Next Generation Struts Its Stuff at Arts Benicia Opening

The art hanging in the gallery might one day be destined for the refrigerator because it was all done by Benicia kids.  is an art show that of tomorrow's artists today.

Larnie Fox, Arts Benicia executive director and a 20-year veteran of children's art, said he is excited about the show but even more excited about keeping visual and performing arts in the curriculum.

“When a child makes a work of art, what they are doing is making a series of decisions," he said. "The decisions will be the child's, and they can take the credit for the results. Being able to see those decisions result in the final product is really important. That's what is missing from a lot of what they are getting from school.”