After a year of working with many of this school's student artists, Mary came up with the idea of having an exhibition to showcase their works. We had our Art Club Student Show in our classroom on Thursday.
The show featured dozens of diverse works: pencil and ink drawings, watercolor paintings, collages, calligraphy, origami, comic strips, poetry, papier-mache sculptures, macramé flowerpots, and screen-printed T-shirts. Contributions from nearly all of this year's art club projects were included, and a number of students also brought in their own works to be displayed at the show. Mary created a volume of "Art Club Comics" for distribution. On the day of the show, we rearranged the room to resemble the wide-open space of a gallery and hung up and displayed all of the works on bulletin boards, clotheslines, tables, and easels.
The art show was a success! Scores of students and teachers visited our gallery after school. They walked around the perimeter of the room, taking in each piece, as they snacked on finger foods and chatted with each other about what they saw. Many of the students remarked on all the creative talent on display from their peers. For the artists, many of whom were in attendance, it was a proud moment.
Photographs from the art show will be posted in a later entry. (Edit: They are available here.)
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