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<\/a>CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\nInside Cape Coral’s Harbour View Gallery, while many pieces are on display, what comes before the spotlight is someone deciding that those pieces belong. <\/p>\n
“If you don’t have the gallery experience, it’s hard to get gallery experience,” said Quinn Sedam, who owns this gallery. <\/p>\n
Sedam knows firsthand that belonging doesn’t come easy. So, he decided to give those who may not be given a chance a space to be seen.<\/p>\n
This month, a new generation of artists from Mariner High School is taking over the gallery walls.<\/p>\n
“I just didn’t believe it,” said student Alaysia Lampe about the opportunity to have her artwork displayed. “I was like, this is actually happening.”<\/p>\n
“My main inspiration for that art piece was hope,” said student Victoria Cady. “While I was creating it, I felt very happy and peaceful.”<\/p>\n
While most of these students are still deciding where their path will lead, they’re starting to get a glimpse of where their talent might take them. <\/p>\n
“You see your art when you’re working on it a lot,” said student Kayla Suraley. “You don’t really see the full picture and see it being a gallery piece. When it’s in the frame, and it’s matted, it’s really cool.”<\/p>\n
While not everyone can have a career as a professional artist, these kids are learning that real success is about making room for what makes us feel alive.<\/p>\n
“Having them have something to work for and towards and getting a reward out of it, I think, is huge,” Sedam said. <\/p>\n
You can check out the students’ work at Harbour View Gallery, located in the Cape Harbour Marina Promenade, through Oct. 3. <\/p>\n
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