Since 2016, the National Arts Education Association (NAEA) has showcased artworks from art educators across the world in an annual juried exhibition. The EHS Visual Arts Department is pleased to announce that an artwork made by Studio Arts Program Coordinator Lauren Cunningham was selected for inclusion in the 2023 NAEA Members Exhibition!

This year’s show comprises 94 artworks, which were selected from 546 submissions from art educators in 46 states, as well as APO-AE, Canada, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Lichtenstein, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. Entries were reviewed by a panel of judges for the following criteria:

-           Originality and uniqueness

-           Clarity and meaning

-           Innovation and creativity

-           Material usage and medium application

-           Quality and craftsmanship

Cunningham’s artwork, Sun Study, depicts a sun and its reflection on water embedded within a sheet of notebook paper. The image is made with thin strips of paper glued on their edges. Cunningham shares that this paper relief is a unique twist on the technique of paper quilling, which she sometimes teaches in her Advanced Mixed Media course.

The online art show may be viewed here.

Congratulations, Ms. Cunningham!

-Jessica Morales, Director of Communications