Student art work by Caleb Johnson (Photo submitted by Mary Katherine Chin)
Woodland Elementary School art student Caleb Johnson recently won first place in his grade level at the Dogwood Arts Festival.
“This is huge,” said Woodland Elementary School teacher Mary Katherine Chin. Hundreds of works of art are sent in, Chin said.
“But only a select few are chosen,” she said. “Even fewer get awards.”
The Dogwood Arts SYNERGY art exhibition features the work of gifted students from local schools (grades K-12). The exhibit is alongside an exhibit by East Tennessee’s finest K-12 art teachers and current art interns/student-teachers from public and private schools and academies, a press release said. Awards and scholarships are presented to encourage further development of these art students’ artistic aptitude.
Jefferson Middle School art teacher Jim Dodson is a committee chair. (You can see him featured in a video on the site, as well as student work from prior years, at this link.)
An opening reception and awards ceremony was held at the Clayton Center for the Arts on March 6.
Where: Clayton Center for the Arts
When: March 6-24, 2017
Times: Monday-Saturday (10 a.m.-6 p.m.), Sunday (12-6 p.m.)
How much: Free
This press release was submitted by Holly Cross.
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