I was at the Gallery until near midnight last night finalizing the list of student art.  Yesterday the local high school teachers brought in a couple hundred pieces of art from their current students.  All the gallery owners and downtown merchants participating in this Saturday’s Art Walk were blown away by the quality of work.

You can see 4 examples at http://www.pelicanart.com/art/pelican-art-gallery-home/2010-youth-art-walk/.  The teachers are to be commended due to their dedication to these students.  Not only did they teach the classes, but they provided the artwork mounted, labeled and ready for hanging.  This is not a simple task and I hope that parents and students thank the art teachers at our high schools for putting in such a tremendous effort!

Please make time to participate in the Linda Gonzalez Memorial Youth Art Walk this Saturday from 4 – 7pm and see the sea of student artists with their families.  It’s really a fun experience to be around new artists who get a chance to participate in an exhibit of this caliber and size.  It will be worth it!

Tags: exhibit, fine art, gallery petaluma, Petaluma, reception

Categories: Gallery Events, Gallery Exhibits, community

---