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The Madison Museum of Fine Art in Madison, Georgia, Features Exemplary Artwork of Young Artists, December 2–30, 2006

11/28/06

Madison, GA—The artwork of 30 Advanced Placement Program^® (AP^®) Studio Art students will be exhibited at the Madison Museum of Fine Art in Madison, Georgia, from December 2 through December 30. The artwork was selected from more than 26,000 portfolios that were submitted as part of the AP Studio Art portfolio evaluations in May 2006. Many of the artists will be honored at an opening ceremony and reception on December 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The pieces in the exhibition were chosen to represent the best artwork by the students who participated in the AP Studio Art program during 2005-06. The exhibition is mounted each year as part of an annual celebration of students' AP Studio Art. The 30 pieces, which were chosen without regard to geography, represent students from 19 U.S. states and South Korea.

"This exhibition affirms the wonderful appreciation of art and the high level of competence students have achieved while taking an AP course," said College Board President Gaston Caperton. "The work of these talented AP Studio Art students showcases an extraordinary sense of commitment and independent thinking, a breadth of work that reflects college-level standards."

The exhibition at the Madison Museum of Fine Art in Madison, Georgia, is the second stop on a two-city tour. The 30 works were also exhibited at the David J. Brodsky Gallery in Princeton, New Jersey, in September and October 2006.

About AP^® Studio Art

The College Board's AP Studio Art program, which began in 1971, makes it possible for highly motivated students to participate in college-level study of art while still in high school. With the encouragement and guidance of committed AP teachers, these students produce work throughout the school year that challenges their artistic perceptions and develops their intentions, both in concept and execution. At the end of the school year, students submit portfolios of their work for evaluation.

The thousands of portfolios submitted each year are reviewed by college, university, and secondary school art instructors using rigorous standards. Their evaluations enable colleges to acknowledge and encourage students' accomplishments by granting appropriate college credit and placement.

Fifteen of the AP Studio Art students in the exhibition also had artwork selected for this year's AP Studio Art Poster. The poster is sent annually to every student taking an AP Studio Art course. The reverse side of the poster contains a description of the requirements for each of the portfolio types that a student may submit: Drawing, 2-D Design, or 3-D Design. The artwork displayed on the poster was selected because it is representative of the range and scope of the best student work in the AP Studio Art portfolios.

About the Madison Museum of Fine Art

Established in 2003 as a not-for-profit institution, the Madison Museum of Fine Art collects, preserves, interprets, and creatively displays original works of art by historically significant visual art masters for the education, edification, and spiritual nourishment of all persons living and traveling in the Southeastern United States. The Museum exhibits original works by European and American artists including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Clementine Hunter, as well as a fine collection of Buddhist art and artifacts dating from the third century and a collection of stone sculpture created by the founding fathers of the Shona movement in Zimbabwe. Located on Courthouse Square in historic Madison, the Madison Museum of Fine Art welcomes thousands of visitors each year who make the museum an essential stop during their travels on the Antebellum Trail.

To promote dialogue about visual arts education, the Museum has utilized this exhibition as an opportunity to establish a forum on its website (www.madisonmuseum.org) where teachers and students from around the world can share tips on advancing K-12 visual arts skills and curriculum development. The AP Studio Art exhibition will run from December 2 to December 30. For museum hours and more information, call (706) 342-8320. The museum welcomes inquiries from art educators in Georgia and around the world.

For a complete list of the student artists or electronic images of their artwork, contact the College Board Office of Public Affairs at (212) 713-8052.