KWoods Students Featured at the Annual Got Art Show
In March, 2009, 17 Kensington Woods students were selected to participate in the Annual Got Art show hosted by the Livingston Arts Council at the Howell Opera House. The Got Art show featured an eclectic mix of middle school and high school art work from the Livingston County Area. Special congratulations go to students featured:
Visual Arts: Meg Berger, Alex Honey, Chloe Pallas, Kyle Finn, Heather Moule, Tylar Quinton, Sam Siegle, Randy Meilbeck
Photography: Jacinta Murphy, Eric Almero, Sarah Almero, Heather Moule, Dan Smith and Rachel Clay.
Graphic Arts: Stephanie Dunivant, Jacinta Murphy, Torri Ward, MIke Brown and Josh McGahey.
Above is a video from Livingston County's HUBTV about the 2009 Exhibit.
To view a video of the 2008 exhibit, which Kensington Woods also participated in, visit HUBTV's site here.
Student art exhibit opens today in Howell
By Leah Boyd
March 16, 2009
Livingston Press & Argus
There is no question — Livingston County students have "got art," and it will be showcased starting today at The Opera House in Howell.
The Livingston Arts Council's 10th annual Got Art exhibit is expected to be bigger than ever this year, and for the first time will include art contributions from all of the county's public school districts.
Previously, the event only focused on Howell-area students.
"We will have tons of art," said Marsha Noble, co-coordinator of the exhibit. "We want the community to see what our kids are actually doing in school and how creative they are."
The exhibit will showcase paintings, drawings, sculptures and other forms of artwork created by elementary, middle and high school students. More than 40 schools will participate with a maximum submission of 25 art pieces.
Gail Carter, who has coordinated the event with Noble for several years, said she is always impressed with the submissions.
"There is some really good art here," Carter said. "So many times, people ask if anything is for sale."
Area art teachers selected which pieces would be displayed. Marcia Guetschow, a third-grade teacher at Southeast Elementary School in Howell, said her students are looking forward to sharing their art with the community.
"They are all so excited," Guetschow said. "It's such a cool thing for them. They just love it."
The exhibit will run from 4-8 p.m. each night at The Opera House, 123 W. Grand River Ave. The elementary exhibit will be open today through Thursday. The middle school and high school exhibit will run from March 23 to March 26.
Livingston County student art exhibit off to good start
By Laurie Humphrey
March 20, 2009
Livingston Community News
The 10th annual Got Art exhibit opened at 4 p.m. Monday, March 16 at The Opera House, 123 W. Grand River, in downtown Howell to more than 700 people.
The show includes artistic works from both elementary and secondary level students from throughout Livingston County over an eight-day period this month. Show times run 4 to 8 p.m.
Art teachers from the county's public and private schools were invited to contribute up to 25 pieces of student art work according to Got Art co-manager, Marsha Noble.
Deciding which pieces to submit "is a very difficult decision to make," said Noble, a retired Howell Public Schools art teacher, "but it is a very high honor" for those students who have been selected. This is a change from previous years where only students from Howell Public Schools and Brighton Area Schools were invited to participate.
The elementary exhibit will run March 16 through 19, while middle and high school students' pieces will be on display March 23 through 26. Approximately 1,000 examples of student art work will be showcased.
"We want the public to be aware of the artistic talent in this county, even from a young age," said Noble.
"I think the creativity is mind-blowing," said Kris Sundberg, of Howell Township.
His family, including grandma who was picked up in Toledo, Ohio, visited the display Tuesday because 8-year-old Aspen had a picture featured. He drew a colorful bird in marker. "It's exciting," said the third grade Challenger Elementary student.