Welcome to the Lake Hamilton High School Art Department website. The links on the left will direct students and parents to calendars and lessons for Mr. David Smith's high school art classes. If you have any questions regarding the website, please contact Mr. Smith via email.

2011 LHHS AP ART CLASS

 

 

The 2011 AP Studio Art Class score results will be posted in mid-July.

 

LHHS STUDENTS ART FEATURED IN "HOWL"

 

 

Lake Hamilton High School art student work was featured in the first LHHS Literary & Art Journal, "Howl". The cover (show above) was created by Senior AP student Emily Shock. A copy of the journal can be purchased by emailing Mr. Smith.

 

LHHS Senior Art student wins THEA Foundation Scholarship Competition, fellow student awarded 10th place

 

LHHS Senior AP Art student Victoria Anzaldua won first place in the THEA Foundation Scholarship Art Competition and fellow LHHS Senior AP Art student Bree Rose was awarded 10th place. Victoria was awarded a $4000 scholarship and Bree a $2000 scholarship. Along with this, Victoria automatically receives a $14,000 scholarship over 4 years to UCA and Bree receives a $4000 scholarship over 4 years to HSU through the THEA Education Partners program.

 

1st place THEA artwork by Victoria Anzaldua

 

10th place THEA artwork by Bree Rose

 

LHHS SENIOR RECEIVES ART SCHOLARSHIP

 

Lake Hamilton Senior AP Art student Emily Shock was awarded a scholarship totally $58,400 to Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia and will be attending this fall.

2011 AYAA SPRING CONVENTION/COMPETITION

Lake Hamilton High School was well represented at the 2011 State AYAA (Arkansas Young Artist Association) Spring Convention/Competition. Over 1000 students from 36 school districts participated and over 2200 works of art were judged.

Lake Hamilton students who placed were:

1st Place (Scratchboard Realistic) - Emily Shock
2nd Place (Altered Books) - Bree Rose
2nd Place (Watercolor Realistic) - Morgan Winstead
3rd Place (Watercolor Realistic) - Maggie Rubben
4th Place (Tempera Expressive) - Jenna Posey
Honorable Mention (Watercolor Expressive) - Bree Rose
Honorable Mention (Tempera Abstract) - Bailey Thomas
Honorable Mention (Pastel Expressive) - Maggie Rubben
Honorable Mention (Colored Pencil Realistic) - Morgan Winstead

2011 AAE REGION V ART SHOW

Several art students from Lake Hamilton participated in the 2011 AAE Region V Art Show at the ArtChurch in downtown Hot Springs. The Region V show, which represents counties, gives 1st - 3rd place prizes in each grade K-12, with the winner in each grade going to the state AAE over the summer.

The LHHS winners were:

11th grade - Haley Martin/1st Place (pictured below)

11th grade - Kelsey Ledbetter/2nd Place

10th grade - Julia Ross/3rd Place

 

 

2010 LHHS AP ART CLASS

 

 

The 2010 AP Studio Art Class had an outstanding year and their hard worked paid off as 9 of 10 students had a proficent or advanced score! In the last five years, 79.5% of the Lake Hamilton AP Studio Art students have scored proficent or advanced on their portfolio.

LH STUDENT PLACES 2nd IN 2010 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

Senior art student Sarell Keith placed 2nd in the 2010 Congressional Art Competition representing Congressman Mike Ross' district. This is the 2nd year in a row that a student from Lake Hamilton has placed in this competition. Sarell's work (pictured below) will be on display in Congressman Ross' office for the next year.

 

"Quiet Curiosity" by Sarell Keith

2010 AYAA SPRING CONVENTION/COMPETITION

Lake Hamilton High School was well represented at the 2010 State AYAA (Arkansas Young Artist Association) Spring Convention/Competition. Over 700 students from 36 school districts participated and over 2000 works of art were judged.

Lake Hamilton students who placed were:

1st Place (Sculpture Realistic) - Izzy Sanchez
2nd Place (B & W Photography) - Madison Hurley
2nd Place (Watercolor Expressive) - Andrew Lemley
3rd Place (Sculpture Expressive) - Izzy Sanchez
4th Place (Mixed Media 2-D) - Amber Perry
4th Place (Tempera Expressive) - Kelsey Ledbetter
4th Place (Colored Pencil Experssive) - Emily Shock
4th Place (Digitally Altered Photo) - Austin Sublett
4th Place (Color Photography) - Libby Harrington
Honorable Mention (Sculpture Abstract) - Izzy Sanchez

2010 AAE REGION V ART SHOW

Several art students from Lake Hamilton participated in the 2010 AAE Region V Art Show at the ArtChurch in downtown Hot Springs. The Region V show, which represents 36 school districts in 9 counties, gives 1st - 3rd place prizes in each grade K-12, with the winner in each grade going to the state AAE show where their work will be displayed at the Thea Foundation in North Little Rock over the summer.

The LHHS winners were:
12th grade - Sarrel Kieth/1st Place

12th grade - Ashley Weston/2nd Place

10th grade - Colby Ashley/3rd Place (pictured below with his winning artwork)

2010 HAVE A HEART FOR ART

LHHS senior Lauren Dawson won 1st place in the high school division of the 2010 "Have a Heart for Art" competition held at the Malco Theater in downtown Hot Springs. Lauren also won a $100 savings bond. The “Have a Heart for Art” art competition is an educational component of the Garland County chapter of the American Heart Association.

2009-2010 ANNUAL LHHS ART SHOW - "THE WORLD THROUGH OUR EYES"

The 2009-2010 Annual LHHS Fall Art Show opened with a reception on January 12th in the LH High School lobby. Sixty students displayed an amazing 151 works of art. A gallery of some of the work will be up soon.

LHHS JUNIOR WINS BIG IN FAIR ART SHOWS

Victoria Anzadula, pictured below with her winning art, placed in the county, regional and state fairs with two of her works of art. Of her many awards, she won the Best of Show at the Garland County Fair.

 

2009 LHHS AP ART CLASS

 

 

For the third straight year, at least 75% of the AP Art class scored proficent or advanced on the AP Studio Art Portfolio. In the last four years, 76% of the AP Art students have scored proficent or advanced on their portfolio while 23.6% scored advanced. Three students from the 2009 class were awarded art scholarships (see below). Five of the AP Art students had the opportunity to see the King Tut exhibit in Dallas in February. They also visited the Dallas Museum of Art and the Meadows Museum of Art on the campus of SMU.

LH ART STUDENT WINS CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

Lake Hamilton High School art student, Ruben Gay, placed first in the 2009 Congressional High School Art Competition sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives representing Arkansas' 4th Congressional District. The annual competition gives one student from each Congressional District in the United States the opportunity to have his or her work displayed in the Cannon House Office Building tunnel of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D. C. The 435 Members of Congress and their guests routinely use the tunnel to conveniently travel to the Capitol from the congressional office buildings.

 

"HONOR" by Ruben Gay

Ruben traveled to Washington D.C. for the opening of the exhibit and won a $6000 scholarship ($1500 a year for 4 years) from Savannah College of Art. Ruben was also honored by Congressman Mike Ross during a local reception.

ART SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

The following AP Art Seniors have received art scholarships:

 

Ben Geisert – Louisiana Tech - $12,000 ($3000 a year for four years)

Caitlin Angel – Louisiana Tech - $10,000 ($2500 a year for four years)

Brooke Peterson – Kansas City Art Institute - $52,000 ($13,000 a year for four years)

 

2009 AYAA SPRING CONVENTION/COMPETITION

Lake Hamilton High School was well represented at the 2008 State AYAA (Arkansas Young Artist Association) Spring Convention/Competition. 773 students from 36 school districts participated and over 2000 works of art were judged. A total of 23 students from Lake Hamilton displayed 82 works of art.

Lake Hamilton students who placed were:
1st Place (Graphite Realistic) - Maggie Rubben
1st Place (Digitally Altered Photography) - Sarah Miller

(Sarah's winning artwork pictured below)
2nd Place (Tempera Expressive) - Missy Miller
3rd Place (Mixed Media Abstract) - Sadia Gish
3rd Place (Graphite Expressive) - Ashley Weston
3rd Place (Black & White Photography) - Brooke Peterson
Honorable Mention (Portrait Abstract) - Kimi Haufe
Honorable Mention (Mixed Media Expressive) - Jesse Perez

 

2009 AAE REGION V ART SHOW

Several art students from Lake Hamilton participated in the 2009 AAE Region V Art Show at the ArtChurch in downtown Hot Springs. The Region V show, which represents 36 school districts in 9 counties, gives 1st - 4th place prizes in each grade K-12, with the winner in each grade going to the state AAE show where their work will be displayed at the Thea Foundation in Conway over the summer.

The LHHS winners were:
11th grade - Madison Hurley/ Honorable Mention

10th grade - Maggie Rubben/ First Place (pictured below with her winning art)

10th grade - Emily Shock/ Honorable Mention

2008 LHHS FALL ART SHOW - "THE WORLD THROUGH OUR EYES"

The 2008 LHHS Fall Art Show opened with a reception on December 2nd in the LH High School lobby. Forty-five students displayed an amazing 99 works of art. Some of the art can be seen here.

LHHS ART CLUB TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE THEA FOUNDATION

The LHHS Art Club is trying to raise money this spring to help sponsor a scholarship as part of the Thea Foundation's scholarship for the Arts program. You can learn more about the Thea Foundation and its scholarship program by clicking here.

LHHS JUNIORS SELECTED FOR 2008 GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL IN ART

LHHS Juniors Cailtin Angel and Ben Geisert were accepted to participate in this summer's Arkansas Govenor's School in the field of Visual Arts. Only 400 students are selected on the basis of their special aptitudes in one of eight fields: Choral Music, Drama, English/Language Arts, Instrumental Music, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, or Visual Arts. This means that Cailtin and Ben are 2 of only 50 juniors participating in the Visual Arts.

Ben Geisert & Caitlin Angel

The Arkansas Governor's School is a six-week summer residential program for gifted and talented students who are upcoming high school seniors and residents of the state of Arkansas. The program is funded by the Arkansas State Legislature as a portion of the biennial appropriation for Gifted and Talented Programs through the State Department of Education. State funds provide tuition, room, board, and instructional materials for each student who attends the six-week program on the site of a residential college campus, leased by the State.

The curriculum is designed as a unique supplement to the usual high school curriculum. Students are led to explore cutting-edge theories in the arts and sciences and to develop a greater understanding of how art, culture, and knowledge change with time. Students are challenged to develop the rigorous creative and intellectual skills that will be critical to their leading the ideal "life well lived" and for making positive contributions to their communities and to society at large. Behind the AGS curriculum is the assumption that these skills will be universally important, no matter what career path a student may choose.

2008 LHHS AP ART CLASS

 

 

The 2008 AP Art Class had an outstanding year and their hard worked paid off as more than half of the students scored advanced! One student, Rachel Bennett, acheived a top score of 5 and four other students received a score of 4. Great job!!!

2008 AYAA SPRING CONVENTION/COMPETITION

Lake Hamilton High School was well represented at the 2008 State AYAA (Arkansas Young Artist Association) Spring Convention/Competition. Over 700 students from 37 school districts participated and over 2000 works of art were judged.

Lake Hamilton students who placed were:
1st Place (Abstract Acrylic) - Jon Sanders
1stPlace (2D Realistic) - Rachel Bennett
1st Place (Portrait Abstract) - Brittany Lavendar
3rd Place (Portrait Abstract) - Amanda Elmore
4th Place (Pencil Expressive) - Beth Campbell
4th Place (Color Pencil Abstract) - Beth Campbell
4th Place (Pencil Realistic) - Caitlin Angel
Honorable Mention (Pastel Realistic) - Richard Gragson
Honorable Mention (Acrylic Realistic) - Emilie Vail
Honorable Mention (2D Abstract) - Jon Sanders
Honorable Mention (Portrait Realistic) - Nathan Goodman

2008 ENVISION U: A CREATIVE CAMP EXPERIENCE

Brooke Peterson, a LHHS junior art student, was one of only 39 Arkansas students selected to attend Envision U: A Creative Camp Experience at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute this summer on Petit Jean Mountain.

Envision U is a free, one week interdisiciplinary arts camp at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institue of the University of Arkansas System. This is the second summer that the Institute has offered this camp for students who have shown artistic talent.

2008 AAE REGION V ART SHOW

Several art students from Lake Hamilton participated in the 2008 AAE Region V Art Show at the Malco Theatre in downtown Hot Springs. The Region V show, which represents 36 school districts in 9 counties, gives 1st - 4th place prizes in each grade K-12, with the winner in each grade going to the state AAE show where their work will be displayed at the AETN building in Conway over the summer. Of the 56 ribbons handed out to the 36 school districts represented, art students from Lake Hamilton won 9 of the ribbons, with three winning first place and going on to state.
The LHHS winners were:
12th Grade:
2nd place - Kayla Smith
3rd place - Rachel Bennett
11th grade:
4th place - Caitlin Angel
10th grade:
1st place - Ashley Weston (pictured below with her winning art)

Ashley Weston

2007 FALL ART SHOW & RECEPTION

The 2007 Fall Art Show was held November 29-December 14 and there are now photos online. Click the link below for pictures from the reception.

2007 FALL ART SHOW PHOTOS