Students are Unison Bank Artists of the Month

Students in the Arts Center’s Arts After School Program will have their art displayed at Unison Bank in Jamestown for the month of March. Each month a different artist will display his or her work at Unison Bank.

The Arts After School program was initiated due to the lack of opportunities for area youth to pursue creative activities.

This need was expressed by the youth themselves in a city-sponsored survey. Started in 1999, Arts After School provides students in grades 3, 4, and 5 an art lesson with a professional artist every school day.

The students’ work shown here is reflective of their growth through the Arts After School program.

During the 2012-2013 year, the students have worked in a variety of mediums showcasing imagination and creativity.

Some of the mediums shown in this exhibit are: watercolor, chalk pastels, collage, acrylic, India ink and mosaics.

Often, students are given a medium and a theme to create from, and then the wheel is all theirs.

Tags: diversions, arts