If you had visited any of the elementary schools in the Churchville-Chili Central School District in March, you would have been awed by the talent and diversity of artistic vision on display in the halls. For the first time in recent years, each school – Fairbanks Road, Chestnut Ridge and Churchville Elementary – hosted their own spectacular art opening celebrations, and featured student work from grades K-4 throughout the school.
Work ranged from hand-made ceramics and paper sculptures to printmaking, with students exploring themes like repetition and movement, light, space and perspective. At Chestnut Ridge Elementary, kindergarteners created self-portraits in the style of Paul Klee, and third-graders borrowed from Paul Cézanne to craft still life paintings of fruit.
“We are privileged to have exceptional art teachers who can open children’s eyes to the power of art,” said Fine Arts Director Jeffrey Smith. “They are not only fostering artistic talent, they are encouraging patterns of creative thinking that will help our students throughout their lives, regardless of where their talents may lie.”
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