The Revere PTSA hosted its annual Celebration of the Arts to showcase Revere students’ artistic talents.

The Revere PTSA hosts the Revere Celebration of the Arts in the Revere High School Main Gym. Students from all grade levels may submit and display up to six pieces of their artwork in the show.
One of the unique aspects of Revere’s art show is its senior booths. In booths, senior artists construct places for their artwork to be displayed. All different media of work, from photography to ceramic, can be displayed as the senior sees fit. Sandra Fox, RHS ceramics teacher and coordinator of the art show’s senior booths, explained why this is so special to Revere.

“[A booth] sums up [a student’s] whole career. My kids went to a different school, and they got one little sheet of paper hung in the library that they got put up. But with this, [students] can be as expressive as [they] want… a student can be really proud and say ‘this is what I’ve accomplished in four years of high school’,” Fox said.

Art shows sponsored by other schools often do not allow their students to construct such a booth. Fox explained how she thinks this makes the Revere Art Show superior to others.

“I’ve never seen another [art show] as good as ours, where kids make individual booths. I’ve been to a lot of high school art shows, and a lot of them have really good work, but they don’t afford students the opportunity to build their own space to display their work the way that they want to,” Fox said.

The art booths serve as a way for Revere seniors to showcase their artistic skill in any way they like. Senior Megan Gilroy explained why she signed up to make a booth.

“I figured that I’m a senior who has taken a decent amount of art classes, so why not? My parents and grandparents are really into art and they’re really excited that I’ll have a booth,” Gilroy said.

In her booth, which she will share with fellow RHS senior Aaron Kelley, Gilroy will display her paintings and works from her multimedia class. Kelley will display his photography.

Fellow senior Mike Miller also explained his reasons for having an art booth.

“I have a lot of art to display, and it seemed like a fun thing to do for my last year here at Revere. [Having a booth has] been a vision [of mine] since my freshman year,” Miller said.

The show is not all about senior booths, students from any grade level can submit artwork. For example, there was a “Hillcrest Night” that highlighted artwork from Hillcrest students.

Students’ works are eligible to win awards during the art show. Awards are given out by several judges. Fox explained how the judges assess the work.

“The judges [are] are usually former high school teachers or local artists that come and judge the individual works… then the judges come in and judge the booths [as well]; the whole body of artwork and the creativity of the booth. There’s always [a judge] who’s a former Revere student, and sometimes a professor from Akron or Kent will come in,” Fox said.

In addition to receiving awards, artists are able to sell their work at the art show. The PTA receives a portion of the sales that are made at the art show in order to cover the costs associated with putting on the show. Past buyers include the Akron Children’s Hospital, which buys art from the show to display in their buildings.

The Revere Celebration of the Arts opened on April 27 and ran to April 30, bringing together art fans throughout the community.