Becoming a Bel Air Elementary School tradition, the fourth annual Bel Air Art Show attracted several hundred parents and children to the interactive displays and the workshops planned and presented by art teacher Alyssa Tice.
Children's Day, a Japanese holiday celebrated on May 5, was the theme for this year's event. Guests were ushered in through dozens of hanging Japanese carp kites made by the school's first-graders.
More than 500 pieces of student art work were displayed in the school's hallways, converted for the night into a black-walled gallery type setting.
In addition, craftmaking instructions were provided to students and parents for a variety of hands-on projects, including fish-kites, cardboard dolls and multiple origami shapes.
The highlight of the evening was the large sculpture inspired by famous glass artist Dale Chihuly. The bright, colorful piece was a collaborative project that Tice made along with the fourth- and fifth-graders.
The children negotiated the "gallery" via scavenger hunt directions developed by school guidance counselor Rebecca Marshall. The hunt encouraged a more studied approach to the art work.
In addition, guests could visit the school's library to browse, or to make purchases at the school's book fair.
-- Submitted by Bel Air Elementary
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