2-Day exhibit features works by TRC students May 11-12

Release Date: 5/11/2007. Expired: 5/12/2007

Art students registered in the spring children’s courses at The Renaissance Center will be “showing off” what they have learned in class in a special two-day Children’s Art Exhibit in the North Wing Gallery on May 11 and 12.

The art instructors at The Renaissance Center will be selecting pieces from their classes to include in this exhibit. The exhibit will be held in conjunction with semester-ending recitals from the Music and Dance departments.

The Renaissance Center’s Children’s Art Exhibit will be on display in the North Wing Gallery May 11-12 with receptions 6-7:30 p.m. each day.

Classes and students participating in the exhibit include;

Homeschool Art Around the Globe, taught by Hannah Maxwell: In this class, students study a different culture each week and create an art project from that culture. This project from the Kurpie region of Poland is called wycinanki. Students learned about two types of Kurpie wycinanki. The first is called leluja and have as their motif birds and trees. These are created from a single sheet of folded paper. The second type of Kurpie wycinanki is called gwaizda. They are often abstract designs and are made with multiple layers of folded paper. To create these three-layer designs students used thin colored paper and folded each sheet 2 times then drew designs that when unfolded would be duplicated four times, in a way that is similar to paper snowflakes. Students in this class include Anna Cater, Virginia McKeel, Emily Metcalf, Abby Whitehead and Allison Whitehead.

Artful Adventures, taught by Hannah Maxwell: Students create artwork with a variety of materials and themes in Artful Adventures. This project was done with black construction paper, glue and oil pastels. Students started with a drawing lesson where they followed along with the instructor to create a sun design. After drawing the design, they used white school glue to “draw” with glue over the pencil lines. They put these wet glue drawings aside to dry and colored them with oil pastels the next week. Students in this class include (ages 5-7) Hannah Fisher, Alisun Hughes, Lauren Jackson, Matthew Jackson, Sawyer Krusa, Aylan Meyers, Maggie Miller, Sara Ragan, Wilson Ragan, Carly Roszak, Emma Shavers, Lydia Shavers, Gage Wilson, (ages 6-10) Madeline Bagsby, Charlee Baker, Chloe Blue, Isabelle Schmidt, Rebecca Schmidt and Hawkins Wolcott.

Children’s Drawing and Painting, taught by Hannah Maxwell: In this class students work on a variety of projects designed to improve their drawing and painting skills. These two projects represent their favorite drawing and or painting from the class. The students found pictures of owls and doves as references for the graphite and charcoal drawings. Student watched the instructor do a demonstration drawing and then used that information to create these dramatic drawings. The paintings are done from direct observation of the landscape outside The Renaissance Center. They spent several weeks doing studies and drawings sitting in front of the big windows in the rotunda of The Renaissance Center before beginning the paintings. Students in this class include Haley Baggett, Clifton Cummings, Samantha Davenport, Tyler Desjarlais, Faith Fimano, Hannah Finley, Rebekah Finley, Autumn Gary, Kaylah Gomez, Lindsey Greathouse, Grayson Scott, Cooper Singleton and Robbie Tinsley.

Kids on the Wheel, taught by Anita Lewis: Students have achieved the techniques of preparing clay and centering it on the potter’s wheel. They have also learned the importance of joining pieces by scouring and slip application, firing and glazing their ceramic work. They have been encouraged to apply these techniques to make one-of-a-kind pottery pieces. Students in this class include Jacob Cashion, Brooke Cole, Catherine Streng and Katelyn Woodard.

Art and History of the Southeastern American Indian, taught by Penny Plumlee: Seminole patchwork or “Taweekaache” is a traditional Native American art that was originally born out of the necessity for cooler clothing due to the removal of the Seminole from the area of Georgia into Florida. The children learned about this history of the Seminole Indians as well as the history of how and why their patchwork was developed. They learned the meaning behind many of the various designs and then in order to tell their own stories created their own works of art using strips of material and ribbon. Students in this class are Andrea Young and Erin Young.

Just the Two of Us, taught by Leslie Fly: Students and parents work side by side to create art. With the aid of their parents, students learn to work with new materials and experience new ways of creating works of art. Both students and parents gain valuable art making and teamwork experience and leave the class with several completed projects. Students in the class are Emily Myatt and Katelyn Crozier.

Private Lessons with Hannah Maxwell: This is a silk painting done by student Grace Goad during her first lesson at The Renaissance Center. She had never used these materials and decided to use the unconventional additional material - silver block printing ink. “I was skeptical at first, but let her try it anyway and it really brought the painting to life,” Maxwell said. “She just scooped up the paint with her fingers and in two strokes created what many people see as an angel.” Grace is 13 years old and has autism. Grace’s artistic ability was discovered at age four when she began working with an art therapist.

The galleries of The Renaissance Center are open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and admission is always free.

For more information on children’s art classes at The Renaissance Center, call (615) 740-5565 or visit www.rcenter.org.

The Renaissance Center is a fine arts education and performing arts center at 855 Highway 46 South in Dickson, just 35 miles west of Nashville on Interstate 40 at exit 172.

Visit the Visual Arts Gallery page for more about the gallery.

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