RJ Stangherlin

Keystone Technology Integrator and STAR Discovery Educator

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Ethan Volkes: Versatile Winner of Young Artists’ Exhibit

Cross-posted on Changing Connections

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Ethan Volkes is a young man of many talents.  He led his IP team to a very successful stage presentation as team leader, and with another team member, Matt Croft, built a rotating combination desk and bar for their stage presentation, “What If the Constitution Had Not Been Ratified?  How Much Can One Document Change the Future?  Any graduate of the IP process will tell you that IP becomes your life, so Ethan’s accomplishment at the Banana Factory, happening at the same time that IP kicks into high gear, makes his accomplishment even greater.

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Ethan captured Honorable Mention for one of his two art works competing at the Third Annual Banana Factory Young Artists’ Annual Exhibit. The opening of the exhibit, which runs through August, was a “First Friday” in June, and it was a really exciting evening with an impressive attendance.  Strategically positioned in direct line with the entrance, the exhibit literally draws you into the Banana Factory.

Ethan’s prize-winning art was a two-dimensional metal work, and the photos simply do not maximize the intricacy of his work.  I asked Ethan how his work came to be exhibited at a juried show, and he said that his art teacher, Mr. Scott Atiyeh, who has a studio at the Banana Factory, selected his work.  Ethan discusses the creative process in depth in his podcast, so you might want to check it out.  That his work was exhibited and one piece received Honorable Mention, Ethan was nonetheless disappointed that his metal work did not fare better in the judging.  If you know Ethan, then you understand his work ethic--he has one--and he never settles for less than his best.  He strives for perfection, and is understandably always hoping for that first place prize.  Nonetheless, he is pleased with his accomplishment and credits his talent to his home environment, growing up with art, and assuming responsibility for continuing to work in a variety of artistic media.

His second entry serves to demonstrate his versatility.  His painting has a dimensional effect, seeming to reach outside the canvas with a life of its own.  From the nuts and bolts of set design and construction to the refinement of studio art, Ethan does it all, and very well.  After viewing the exhibit, we went outside in search of a quiet space to create a podcast to mark the event.