Farragut Youth Spring Art Show
Seven 1st-place awardees, 21 in top three in seven categories
They showed their new talents in a Youth Spring Art Show in FCC Thursday, May 29.
The winners are:
• Best In Show: first place, Garrett Melton; second place, Landon Downey; and third place, Henry Frazier.
• Best use of color: first place, Eli Hurtado; second place, Macie Martin;
and third place, Evan Jenson.
• Best use of materials: first place, Isaac Jenson; second, Jolene Melton; and third, Lily Knox.
• Best overall composition: first,
Ellie Martin; second, Gabe Ma;
and third, Mateo Celis.
• Best technique: first, Ellie Kinzler;
second, Violet Knox; and third, Jonah Frazier.
• Best 2D Design: first, Charlotte Melton; second, Malachi Hurtado; and third, Truly Downey.
• Best 3D Design: first, Daphne Frazier; second, Lily Knox; and third, Daisy Knox.
“This show was comprised of work students made here at the Community Center,” said Peyton Pettyjohn, who operates the Town’s art program. “We have twice weekly art classes for kids 5 through 12. It is the same project for both classes, and the projects change every week.”
The Art Adventurers class is from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, and After School Art from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Wednesdays.
“We will be offering just the Tuesday class in the months of June and July,” Pettyjohn added.
Each week, “the students are exposed to new and differing materials and skills,” she said. “Sometimes the main learning objective is just to problem solve with new materials, while other times we learn something like warm versus cool colors or do work inspired by famous artists.
“This (May 29) show had work completed from January to May,” Pettyjohn added. “Each student was able to submit up to five pieces made in class for judging. They were also allowed to bring up to five pieces from home to display by their name and other work. These were not judged.
“We had roughly 21 students submit art and participate in this show. I average about 20 for each class in a week. It is a drop-in program. That means you do not have to pre-register and can come to any class anytime. On Tuesdays we have all homeschool kids. On Wednesdays we have about half homeschool half in person kids.”
This program “continues to grow and evolve all the time,” PettyJohn said. “It has been so much fun and such an honor for me to be able to put together classes like this and then be able to have a night twice a year — we do a show in December, too — where kids get to come in and see there work hung up and show it off to their families.
“The staff at the Community Center are so supportive and wonderful when it comes to these things as well,” she added. “They allow full creative freedom and offer help and support in anyway possible. I have loved my time working with them and am thrilled that I get to continue to do so.”
