Student Art Shows

As a faculty art instructor, the most exciting event in our school year, is the preparation for the student art show. Not all schools require participation in an art show, but they should! The art show is the culmination of everything a student has learned, or not:) How exciting for students to see their art hung in a show, have their loved ones see the show, and their friends see the show. If you are invited to see a student art show, you should honor the request and take a few minutes out of your day to see the artwork. Consider it the concert of an art student!

This fall, a past student of mine was killed in a car accident. His artwork sat in my classroom. When his family arrived to pick up his art, many tears flowed. His memory lingers on in that box of pottery mugs that he made, leftover from the art show he participated in. A box of pottery. We never know what the future holds.

So I leave now, in the midst of preparation of another student art show. I will unload kilns tomorrow and reload them on my day off, because I'm indeed committed to the student art show. I want to see their smiling faces, the proud parent hugs, the handshakes of a job well done, the certificates of awards, and the joy of knowing that each student did their very best. What a great job I have!