Awards for the kids, refreshments for you

Sunset in the Garden,” Marianna Mancuso, tempera paint, crayon, black ink, pencil and charcoal, Archer Community School, 3^rd grade

Tonight, a free public reception and awards ceremony for the Alachua County Elementary School art exhibition will be held from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Thomas Center Mezzanine Gallery. Awards will be given at 7pm followed by refreshments. Go and check out the work of the young artists in Alachua County! The exhibition will continue until the end of the month.

Wait, a Kid Did That?

“My Chicken,” Gabrielle Richardson, paper and fabric, High Springs Community School, 4^th grade

Check out the work of young artists in our community at the Alachua County Elementary School art exhibition starting tomorrow at the Thomas Center Mezzanine Gallery, and running until the end of the month. The exhibition is free, and includes a variety of 87 works of art that were created by Alachua County Elementary School art students who were selected from 26 participating schools.

“Space”, Christine Poole, oil pastel, Idylwild Elementary, 5^th grade

A free public reception and award ceremony will be held Thursday, January 21, 6:30-8:30pm at the Thomas Center. The awards will begin at 7pm followed by refreshments. The Thomas Center Galleries are located at 302 NE 6th Ave. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8am-5 pm, Tuesday 8am-7pm and Saturdays 1-4pm.