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Art exhibit features preschoolers’ talents
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.The Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool transformed the fellowship hall of the church into an art gallery filled with pieces created by the students of the school.
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Students in the Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool’s 3-year-old class made a giant handprint flag using red, white and blue paint.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Rogan Kelly (left), Miriam Pace, A.J. Helmick and Devan Reinhart (right), students in the Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool’s 4-year-old class, helped to create a woven quilt as a class art project after reading “Weaving a Rainbow” in class.
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The 4-year-old class at the Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool created lions or lambs for display at the school’s annual art show. The students were discussing the month of March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb.
By ABBY SLANKER
The Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool transformed the fellowship hall of the church into an art gallery filled with pieces created by the students of the school.
Each student displayed four flat pieces, one 3D piece and a class project. The pieces were created throughout the school year with inspiration from subjects the students were learning about at the time.
For example, around Christmas, the 4-year-old class created paintings using pine cones and pine branches. The 3-year-old class made paper cardinals after spotting one outside in early spring.
The students used a variety of techniques for their artwork. Pieces from the 5-year-old class included shaving cream art and directional art; along with the pine cone and branch art, the 4-year-old class experimented with negative space and the 3-year-old class conducted an experiment in water colors and track painting.
Each class created a group project. The 3-year-old class made a giant handprint flag using red, white and blue paint. The 5-year-old class created sand art. Each child chose a color of sand and then voted on how many inches of sand would fill the bottle. They then drew a blueprint and used a funnel to fill the bottle.
The 4-year-old class wove a quilt from pieces of fabric they chose on a field trip to Joann Fabrics. Each child chose one print and no two prints were the same in the quilt. The idea came to them after reading “Weaving a Rainbow” in class.
Some pieces in the show were created during Mommy Play Day and Daddy Play Day when the students and parents had a chance to create a piece of art together.
As with any high-profile art exhibit, hors d’oeuvres were served to the patrons. Each family brought a dish and the school provided punch.
This is the second year the school has sponsored the show for its students and their families. For the inaugural show, Boy Scout D.J. Doran built the 15 easels used to display the children’s artwork and they were used again this year.