Twelve students are representing the West Hempstead School District in the 19th annual Art Supervisors Association All-County Art Exhibit.
The ASA is an organization of art supervisors and administrators that promote art instruction at all educational levels. Each year, the organization hosts the prestigious exhibit, showcasing more than 1,200 pieces of artwork produced by kindergarten to 12th grade students from Nassau County school districts. The 12 participants in the All-County Art Exhibit are:
Alexa Rivera
Anasha Abdur-Rahman
Angelina Padilla
Angelo Hughes
Belinda Rodriguez
Dominick Ferguson
Matthew Mariani
Rhiannon Heikkila
Taj Hinds
Vera Hametz
Victoria Armogan
Vivian Beriguette
Additionally, 11 students are participating in the Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum exhibit. As the only juried exhibition on Long Island, Long Island’s Best offers high school students the unique opportunity to show their work in a museum.
Each year, students in grades 9-12 are invited to create a work of art inspired by a piece shown in the museum. Hundreds of works of art are submitted from schools across Nassau and Suffolk and about 80 are chosen for display in the exhibition. The 11 participants in The Heckscher Museum exhibit are:
Maya Flam
Justin Delavandel
Rozlyn Rodriguez
Samantha Mitchell
Amelia Bhairo
Maddie Jeffrey
Nylah Fye
Johanna Fray
Sofia Sheehan
Jaime McDonald
Vivian O’Gara
The district commends all of the amazing artists who were selected to take part in both art exhibits.
