The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will kick off its 2025-2026 exhibit season with the opening of the "5 x 5 Show" (Eleventh Edition) featuring the work of five notable professional artists from the Lehigh Valley and five mediums: Richard Begbie (photography), Pat Delluva (drawing/printmaking), James A. DePietro (painting), Barbara Kozero (mosaic/sculpture), Jacqueline Meyerson (pastel).

A FREE Opening Reception will be held on September 5, 2025 from 6-8 PM in the school's Corpora Gallery as part of the Southside Arts District's First Friday celebration. The exhibit will run through October 17, 2025.

For the past eleven years, the 5 x 5 Artist Group has presented annual art exhibits entitled the “5 x 5 Show” in various art spaces throughout the Lehigh Valley or surrounding regions. The concept for these exhibitions is to showcase the artistry and talent of ‘5 artists in 5 media’ to highlighting their unique visions and individual style while celebrating the distinctive nature of their respective media.

The school's visual arts department hosts both professional and student exhibitions throughout the year. Artistic Director, Lorie Jane Devereux shares, "By interacting with professional artists and their collections, our students have the opportunity to experience new perspectives on how to think about their own work. They see how an artist truly dives into their vision for their work and see it all come together."

The visual arts program of study at Charter Arts provides a well-rounded, structured, and classical fine art education. Approached as an academic as well as artistic discipline, the sequence of courses inspire students to form connections across the curriculum. Students progressively build conceptual understanding as they work to advance skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital design concepts, photography, art history, and professional practices.

Over the course of study within the visual arts program, students develop a portfolio expressive of their active studio participation, work ethic, personal inquiry, passion for art, and dedication to skill advancement.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school, funded by PA taxpayer dollars, that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts' rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.

Charter Arts was ranked #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche's 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Schools.

To learn more about the Charter Arts Visual Arts Department and the school, prospective students and families are invited to attend an upcoming Virtual Information Session, or contact the Charter Arts Admissions Office. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.