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Rachel Glickman ’20 IB Art Exhibit
Intro Mixed Media on Canvas, 18 x 22in, October 2019 Tangala House Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 18in, November 2018 Underneath the Kitchen Sink Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 16in, December 2018 The Elements of Home Mixed Media on Canvas, … Continue reading
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Sophia Emmanuel ’20 IB Art Exhibit
“Change Yourself; The World Will Follow” Digital Painting; 14 x 21.5in. January, 2020 Don’t Exclude Us Digital Painting; 17 x 22in. February, 2019 Growing Love Digital Drawing and Collage; 19 x 13in. November, 2019 Moving in the Wright Direction Digital … Continue reading
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Theater Week: Essay on Hamlet by Mr. Beckman
“He knew that thought clings round dead limbs”: Materiality, Representation, and the Corpse in Hamlet By David Beckman What do we think of when we think of Hamlet (or Hamlet)? For many, the image that comes to mind is of … Continue reading
Travel Photography by Alison Bader ’20
These photos were all taken on my iPhone 7 in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. In addition to going to the beach, I went to Bajos del Torro in Alajuela province as well as La Fortuna, near Arenal volcano.
“Don’t Go,” Fiction by Anonymous
“Be home by ten so you aren’t out when it gets dark,” said my mom as I asked if I could go to my boyfriend, Hunter’s house. It was our one year anniversary and I was so excited to give … Continue reading
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Alexis Romay
Faculty member Alexis Romay (aka Profe) writes about his experience in Cuba. The piece was published on World Literature Today. You can read his essay and poem in Spanish here. Havana just turned five hundred. The beautiful Havana: the city of … Continue reading
“It Was Expected,” a Short Story by Anonymous
No one knew I was gone. They assumed I was late. When I didn’t text back, they assumed I was busy or overreacting over what had happened the following day. But I wasn’t. I was there, walking among them. Not … Continue reading
“The Weight,” music by Steve Miller
Steve Miller, longtime NA staff member, presents another song, this time on the banjo. Enjoy this thoughtfully composed video and excellent musical performance!
Fall Gallery Exhibit by Paul & Irene Aspell
A recent exhibit by artists Irene and Paul Aspell in the David Teiger Gallery incorporated both their sensibilities, combining Paul’s ceramic plates and Irene’s paintings. The artists have been married for 37 years. Paul Aspell, who taught at Newark Academy … Continue reading
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Senior Initiation Video
Every fall, NA seniors dive into their last year of high school with Senior Initiation, a chocolate-covered event held at the annual Back-to-School Barbecue. This year, the class of 2020’s initiation was captured on video in all its sticky glory. … Continue reading
Poetry by Emily Tang ‘21
Slicing She slices onions with expertise, and I watch as the steel knife glints and flakes of light green fallperfectly under her control.My eyes tear up but she does not appear to be affected by the trauma of onion juice. … Continue reading
Poetry by Elan Lakes ’21 inspired by Langston Hughes
Let Him Be Free He wants to be free!The persistent, ever present dream of man himself…The urge to run.The urge to simply be.He wishes to follow his desiresBut no! No! This cannot be!Forbidden! Prohibited!Against the majorityBut does the man care?Not … Continue reading
“Food Arrangement” photo by Anonymous
Colorful, anonymous photography taken in the Newark Academy cafeteria.
PAX Rwanda Exhibit
PAX Rwanda: Embroideries of the Women of Savane Rutongo-Kabuye, an exhibit of vibrant embroideries created by Rwandan artists was featured in the David Teiger ’47 Gallery for the Studio Arts at Newark Academy from September 4 – October 8, 2018. The … Continue reading
8th Grade Face Vessel Artwork
During the period from 1810 to 1865, an abundance of functional ware was made at the remote Edgefield potteries in south Carolina and sold to neighboring countries and states. These potteries were worked in part by slaves who turned the pots, … Continue reading
Unnathy Nellutla ’19 Scholastic American Voices Nominee
This poem by Unnathy Nellutla ’19 earned a 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Gold Key for Poetry and was selected by judges as one of five nominees from New Jersey for the prestigious American Voices Medal. Before 9/11 When … Continue reading
Melanie Kramarchuk ’22 NJCTE Bronze Medal Winner
Melanie Kramarchuk was awarded a NJCTE Bronze Medal for Fiction for her short story “FALLING.” The story was written in response to a challenge from Mr. Scerra to write something inspired by author Ted Chiang’s style in which form matches content. Melanie was honored at a … Continue reading
Hamlet Staging by Margery Leit ’20
Enjoy this creative staging of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” created by Margery Leit for her her IB English class. HAMLET Staging Set Design: The theatre is a small theatre that could seat about 150 and it is theatre in the round style. … Continue reading
“3,000 Miles Away” Poetry by Elizabeth Hawk ’19
I can hear the wind in California Crackling through the phone. Carried to me through threads Of bouncing information On waves into my ear But I can’t think about this now I can hear our friend crying Static through the … Continue reading
Group TOK Poem by Hernandez ’20, Moretti ’20 & Pulver ’20
Dafne Hernandez ’20, Luca Moretti ’20, and Andrew Pulver ’20 wrote this poem for Mr. Scerra’s Theory of Knowledge Class in response to an assignment to write poetry about a news article.
Academy Voices & Women’s Choir
The Newark Academy choral groups “Academy Voices” and “The Women’s Choir” were invited to perform at the Maplewood Men’s Glee Club concert Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Choral Director Viraj Lal described it as “a wonderful collaboration with this Community Choir.” … Continue reading
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3d Printed Animal by Warren Sunada-Wong ’20
“Creamy” is an 11 piece interlocking puzzle modeled after Warren Sunada-Wong’s pet guinea pig Creamy. He designed it last year during the 3D printing June Term with Mr. Kesler and Mr. Erlandson using the software SketchUp. The design was inspired … Continue reading
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Digital Paintings by Elaine Brodie
These pieces were created on Ms. Brodie’s iPad with an Apple Pencil and an app that allows the apple pencil to function like a myriad of media. The Walpack Church and Peter’s Valley Barn (paintings 1 and 2), for example … Continue reading
“Oda a la Alcachofa” Video Poem by Ruthie Gu ’21
This video poem by Ruthie Gu ’21 was a project for Señora Ortega’s Newark Academy Spanish 3 Honors class. Students were required to create a video poem based on work from some of the giants in the Spanish-speaking world: Lope … Continue reading
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Promposal Documentary by Bailey Galvin-Scott ’14 & Brendan James ’14
In this throwback post, alums Bailey Galvin-Scott ’14 and Brendan James ’14 filmed a promposal by classmate Max Whitmore ’14 to actress/singer Victoria Justice. The two filmmakers then followed up with an on-the-spot, real-time documentary of her surprise visit to … Continue reading
Digital Art by Elaine Brodie
Ms. Brodie, Head of NA’s Arts Department, created these digital paintings over the summer using an iPad painting app and an Apple Pencil. The program allows artists to simulate virtually any kind of painting and drawing medium. “Maine Coast” was made … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Art, Digital Imaging, faculty, landscape painting
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