BJHS art exhibit on display at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
The artwork of Breckenridge Junior High School students is on display at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center through May 30.
Sixth grader Kenlee Wright shows her example of the split self portrait, aka half and half portraits, that art teacher Latisha Clark taught her students this semester. The technique teaches symmetry, as well as basic art skills. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The 6th through 8th graders’ exhibit will be in the east gallery of the BFAC through May 30, executive director Rhonda Crawford said. It features a variety of art work, including self portraits, collages, florals, color blocks and more. The students used pencils, acrylics, and other materials for their projects.
For one assignment, photos were printed out of each student; then, the photos were cut in half vertically and the students drew the other half of their face with pencil, art teacher Latisha Clark explained.
Tuesday evening, Clark, BJHS Principal Laura Gibson, along with other teachers, students and families attended an opening reception for the exhibit.
Additionally, in the BFAC’s main gallery, the artwork of Iwona Jankowski is exhibit through June 7. However, the Breckenridge High School art exhibit, which was on display earlier this month, has been taken down.
The BFAC is located at 207 N. Breckenridge Ave. and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Beginning in June, the BFAC will observe summer hours, which will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; during the summer months, the BFAC is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
For more information, call the BFAC at 254-559-6602.
Check out the following pictures from the exhibit:
Cutline, top photo: Breckenridge Junior High teachers Chelsea Escalon and Christy Robertson look at the BJHS student artwork on exhibit at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center during an opening reception Tuesday, May 20. The exhibit will be on display through May 30. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
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