The "Time in a Bottle" ceremony is a tradition for OA senior artists at the annual art show. Each vase is custom-glazed for a senior artist and stuffed with an inspirational message by their art teacher. During the ceremony, seniors are called up one-by-one to interact with the art installation, by finding their vase and taking it with them. This action symbolizes the senior moving on to their future. The intention is for the student artist to take their vase with them in their journey thorough life, keeping it as a symbol to remember where they came from. As the ceremony begins, this message is read aloud:
The artwork before you is called an installation. It is an assembly of many parts, some very similar and others quite different, but all part of a unified whole, much like the Class of 2020. Today they will separate. What will happen to them? Where will they go? What will their purpose be? In the coming weeks, the Class of 2020 will also separate. Some of you may never see one another again. Some will pass in and out of your lives and a few will remain lifelong friends. As you prepare to leave, remember the lessons we have tried to instill in your hearts... be good to one another, live your life responsibly and with integrity and give back to the community that has given so much to you. As you move toward your future goals, be inspired by the following quote: “I hope you’ll dream outrageously. That you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself and your world.” -Neil Gaiman Most importantly, never forget that if you ever need us, we’re only an art room away. Artfully, Ms. Shea & Mrs. Sapienza Hunt
2020 senior artists:
Julianne Aviles Sarah Barron Haley Braga David Cahill Claire Cummings Sophia D’Amato Jackson Del Rosario Anna Fakhri Auralina Farrell Alexandro Francios Cormac Ganshirt
Toni Hall-Williamson Mollie Healy Hanna Houser Joey Looney Erika Mekler Faith Monteiro Makayla Princiotta James Stuart Lydia Uhlar Olivia White Allison Widdop