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2008 JCHS AP Artists Pose for Exhibit Photo	JCHS Artist Michael Johnson with his work and family in the Gallery		Gallery exhibitor Cis Rossey addresses the JCHS AP Art Class

Through its exciting partnership with Jefferson County High School, the Gallery lends valuable support to the JCHS art program on several fronts. Each spring the Gallery hosts an exhibit of the work of JCHS Advanced Placement art students – an event that, like Gallery Days, enables the Gallery to draw a broad, new audience. AP art teacher Linda Merritt finds the lure of an exhibit in a real art gallery – an opportunity few high schools in the state can offer – to be highly motivational for her students. In addition, the Gallery strongly encourages all of the professional artists exhibiting in the Gallery to visit the AP art class and give a presentation concerning their work. Our exhibitors welcome this opportunity, which broadens the instructional scope of the class and gives the students a first-hand look at the lives of multiple professional artists working in a variety of media. Beginning in 2009, the Gallery, with the help of Augusta State University, has established an annual scholarship to be made available each year for a JCHS graduate majoring in art at ASU. The $2000 scholarship – funded by the Gallery with generous matching funds from ASU – will be awarded to a qualifying JCHS art student heading to ASU to pursue an art-related career. Finally, the Gallery has created a paid after-school position for a JCHS student. Dubbed “intern’s intern,” the selected student assists our intern manager in all aspects of Gallery operations. While providing valuable art-related employment to a JCHS student, this position has the added benefit of strengthening the Gallery’s ties to the County’s youth and aiding the Gallery intern manager in forming an understanding of the County’s culture. Intern's Interns Cervantes Lewis, Holly Blackmon, and Kelvin Vasquez are pictured below.

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