Gwinnett County Public Schools: Tapestry 2021 Art Exhibit Opens Online And At ISC

Press release from Gwinnett County Public Schools:

02.19.21

The best young artists from Gwinnett County take center stage in the coming weeks in honor of Youth Art Month! The 2021 Tapestry exhibit will feature an online gallery, opening Feb. 19 and available through the end of the school year. Students, their families, and community members also may visit the rotating exhibit at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center (ISC), located at 437 Old Peachtree Rd. NW, in Suwanee. Visitors to the ISC must wear masks and should maintain distance from other visitors.

During this annual celebration of the visual arts, the ISC’s lobby area is transformed into an art museum filled student creations—paintings, drawings, three-dimensional art, mixed media, pottery, jewelry, and two-dimensional art. Each week during the rotating exhibit, new works from featured cluster schools will be displayed at the ISC and posted to the online gallery.

Week One (Feb. 19-25) Berkmar, Central Gwinnett, Norcross, and Shiloh cluster schools, Paul Duke STEM HS, Phoenix HS, and Oakland Meadow School

Week Two (March 2-8) Brookwood, Dacula, Grayson, Lanier, and Meadowcreek cluster schools, Grayson HS Technical Education Program, McClure Health Science HS, and Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Week Three (March 12-18) Collins Hill, Discovery, Duluth, Mill Creek, and Parkview cluster schools

Week Four (March 23-29) Archer, Mountain View, North Gwinnett, Peachtree Ridge, and South Gwinnett cluster schools

During Tapestry, the public is welcome to view the art during these hours:Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.; and Sunday, 1–6 p.m.

This press release was produced by Gwinnett County Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.