the 2022 Ohio Statehouse Student Art Exhibit.

Dulkoski, is a 6th grade student at Harrison Central Elementary. She is the daughter of Michael and Angela Dulkoski of Cadiz. She displayed her talent by drawing a partial portrait of the celebrity of her choice — Michael Jackson.

Harrison Central Elementary Art Teacher LeAnn Van Camp (aka Ms. V) presented a lesson on how to draw a human face. Students learned about proportion and placement of each facial feature. In order to add character and depth to a portrait, students needed to know what a light source was and how it affected each facial feature to allow for highlighted and shaded areas. Olivia’s results were simply amazing, Van Camp said.

Gracie Smith, is a sophomore at Harrison Central High School. She is the daughter of Lucas and Jessica Smith of Cadiz.

Her assignment was to create an original drawing using pen and ink, with a subject matter of her choice. She used a photographic reference of three burning candles as inspiration, and used shading in the background to imply the light source given off by the candles. A final hint of watercolor was used to add detail and contrast to the finished work.

Harrison Central Jr./Sr. Art Teacher David Lackner teaches courses with increasing levels of independence regarding subject matter and methods. Smith is in Advanced Art, currently, where project media (such as ink or acrylic paint) is the only aspect of a project determined by the teacher. With this freedom of subject matter, Smith has created numerous excellent works of art.

The exhibition hosts 40 works of art featuring students in grades K-12 in Ohio’s public schools. People can visit the exhibit which will be open to the public at the Ohio Statehouse during regular business hours April 4-27.

For more information about the 2022 Statehouse Student Exhibition, contact Jarrod Hartzler jarrodhartzler@gmail.com For more information about the Ohio Art Education Association please visit the website at: www.oaea.org.