By Jake Francis
Arts Week was a chance for the Student artists of Collingwood to exhibit their ideas, efforts and talents on the walls, easels, tables and even screens of the school. From a very time-restricted live drawing of our Heads of House in the Arts Assembly to a school wide canvas collage project, to a political participatory piece, our artists and the greater Collingwood community were challenged to respond to the visual and conceptual world and to think about their place in it, whether as an audience or as a creator. These efforts culminated in a spectacular display of hundreds of works of art at PENUMBRA, the spring art exhibition. The exhibit was a fun and lively event with student musicians, delicious food and desserts, live art making for our guests to participate in and many, many dazzling artworks on display as well as for sale! The Arts are a way for artists and non-artists to better understand our place in this chaotic yet beautiful world, and we are proud of our young artists from grades 8-12 in their perseverance to solve this riddle in their own unique, and mind-stretching ways.
Arts Week was a chance for the Student artists of Collingwood to exhibit their ideas, efforts and talents on the walls, easels, tables and even screens of the school. From a very time-restricted live drawing of our Heads of House in the Arts Assembly to a school wide canvas collage project, to a political participatory piece, our artists and the greater Collingwood community were challenged to respond to the visual and conceptual world and to think about their place in it, whether as an audience or as a creator. These efforts culminated in a spectacular display of hundreds of works of art at PENUMBRA, the spring art exhibition. The exhibit was a fun and lively event with student musicians, delicious food and desserts, live art making for our guests to participate in and many, many dazzling artworks on display as well as for sale! The Arts are a way for artists and non-artists to better understand our place in this chaotic yet beautiful world, and we are proud of our young artists from grades 8-12 in their perseverance to solve this riddle in their own unique, and mind-stretching ways.
