Oswego City School District Hosts Annual Art Fest

by Submitted article | May 17, 2018 6:35 am

OSWEGO – The hard work of Oswego City School District students in grades kindergarten through 12 was on display during the annual art fest.

Held recently in Oswego High School’s cafeteria and select hallways, the event featured creative engagement activities for children and their guests to explore a variety of artistic opportunities.

For the first time, visitors were able to experience working with clay on a pottery wheel and they also were invited to make pinch pots using recycled yogurt cups to frame their work.

Coloring sheets, mindfulness activities and a community paint-by-numbers STREAM (science, technology, writing, engineering, art and math) mural were other hands-on activities, but the most popular offering was the viewing of hundreds of items on display.

Pottery, paintings, drawings and sculptures, among several other pieces of various skill levels, were separated by each OCSD school building.

Several positive comments were given by attendees who enjoyed the Adopt-Don’t-Shop pop art of animals in the community who are awaiting adoption, as well as the small collections of high school art student pieces in the hallways outside of the cafeteria.

OHS art teacher Billie Jo Peterson said select OHS students also helped organize the event, which was held in partnership with art staff from the high school, middle school and all five elementary schools.

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