The final student exhibition of the year is the Visual Arts Thoreau Medal Exhibition. Thoreau medals were awarded in four categories: photography, woodworking, sculpture & ceramics, and painting & drawing. This year’s Visual Arts Thoreau Medal Exhibition Juror was Kate James, Executive Director of the Concord Art Association. James commented, “Having had the opportunity to work closely with the Middlesex faculty and…
This weekend the short film “Scary Larry” showed at the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival. The movie was shot on campus in the fall of 2013 and features the ensemble of that year’s Theatre 80 class: Claire Megan ’14, Christian Papadellis ’14, Will Scott ’14 and Elizah Stein ’14. On the red carpet for the event was director/screen writer, Greg…
After almost a year’s worth of work, our AP Studio Art and AP Photography students unveil their exhibit, opening on Friday, May 22 at 9:15pm in the Cornelius Ayer Wood gallery. According to Head of the Visual Arts Stacey McCarthy, “Contemporary art has many functions – it can delight and inspire, but it can also challenge us to take a…
Meaghan Lueck ’10, a fixture in the art studios while she was a student at Middlesex, was just awarded the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts from Columbia College. The prize is “awarded annually to a senior who, in the opinion of the Faculty, has demonstrated excellence of the highest standards of proficiency in performance or execution or in the…
On exhibit in the Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery Now Consider This: Contemporary Artists of MX Featuring the work of Rachel Perry Welty ’80 David Lang (MX faculty 1972-2002) & Timothy Makepeace ’80 Rachel Perry Welty ’80 holds a BA from Connecticut College and a Diploma and Fifth Year Certificate from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Recently Welty participated in…
The Middlesex spring musical, Ragtime, was a performance of epic proportions. Featuring a crew of thirty-five and a cast of fifty, including three faculty children, the show was one of the biggest productions in the school’s recent history. With incredible period costumes and props, including a restored Ford Model T, the show tackles powerful societal issues that faced America at…
Dan Giles ’09, whose first short play was produced when he was a senior at Middlesex, was honored to have his play, How You Kissed Me Is Not How I Like To Be Kissed, selected as a finalist for the 2015 John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play. This week the show was given a featured reading at the John F. Kennedy Center for…
Middlesex students will exhibit work shown above in “Look Me in the Eye: Identity and Perception in the Screen Age”, opening at the Concord Art Association on April 9. The exhibition is a collaboration between Concord Art and Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord Academy, and Middlesex. The opening is April 9 from 5-7 pm at the Concord Art Association. Artists featured include: Maggie Knutzen ’15 Isobel…
Ryan Melia MX’07 returned to his roots on Saturday night as he performed with his band and touring company, PigPen Theatre, in the Terry Room. Melia and PigPen are about to embark on a tour of thirty-seven cities to promote their latest album, Whole Sun, but Melia wanted to warm up for the tour where it all began: in the…
Middlesex students joined a group of over 50 artists, including students from Concord-Carlisle High School and Concord Academy, at the Concord Art Association this past Sunday to create a work of art exploring “perception and identity.” Each artist was given a prepared board and was asked to draw/paint, sculpt, photograph, etc. another artist with whom they were paired. The final installation…