Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District and Grange Middle School are celebrating three student artists whose work was selected for display in The World Needs Art: Youth Art Month Exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.<\/p>\n
The public is invited to attend the exhibit and awards ceremony on Sunday, March 29, to view the students\u2019 artwork and celebrate their creativity and achievement, district officials noted in a press release.<\/p>\n
The Crocker Art Museum is located at 216 O Street in Sacramento and the awards presentation will be held from noon to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
The exhibit showcases inspiring student artwork from across the region. The talented eighth-grade artists from Grange Middle School include:<\/p>\n
Steven Smith, whose untitled oil pastel piece explores color, movement, and emotion through bold lines and layered textures. \u201cHis work reflects how art can shift perspective and spark creativity, even on difficult days,\u201d school officials noted.
\nIsabella Taylor-Brown, whose mixed media piece titled, \u201cShould be Clowning Around Somewhere,\u201d began as abstract watercolor marks and \u201cevolved into a vibrant, expressive character \u2014 demonstrating the power of imagination and discovery in the artistic process,\u201d the district said.
\nBella Calderon Corro, whose mixed media artwork titled \u201cMy Growing Heart,\u201d captures gratitude \u201cthrough colorful, detailed sections representing the people and experiences that bring meaning and joy to her life,\u201d school officials said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese students have embraced creativity in a way that reflects both their individuality and the strength of our school community,\u201d said Heather Oja, Principal of Grange Middle School. \u201cWe are incredibly proud of their passion for art, and their willingness to express themselves and share their voices with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
FSUSD Superintendent Jennifer Sachs added, \u201cOpportunities like this highlight the importance of arts education in helping students expand their horizons and tell their stories. We are excited to see our students recognized on such a respected stage and invite our community to join us in celebrating their achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to this recognition, fifty Grange Middle School art students had the opportunity to visit the museum and participate in docent-led tours in small groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District and Grange Middle School are celebrating three student artists whose work was selected for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5282,7,15,2719,181,23,100,993,266,121,123,122,2720,420,6799],"class_list":["post-236460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-arts","tag-california","tag-education","tag-fairfield","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-north-bay","tag-northern-california","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-solano-county","tag-things-to-do","tag-vacaville"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}