Above: The public is invited to see how young contest winners depicted what they love about their hometown. (photo by Beth Melo)
This spring, the community can view our town through the lens of fifteen 1st-8th grade artists.
The paintings and drawings were selected from a contest that invited kids to express what they love about Southborough.
Canvases of the reproduced works will be part of the exhibit at next week’s Celebrate Wellness reception at the Community House. Afterwards, they will be distributed for display across a dozen locations in town.
In February, Neary School Art teacher Denise Johnson announced the Yes! Art Contest for youth, funded by a grant from Southborough Cultural Arts Council. she promoted:
YES! Art Contest is all about YOU (& Your Town )
Youth Expressions of Southborough is a chance to share what you love about Southborough.
Is it…
The natural beauty of our town–the bodies of water, trails, fields & forests?
Specific events–parades, exhibits, fairs, concerts, & celebrations?
Certain places–your neighborhood, school, library, church, playgrounds?
The people–neighbors, teams & coaches, scouting friends/leaders, or public figures such as police, teachers, firefighters, librarians? . . .
Earlier this month, a video was posted to highlight the selected works and the artists’ explanations. You can view that here.
The public is invited to attend the art exhibit at the Celebrate Wellness event on Wednesday, May 31st from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at 28 Main Street (across the street from the Food Truck Festival). For details, click here.
Yesterday, Johnson held a photo op to congratulate the winning artists.
Below is a list of artists along with my photos of them with their work. (Click on thumbnails to enlarge):
“Santa Sees” by 1st grader Charlie Sellers (to be displayed at the Southborough Senior Center)
“Woodward in the Fall” by 2nd grader Bennett Greene (to be displayed at Woodward School)
“Woodward School 2023” by 3rd grader Mia Graziani (to be displayed at Woodward School)
“Sunny Stroll” by 3rd grader Revati Nath (to be displayed at Finn School)
“Grassy Hill” by 4th grader Eli Martin (to be displayed at Youth & Family Services)
“Mauro’s Cafe” by 5th grader Lucy Gardner (to be displayed at Mauro’s Cafe)
“I Love My Southborough” by 5th grader Rushil Kumbhojkar (to be displayed at the Town House)
“Love is Beautiful” by 5th graders Aanya Rustgi & Sarina Sethi (to be displayed at the Police Department)
“The Swans” by 6th grader Maria Glaser (to be displayed at the Fire Department)
“Rainbow Public Library” by 6th grader Ruslana Matveeva (to be displayed at the Southborough Library)
“Swans in Spring” by 8th grader Lillian Bertonazzi (to be displayed at Trottier Middle School)
The following artists weren’t in attendance, but their paintings were:
“My Favorite Place” (held in photo by Library Director Ryan Donovan) by 7th grader Heather Blore (to be displayed at the Southborough Library)
“The Place of Dreams” (held by Denise Johnson on far left) by 5th grader Joanna Allcott (to be displayed at Neary School) and “Goosie” (held by Chief Achilles in center back) by 5th grader Myra Tyagi (to be displayed at the NSBORO Superintendent’s Office at Neary School)
