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Join us for an evening of visual arts. Indian River Charter High School and the Schumann School for the Visual and Performing Arts take great pride in its’ ability to infuse the arts into the school curriculum. IRCHS will showcase student artwork from the 2014-2015 school year.

On Friday, May 1^st, 2015 from 5 – 7 PM at the Indian River Charter High School (IRCHS) campus (6055 College Lane, Vero Beach, Florida 32966) the IRCHS Visual Arts Department will be showcasing student artworks from the 2014-2015 school year.

This event is free and open to the public with live music by the IRCHS Wolves Jazz Band. IRCHS’ multidisciplinary arts program will exhibit works from all student skill levels with designated senior art retrospectives showcasing the development of work while at Charter.

First to third place and best in show awards will be given in drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. Many of the works included in the exhibition are created in styles and subject matter that reflect the significant figures and events of the ancient and middle age eras. IRCHS’ current visual arts faculty includes Anthony Kopp (painting/drawing/digital arts), Liming Tang (painting/drawing), Jon Pine (photography/film), and Ramayana Baba (ceramics).

2015 Vero Beach Musuem of Art, Juried Student Art Exhibition winners:

Best of Show – Sarah Besade, 2 Sides to Every Story, recycled magazine dress

First Place, Painting – Lyle Michos, Little Brother, Watercolor portrait

First Place, Three-Dimensional – Kirsten Lechner, 3 Joined Ceramic Pots

Third Place, Three-Dimensional – Michaela Etter, Ceramic Xylophone

First Place, Drawing – Morgan Lahman, Out of the Darkness

Second Place, Drawing – Emily Parks, Downtown Abby, Charcoal abdominal study

First Place, Photography/Digital Arts – Payton Brosche, Peeking Through Palmettos

Second Place, Photography/Digital Arts – Brianna Brodeur, Late on Arrival

Third Place, Photography/Digital Arts – Michael Capen, About Time

2015 Congressional Art Competition winners:

Second Place – Sheila Nguyen, American Alien

American Alien Merit Award, Indian River School District – Branden Houck, Nebula Riders

About Indian River Charter High School 

Indian River Charter High School (IRCHS) is a public charter school in the Indian River County school district founded in 1998.  In 2005, former Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, and Education Commissioner John Winn named IRCHS “The Top High School in Indian River County” for “setting high standards, providing challenging content, and consistently supporting students.” The mission of IRCHS is to give its students the opportunity to develop a new set of competencies and foundational skills that will help them enjoy a productive, full, and satisfying life. IRCHS is an “A” school according the Florida Department of Education and the highest performing high school in Indian River County for the past nine years.