The Dusty Art Room

Each year I have the opportunity to send 10 8th grade students to an art workshop at Leyden High School to introduce them to the art department.  This year I opened the opportunity to all 8th grade students interested and accepted the first 10 enthusiastic students to turn in their permission slips.  We had a great group!  Students had to show responsibility to get to and from East Leyden to attend the two hour workshop from 4 - 6pm where they made art, toured the department and had pizza. Thanks to Ms. Reed, Mr. Krypel & the high school student assistants for hosting a fun evening! Here's some photos from the event:

Each year Leyden hosts a two hour workshop for 8th grade students to give them a preview of what the art department has to offer them as high school students.  Each feeder school is allowed to send up to 10 students to participate in the Surrealism themed workshop.  I had a stage crew meeting after school so I was only able to make the last 30 minutes of the workshop, but I was able to snap a few pictures. Students completed a drawing activity, made a collage and created these awesome buttons! I was even able to capture a few photos of the art of some of our Hester alumni that was on display.