Artwork created by the students at Hancock Elementary School will be displayed in the Daniels Room at the Hancock Town Library on Main Street from Saturday, November 19, to Thursday, January 5, 2017.
Art teacher Andrew Schultz, who is in his third year of teaching in the district, described the project: “The students of Hancock Elementary School worked incredibly hard on this art project. They were taught about the role of observation in art and how important it is to look closely at the things around them every day, and how those observations influence all of the art they create.
“The focus of their observational studies was that of sunflowers. All of the community schools collaborate with The Cornucopia Project to maintain a vegetable and flower garden, and that is where the sunflowers were gathered. We took the sunflowers into the classroom and observed shape, line, and detail so that we could then create realistic works based on what we saw.
“Approximately 50 students between kindergarten and 4th grade created their artwork using pencil, colored pencil, markers, crayons, and/or oil pastels. This show highlights the students’ talents and the beautiful work that came out of this careful study.”
The show can be viewed in the Daniels Room during regular library hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 6:00 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm; and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Since the Daniels Room is sometimes reserved for meetings and other activities, it is always best to call ahead to make sure the room will be available at the time of your visit.