The Dusty Art Room

The 5th annual Fine Arts and Career Fair Showcase was a HUGE success!! March is not only Youth Art Month, but also Open House, so we filled the gym with the 8th grade career fair research projects as well as artwork from EVERY Hester Art Student.  Parents joined in the celebration of the wonderful work happening at Hester by writing fan mail cards to the students letting them know just how much they enjoyed the work.  We had students and teachers writing notes as well!  Special thanks to Faustyna K. for writing the most fan mail cards that night and celebrating her fellow students!  Adding an interactive component, we hung black paper so all visitors could add to our chalkboard mural! I am so proud of all of the students and enjoy the opportunity to watch these students grow each year.  Not only are the arts an essential component of modern life, but 50% of careers today require some arts training.  Students are not only making art, but also problem sol...

The Fine Arts Showcase is a celebration of Art and Literacy at Hester Junior High.  One artwork is on display from EVERY Hester art student.  In addition to the artwork, this night is used to showcase the career fair projects of the 8th grade class.  There were over 600 students works on display for the event, which was paired with open house.   The Fine Arts Showcase aligns with Youth Art Month and is a way to celebrate all the critical thinking that happens in the art room and around the school all year long!  You will see projects based on many different media as I seek to expose students to as many art forms as possible in the short 12 week trimester.  Artworks on display celebrate works from all the media we work with: drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and bookmaking.  What an impressive night!  Unfortunately I was so busy interacting with the parents that I forgot to snap any pictures while the gym was full of visitors. ...