BETHLEHEM, PA— As part of the InVision Photography Festival, the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will host an opening reception on November 1, 2019, from 6-8 PM, in the school’s Corpora Gallery for the “Ilene’s Woods” exhibit, a series of collaborative photographs by Ilene Wood, Thomas Shillea and Ray Starner.

The suite of evocative images explore the immediacy of technology and point of view, and challenge the conventional understanding of what ‘makes a photograph’ and who is ‘the photographer’.  An extension of the exhibit will also feature selected photographs from students.

The school’s visual arts department hosts both professional and student exhibits throughout the year. The school has participated in the Banana Factory’s InVision Photography Festival for ten years.

“Photography is one of the most popular classes at Charter Arts. The InVision Festival features a wide range of photographers from all over the country,” says Diane LaBelle, Charter Arts’ Executive Director & CEO.    “Being a part of this festival each year introduces our students to the diversity of the artform and provides an opportunity for students to observe and interact with different photographers as well as be a part of a community-wide experience.”

In addition to the opening reception, another public reception will be held during South Bethlehem’s First Friday event on December 6, 2019.  Private viewings can also be arranged by appointment through the school’s Director of Visual Arts, Lorie Reinhard, at lreinhard@charterarts.org.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (CHARTER ARTS):

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a passion for the arts.   Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.

Charter Arts is proud to celebrate its seventeenth year as one of the most respected high schools for the arts in the nation.  Charter Arts was one of only 349 schools in the nation to be named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education and earned a Silver Award for its impressive ranking on U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools in America list. Recently, Charter Arts was listed as #1 Best Charter High School in Pennsylvania by Niche.

Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

 

 

Information & Image Provided By:
Ann Gillette
Manager of Public Relations and Media
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
www.CharterArts.org

 

 

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