This year SCHS’s Art Society again participated in the Fly Art’s annual Festival of Trees. This year’s theme was “All I want for Christmas…”, which we interpreted as “All I want for Christmas is You.” We hearkened back to the WWII era, thinking of all the soldiers overseas missing their sweethearts back home, and all…
Art in the Community
Art Society creates banner
Once again our art club has created a tremendous banner for the Board of Education. Each year the Board asks a school to volunteer to create this banner, which is no small feat! Congrats to the SCHS Art Society for a super job on this year’s banner!!
Festival of Trees 2013
And a year later. . . our Christmas trees from the 2013 Festival of Trees! Each year the Fly Arts Center showcases beautiful trees decorated by businesses and organizations around town. Our art students always do a lovely job representing us! This year the theme was “‘Tis the Season to Sparkle and Shine.” The SCHS…
Youth Art Show 2013
This year’s Youth Art Show was a once again a great success! As usual, I procrastinated until the last minute and stressed myself out a lot more than necessary. . .why, oh why, do I do that? But, it came together. It’s in the Fly Arts Center (a renovated turn-of-the-century factory) every year for a couple…
International Aviation Art Contest
The theme of this years International Aviation Art contest was “Air Sports,” which of course encompassed all manner of different subject matter. Students illustrated everything from hot air balloons to blimps to jet air shows with enthusiasm (for the most part ;}), and skill. Here are a few examples from this year’s entries. Well done!!!
Art Contest Winner
This lovely drawing was created by Art II Drawing student Hannah Calvert. She entered it into Tennessee Magazine’s story illustration contest, and was awarded 1st place! Congrats, Hannah!
SCHS Art Dept. Nutcracker Christmas Tree!!
Each year, the Fly Arts Center here in Shelbyville hosts its annual Festival of Trees holiday bazaar. The theme for the trees this year was “Stories of Christmas.” Many community organizations enter, including the local high schools. We at SCHS chose to decorate using elements from E. T. A. Hoffman’s 1816 story The Nutcracker. Students…
Art students complete banner for Board of Education
Once again this year SCHS art students had the opportunity to create a banner for the Bedford County Board of Education to take to its annual convention to represent our school system. The theme this year was “Everyone in for Education,” Although we were working on an extremely tight deadline the kids pulled through and…