Some of the many children from Queen Anne’s County Public Schools attend the opening of the Children’s Showcase with their teachers, Saturday, March 4, inside the Kent Island Federation of Arts in downtown Stevensville. Among the teachers, from the center to right; Kent Island High School’s Laquel Nenno, Andrea Schulte, Jennifer Mariano from Centreville Elementary, Brittney Feeley from Matapeake Middle, Annie Agee from Sudlersville Elementary, Garnette Hines from Kennard Elementary, Stephanie Zieler Queen Anne’s County High School National Art Honor Society Advisor and Visual Arts Lead Teacher, and QACPS Supervisor of Instruction for Visual & Performing Arts Michael Bell. The show was started by KIFA in 1989, continuing annually, being the largest single art show each year at KIFA. Hundreds of entries are in the show from all grade levels which is free for viewing by the public through the month of March. The Kent Island Elks Lodge 2576, has sponsored the show for the past 15 years.
Left Kent Island High Art Teacher Laquel Nenno stands with her 11th grade student Jay Zimmerman next to her recycled materials artwork titled “Blue Cardinal”. The Children’s Showcase exhibit, open now, is free for viewing by the public through the month of March.
Kent Island High School 11th grader Lexi Harris is pictured with her creation titled “I Grew Through Fire”. She used wood bark and branches, sugar and acrylic.
Queen Anne’s County High 11th grader Emily Keppler holds her ink and watercolor creation titled “A Pile of Sticks” (Lacrosse sticks), as her entry in this year’s annual Kent Island Federation of Arts Children’s Showcase.
Some of the many children from Queen Anne’s County Public Schools attend the opening of the Children’s Showcase with their teachers, Saturday, March 4, inside the Kent Island Federation of Arts in downtown Stevensville. Among the teachers, from the center to right; Kent Island High School’s Laquel Nenno, Andrea Schulte, Jennifer Mariano from Centreville Elementary, Brittney Feeley from Matapeake Middle, Annie Agee from Sudlersville Elementary, Garnette Hines from Kennard Elementary, Stephanie Zieler Queen Anne’s County High School National Art Honor Society Advisor and Visual Arts Lead Teacher, and QACPS Supervisor of Instruction for Visual & Performing Arts Michael Bell. The show was started by KIFA in 1989, continuing annually, being the largest single art show each year at KIFA. Hundreds of entries are in the show from all grade levels which is free for viewing by the public through the month of March. The Kent Island Elks Lodge 2576, has sponsored the show for the past 15 years.
PHOTOS BY Rebecca Placek
Left Kent Island High Art Teacher Laquel Nenno stands with her 11th grade student Jay Zimmerman next to her recycled materials artwork titled “Blue Cardinal”. The Children’s Showcase exhibit, open now, is free for viewing by the public through the month of March.
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Queen Anne’s County High School student Dayce Chambers is pictured next to her mix media creation titled “Open Heart Surgery”.
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Kent Island High School 11th grader Lexi Harris is pictured with her creation titled “I Grew Through Fire”. She used wood bark and branches, sugar and acrylic.
By DOUG BISHOP/dbishop@kibaytimes.com
Queen Anne’s County High 11th grader Emily Keppler holds her ink and watercolor creation titled “A Pile of Sticks” (Lacrosse sticks), as her entry in this year’s annual Kent Island Federation of Arts Children’s Showcase.
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Kent Island kindergartener Royce Aaron proudly displays his tempera paint creation titled “Winter Landscape”.
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Centreville Middle School sixth grader Iris Hines displays her creation titled “Octopus”.
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From Centreville, second grader Avery Resnick holds her tempera paint creation titled “Sun”.
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Kindergartener Audrey Smith of Centreville Elementary holds her tissue paper and tempera paint creation titled “Snowman”.
STEVENSVILLE — This month the Kent Island Federation of Arts hosted their annual “Children’s Showcase” exhibit of children’s artwork from around the county. The showcase was started back in 1989, and has been held almost every year since. This year’s exhibit included not only works of art from all of the public schools, but also, Lighthouse Christian Academy, Gunston School and Wye River Upper School.
A reception was held for all the students who entered works, when the exhibit opened, Saturday, March 4.
For the 15th consecutive year, the Kent Island Elks, Lodge 2576, sponsored the Children’s Showcase, as the Elks continue to support positive children’s activities and events in their local community.
There are more than 100 pieces of art entered in this year’s show, which is open, free for viewing by the public through the end of March.
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