The art classes at Sunnyslope High School hosted their annual student art show during the week of April 28 in the library. The students prepared works of art to be displayed for all to see with creative push from their teachers.
“[I] give them exposure to a variety of materials and methods but also opportunities for being able [to] creatively express their own vision and make some of their own choices,” Art Teacher Michelle Pisarcik said.
With the helpful nudge from their teachers, students expressed their motivations which helped them move through the challenges.
The biggest challenge for Sophomore Gemma Jaime in creating her piece for the show was “forming the clay.” She overcame this by “not giving up.”
Often, when students face challenges, errors tend to happen.
Sophomore Nora Skeivik said, “I made a lot of mistakes — but somehow I was able to fix it.”
Not only do the art students face challenges as they make the art piece for the art show, but so do the teachers who put up the event as well. Pisarcik shared how the most challenging piece of putting the event together was visualizing how it will all come together with every piece of art. But with challenges come rewards.
“Somehow we find a way on one magical Friday to pull it all together and present a show, we hope, our students are proud to show off to their friends and family and teachers,” Pisarick said.
Agreeably, students feel proud to be able to show off their artwork to others and see other artists’ work too.
“It is nice to see my artwork next to other amazing pieces of art,” Jaime said.
As some students appreciate the beauty of others’ work some find inspiration for their own.
Skeivik said, “A lot of people have good ideas that I wished I could have used for my art piece.”
With the art program and events held, such as the art show, the hopes are that students learn more of themselves they never knew of.
Pisarcik said, “We hope to keep challenging students to learn new skills, express themselves, and push past their comfort zones.”
It goes to say this year’s art show was a success, like previous years, all credit deserves to go out to the art teachers of Sunnyslope and the programs within their classes.
Pisarick hopes to incorporate exercises that promote and benefit the physical and mental aspects of students’ health in her art classes in the near future and also wishes to collaborate with other art teachers to teach students in the upper-level classes of art.
