Orme celebrated its 52nd Dorothy Swain Lewis Fine Arts Festival. This year’s theme was “Life Through the Color of Art.” It was a high energy week during which students were able to explore their own creativity and discover the artist within themselves. The workshops, led by professional artists, included Oil Painting, Watercolor, Glassblowing, Pottery, Stained […]
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51st Dorothy Swain Lewis Fine Arts Festival
Orme’s annual Fine Arts Festival wrapped up a very successful week of inspired energy with students showing off their incredible art pieces in the Student Gallery and amazingly professional performance art in Horsecollar Theater. This year’s Festival theme was The Rhythm of Art. Some of our week long Festival artists have worked with and taught […]
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Fine Arts Festival Gallery Opening
On Sunday evening, February 24, the 51st Dorothy Swain Lewis Fine Arts Festival officially kicked off with the annual Gallery Opening. Snowy weather did not stop many guests from attending. While the Gallery showcased the work of numerous artists including Chris Masiello, Ruth & John Waddell, and Kate ’72 & Jim ’73 Carroll, the evening […]
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Thank you to all our wonderful Fine Arts Festival artists!
The 50th Fine Arts Festival was an incredible success, and the quality of student creativity and art coming out of the week’s workshops was amazing. A very special thank you to all of the artists who came to The Orme School last week and helped to make the 50th so wonderful! If you were not […]
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Orme art students participate in Portfolio Day
Just before Winter Break, new art faculty member Julie Million along with four Orme students, who have a serious interest in art, attended Portfolio Day at Mesa Community College. Mimi, Lynn, Joseph and Mai were able to get feedback and valuable suggestions on their personal artwork from professionals who were visiting from some of the […]
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Family Days Coffee House Performances
Coffee House is held monthly at Orme, but for Family Days weekend it was an extra special extravaganza. Held in Horsecollar Theater, visiting parents and families were able to attend and enjoy the show. Students (and a few faculty members) displayed their diverse talents. Performances included several guitar pieces, a current folk-pop-rock song sung as […]
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First Coffee House of the year
The first of the school’s monthly Coffee Houses was held last weekend, with a terrific turnout of students and faculty. Participating students performed a wide variety of music ranging from a popular Vietnamese song, to a classical piano piece, to a popular R&B tune. The Coffee House evening very much benefited from the diversity of […]
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49th Annual Fine Arts Festival – Student creativity at its best!
Students, faculty and staff recently finished up Orme’s 49th Annual Dorothy Swain Lewis Fine Arts Festival. The Festival is a unique Orme program filled with creative energy and excitement as talented professional artists come to campus to work for an entire week with our students. This year’s workshop offerings were led by returning and new […]
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Gallery Opening & Reception – Saturday, February 18
A special Gallery Opening and Reception from 6 – 8pm on Saturday, February 18th in the Dot Lewis Arts Center will kick off Orme’s 49th Annual Dorothy Swain Lewis Fine Arts Festival. Portrait of Diversity will be a group show featuring artists inspired by the diversity present in our local, statewide, national and global communities. […]
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Grandparents Day 2016
Orme’s 48th Annual Fine Arts Festival culminated on Saturday with Grandparents Day. It was a day of celebration for the creativity our students discovered in themselves during the Festival week. All students signed up to participate in a workshop of their choice, and to work directly with visiting guest artists. Workshops included Glassblowing, Jewelry Design, […]
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