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Chapin student's sculpture on permanent display

An abstract alabaster sculpture mounted on a walnut pedestal now graces the lobby of the Smith Recital Hall at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. The piece is the design of 2010 Governor’s School graduate Keenan Shepard of Chapin, South Carolina.

Mr. Shepard attended Irmo High School prior to his two years at the Governor’s School in the Visual Arts program. He is currently a freshman studying architecture at Clemson University.

The selection and installation of Mr. Shepard’s sculpture is the result of collaboration between Dr. Stephen Taylor, piano instructor, and Joseph Thompson, chair of the Governor’s School Visual Arts Department.

“We are pleased to showcase the work of many graduates in the school’s permanent collection,” says Joe Thompson. Dr. Taylor states, “The Music Department is grateful to the artist and the Visual Arts Department for this enriching addition to the Smith Hall performance space.”

The Margaret Reynolds Smith Recital Hall is one of the performance venues at the school and is typically used for music and creative writing presentations by faculty, students, and guest artists. The Sakas Theatre and Lipscomb Family Gallery also host presentations and exhibits throughout the year. All performances and exhibits on campus are free and open to the public. A calendar of performances and events is available online at www.scgsah.org/calendar and at www.scgsah.org/residentialhighschool/performancecalendar.

The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities provides high-caliber pre-professional training and arts education through a year-round series of programs for students and educators. The Residential High School offers an intensive curriculum in the literary, visual, and performing arts combined with rigorous academic and humanities studies for high school juniors and seniors. In addition to the Residential High School, the school offers the two-week Discovery Program for rising ninth graders; the two-week Academy Program for rising high school sophomores; the five-week Summer Dance Institute for dancers ages 12-17; and professional development opportunities for arts educators.

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