By Cindi Hamar
For The New Era
Artwork from a selection of local artists – students at Hawthorne Elementary School – is on display through June 5 at the City Hall Art Gallery.
The Hawthorne Elementary School Exhibit is a collage of various student works of all grades, kindergarten through sixth. The art is on display during the city’s regular business hours, Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The collage, put together by Pete Saveskie, a sixth-grade teacher at Hawthorne, is a variety of scenes ranging from the Statue of Liberty, to flowers, human hands, geometric designs and rainbows. All of it was done by children attending Hawthorne elementary school this school year.
Viewers will see a clear connection between the art themes and learning from other classes, such as math and science, as there is no direct art instruction at Hawthorne..
“I would love to have an exhibit from each of the Sweet Home schools,” said Lee Roscue-Bragg, coordinator for SHOCASE’s art exhibits at City Hall.
Roscue-Bragg took on the role in November of 2024 after Diane Gerson retired.
“It is a wonderful service that the City Hall allows these exhibits for artists,” Roscoe-Bragg said. “ I am so impressed with the local artistic talent in the community and that people want to see it. So far we have never had a repeat showing.”
Anyone interested in exhibiting art can do so on the sweethomeshocase.org website by filling out an application. Currently shows are scheduled through September.
