The Unionville High School Art Gala 2013 is celebrating its 38th
year! This is not your average school fundraiser!
The 2013 UHS Art Gala will be held on Friday November 8th from
6-9pm and Saturday November 9th from 10am-3pm in the Modern
Art and Performing Arts Center at Unionville High School at 750
Unionville Road in Kennett Square, PA.
Every year, more than 1000 visitors come to this event! This years
Event will feature pieces by 60+ local working artists from varied
mediums including and not limited to painting, photography, glass,
jewelry, metal, clay and wood works alongside art from UHS Art
Students.
30% of all Artist sales go to support a diverse range of educational
programs and projects at Unionville High School.
The 38th UHS Art Gala is proud to announce this years Feature
Artist is Jeff Schaller. http://www.jeffschaller.com
Quoted from his website, “Jeff Schaller paints in the unique medium of encaustic, creating textural art pieces which incorporate representational form with the printed word. In essence, the visual and written symbols merge to create a unique aesthetic language that is both provocative and whimsical. His multiple-image pieces, with images ranging from polka dots to popular culture, evoke emotions and memories in the viewer. The combination of images tells a story and provokes a personal exchange between the audience. Using lost and found images, words and language, Jeff’s goals are to paint with a precision and intricacy not normally found in encaustic paintings. His approach is with a vision towards expressionistic and contemporary. Instantaneously setting powerful brush strokes that evoke an emotional connection of the viewer to the past and reflect on their sensibility in the present as a result of their memory. Jeff reflects on culture, past and present, as an arbiter of interpretation...”I want to provoke an emotional response from the viewer.”
On Saturday, November 9th, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., Jeff Schaller will share a brief summarization of his work process and that of his workshop, Pink Cow Studios at the event in the LGI at UHS. There is no charge for this and we encourage all artists, students, followers of Jeff Schaller and those interested in the visual arts to attend!

This years UHS Art Gala Chair Person is Lynda Nadin and the High School Arts Program coordinator is Geri Argo. Please contact Katee Boyle-Mojica at [email protected] for details about the event