Arts & Entertainment
Children Shine at Beaux Arts Gallery Show
Students were honored for their artwork reminiscent of Marc Chagall.
Twenty-four young area artists from Symmes Elementary School and the Winthrop Charter School participated in the first Small Works show in December at the Beaux Arts Gallery in Winthrop Town Centre, with awards going to seven artists who best captured the spirit of artist Marc Chagall with their works.
Award winners were:
Best in Show - Eli Martinez
1st Place - Hayleigh Kittel
2nd Place - Emaly Martinez
3rd Place - Hannah Sonnenberg
4th Place - Anne Marie Bornman
Honorable Mention - Nayomi Vargas
Honorable Mention - Angelica Lopez
The exhibit, called "Small Works" was the first collaboration between the Beaux Arts Gallery, 11252 Winthrop Main St., Riverview, and its neighboring schools, Symmes Elementary School on Watson Road and the Winthrop Charter School on Providence Road.
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"It was a dream of ours to work with students in the area," explained Debra Bryant of the gallery. "We plan to open it up to all Hillsborough County students next year."
Bryant said the gallery sent out notices to the schools in October inviting children to participate in the juried art show by producing a work of art reminiscent of Chagall.
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"Their art teachers explained who Chagall was as well as his inspiration, color and themes," said Bryant. "We chose Chagall because he used so many themes children could relate to like the circus, cows with umbrellas and fantasy flying."
Students were encouraged to work at home creating a Chagall-inspired work of art on 8 1/2 by 11 paper. "They could also create three-dimensional works in clay if they chose," said Bryant. "We chose a list of mediums that are available to every child, like crayons, magic markets, colored pencils, acrylic paints and watercolors. They could also use oils, ink washes, charcoal, tempera, pastels and gouache if they had them available."
For more information, email beauxarts11252@gmail.com or call 813-438-3844.
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