{"id":562,"date":"2014-04-27T21:28:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T04:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=562"},"modified":"2017-12-23T17:08:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T01:08:55","slug":"unlocking-the-secret-art-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2014\/unlocking-the-secret-art-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking the Secret Art Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pasadena Public Library and Art Center College of Design presents…<\/em><\/h2>\n

\"art<\/a><\/p>\n

Teen artists were challenged to depict a scene inspired by Mr. Penumbra\u2019s 24-Hour Bookstore<\/i><\/b>, our 2014 One City, One Story<\/i><\/b> selection.\u00a0 The first place winner received free tuition for a Saturday High class at Art Center (valued up to $400)!<\/p>\n

Saturday High is a unique art and design programs for teens in grades 9 through 12. Offered b y Art Center College of Design, this year-round program offers classes for all experience levels in a variety of fields\u2014from fine art to automobile design to video game and fashion design. Saturday High offers 10-week classes in the Fall and Spring; during Summer, the program also offers 5-day workshops and a four-week Summer Intensive. The contest prize is the full tuition of a 10-week class or 5-day workshop. See\u00a0<\/a><\/span>www.artcenter.edu\/sat<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for details.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The first place winner is fifteen year old\u00a0Kelly Ficarra with her piece\u00a0\u201cLost in the Shadows of the Shelves\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"\u201cLost<\/a>
\u201cLost in the Shadows of the Shelves\u201d by Kelly Ficarra (age 15)
2014
gouache, pen, marker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Congratulations to Kelly for her wonderful depiction of Clay Jannon from Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore overlooking the streets of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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Also check out some of our honorable mentions:<\/span><\/h2>\n
\""Help<\/a>
“Help Wanted” by Levon Arakelyoun (Age 17)
2014
ink, acrylic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\""Mixed<\/a>
“Mixed Technology” by Julia See (Age 15)
2014
pencil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"\u201cPenumbra\u201d<\/a>
\u201cPenumbra\u201d by Victoria Le (age 15)
2014
acrylic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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About Mr. Penumbra\u2019s 24-Hour Bookstore:<\/h3>\n

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Summary:<\/p>\n

After a layoff during the Great Recession sidelines his tech career, Clay Jannon takes a job at the titular\u00a0bookstore\u00a0in San Francisco, and soon realizes that the establishment is a facade for a strange secret.<\/p>\n

Themes:<\/p>\n