Student Art Show at 3C in Grace

Art teacher Andy Berg with the Grace School District recently put on an art exhibition featuring the works of his students.  Berg explains: “I’ve been doing student art exhibitions for the past 10 years in Soda Springs, and this year’s show marks the first of what I hope will be many more to come in Grace.  I chose to start showcasing student work for several reasons, the main being that I believe the kids need to feel like their talents and hard work are appreciated.  We often celebrate our athletes in the school system, but miss highlighting the gifts that other students have to offer.  This is a chance for them to receive a little bit of recognition, learn to present their work and themselves, engage with others about artwork, and get the community involved in something meaningful.  For their final projects, I also like to give the students free to express who they are as artists in their own way.  This led to some very outside the box thinking, as one student built a pair of wooden skis, another painted a deer skull, and one created an animated lego video.  Of course there were several drawings and paintings as well, but it’s fun to see what student’s come up with when they are given total freedom to choose.”  Many of the art works exhibited are presented here.