A love for the arts begins at home--and at school. At least that's the belief of Gallery 308, which is opening its 6th annual juried student art show this week. The public is invited to stop by and see what our young people are doing. There's a free reception at the Gallery, beginning at 5 p.m., February 4, the First Thursday of the month.The nonprofit community art gallery provides a juried show each year for Delaware County students in grades K through 12. It's a juried show, so awards will be presented at the reception.
Students from Muncie Central, Delta, Wapahani, and Wes-Del schools - plus at least one independent student - participated. One-hundred ten entries were submitted, with 74 accepted into the juried process. The students' artwork will be displayed at the Gallery.
This year the Gallery has offered a $500 Art Education Award for the school whose students earned the most points for their arts involvement. "After Christmas break, the competition [for the Art Education Award] started to heat up with more and more kids and teachers reporting," said Karen Fisher, Gallery 308 Board member who helped coordinate the show. "You can see the scores (so far) on the Gallery website at www.gallery308.org." But, she cautions, the name of the school that wins this award won't be announced until the opening reception.
Students earned points for their school by attending art gallery openings, visiting museums and other art venues. The school with the most points wins the cash award which is to be used by the school to purchase art supplies. The winner of this award will be announced at the reception.
Judges for the juried show were Sherry Powell of Jack's Camera Shop (for primary school artists) and Mary Slafkosky of the Muncie Children's Museum (secondary school artists).
Artwork on display was framed by students and teachers who attended several framing workshops offered at the Gallery in January. The Muncie & Delaware County Community Foundation and Noon Rotary Club provided grants in support of this show, as did individual donors from the community. Additional support for the juried student show is provided by Pamela DeMarris and Jim Meadows, Toyota of Muncie, Frances Petty Sargent and Art Mart.
The Artist Within, The Muncie Children's Museum, and Art Mart donated gift certificates for the honorable mention awards.
Gallery 308 is a 501(c)(3) community art gallery which exists to provide exhibition space for artists, encourage innovative work and serve the community as a cultural and educational resource. Contributions to Gallery 308 are tax-deductible. For more information about gallery hours, volunteer and donor opportunities, please call 765-289-8575.
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