IMAGE GALLERY: Town Exhibit Includes Student Art and Music

The Fine Arts Department of the is currently hosting its 12th annual art exhibit in the Forbes Municipal Building auditorium (2nd floor), located at 45 West Main St. Running from March 29 thru April 25, the exhibit features collections of 2D and 3D work as well as other award winning works from and students. In addition, there is an array of work submitted by students in each of the elementary schools.

According to David Jost, Chair of the Fine Arts Department, “the children get to see the works of their peers, the works of children younger than themselves and also older than themselves. It is a chance for them to participate in something bigger than their own classroom experience.”

There are approximately 300 pieces in total gracing the walls of the auditorium. Mediums include oil pastel, painting, drawing, black and white photography, and 3D clay creations.

This event, which was expanded from a week long exhibit to the current month long extravaganza, is highly anticipated by the students and teachers who began collecting works in September. Sky Headland, art teacher at both the and the , said, “I hope the students will take with them a sense that art is always around them, from nature to man made structures…and especially that art is not an isolated part of their week in the art classroom.”

Headland said that she has “gained a sense of time passing, even though it is relatively short, from beginning of the school year until now. The students have showed me how they can progress from the beginning of the year, as youngsters, to now, more sophisticated artists.”

Select nights during the exhibit spotlight artists and musicians from one of the participating schools. Art Night kicked off the event with artwork by the students of Rebecca Connor and music provided by the Westborough High School Jazz Combo. Opening night enjoyed a robust attendance as enthusiastic students and their parents strolled through the auditorium admiring the talent of local students. Upcoming headliners include:

 Thursday, March 31: Armstrong School Art Night

• Artwork by students of Sky Headland
• Music provided by the students of Cynthia Hamburger

Tuesday, April 5: High School/Gibbons Middle School Art Night

• Artwork by students of Paula Harrison, John Hayes-Nikas and Pamela Rourke-Dupuis
• Music provided by the High School Jazz Combo, David Jost (director)

Thursday, April 7: Mill Pond School Art Night

• Artwork by students of Linda Crawford and Sky Headland
• Music provided by students of Paul Tomashefsky

Thursday, April 14: Fales School Art Night

• Artwork by students of Susan Saari & Rebecca Connor
• Music provided by the students of Alix Pollack & Cynthia Hamburg

This Westborough School District event is open weeknights between 6 and 8 p.m. with musical performances at 6:30 pm.