Utica Community Schools hosts one of the area's largest student art shows April 20-24

Utica Community Schools will present its annual K-12 Fine Arts Festival April 20 through April 24, located at Ewell Elementary at 23 Mile and Shelby roads.

The annual festival will feature more than 4,000 pieces of student art work from every UCS school.

Gallery hours for the free event will be from 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday, April 20; 1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22; and from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, April 23 and 24.

An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. on April 20. A free shuttle to the reception will be available from Switzer Elementary, Wiley Elementary and Eisenhower High School.

Students will showcase both 2D and 3D pieces which include drawings in pencil, pastel, ink, paintings in tempera, acrylic and oil, also traditional and digital photography, short films, PSAs, video game design, fibers ranging in fashion to weavings, relief and in the round sculptures and newly made ceramic pieces.

In each of the past three years, more than 10,000 patrons visited the art show.