Botanical Gardens County Elementary Show

We had our county wide elementary show this week at the botanical gardens.  As usual, the show was wonderful.  I got a lot of great ideas from fellow art educators for future art lessons.  Here are some pictures of some of my students' artwork from the show...

Art Show!

 

The art show went off without a hitch this year.  Thanks to all of the parents, teachers, and staff who helped out.  It was wonderful.

 

Each year, I put on an art show.  I do my best to include at least one piece of artwork from every child in the school.  We have snacks and goodies to eat and I play music in the background.  It is so much fun to see the school gym transformed into a gallery.  Due to the sheer number of artpieces I have to hang up, I attach them to butcher paper first and label them.  Then, I adhere the butcher paper to the walls.

Instead of grouping art by class, or grade level, I keep art from the same project together. 
I like this, because it showcases the many different styles of our students among a single project.  I also include a sign by each project that tells a little bit about the art history inspiration, our art making process, and an image of art history examples.