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Niwot Elementary Art Instructor Lauren Mocilac stands in front of one of several panels of student artwork involving intuitive art. Close to 400 students at Niwot Elementary had their creations on display at the recent St. Vrain Valley Valley Schools district-wide art show.
Niwot High School sophomore Kash Raina points to his ceramic piece featured as part of the St. Vrain Valley Schools district-wide annual art show held at the Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall from April 15 to April 20.
The St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) held its annual student art show at the Boulder County Fairgrounds from April 15 to April 20 with artwork featured from students attending Niwot Elementary School and Niwot High School.
The district-wide student showcase included the mediums of ceramics, digital art/photography, drawing, jewelry making, metalwork, mixed media, painting, and printmaking.
On Thursday evening, April 17, many students from the district's 55 schools, along with their art teachers and families packed the fairground exhibit hall for an open house event in celebration of their artistic talents and achievements.
Prior to the open house, the district's art educators voted on distinguishable and outstanding artwork from students at schools where they do not teach, along with school principals awarding ribbons at their discretion. Separate from the school district, the Longmont Artists' Guild awarded its selection of winners with certificates and ribbons.
SVVSD ribbon winners at Niwot Elementary include first-grader Harrison Wright, second-grader Karolina Koudelkova, and fifth-grader Caroline Partain.
Niwot High School students receiving ribbons include freshman Kai Dang-Lee, sophomores Liv Raichart, Arabella Snyder, Vi Sparks, Xuri Walton, and Aaron White, juniors Lexi Adams and Aralynn Kemp, and seniors Gabe Bandera, Cora Lincoln, Sebastian Moy, Ella Olden, and Antonina Zharkova.
The Longmont Artists' Guild included Niwot kindergartner Graham Kirby and Niwot senior Cora Lincoln among their district-wide award recipients.
The public can view the winning artwork at svvsd.org/artshow.
As part of the contributions to the art show from Niwot Elementary, the school's art teacher Lauren Mocilac displayed one piece of intuitive art from each student at her school whose parents permitted the public display of their child's work.
The works of self-expression and spontaneous exploration incorporated scratch art by the kindergarteners through second-graders and the use of alcohol ink by the older students.
Mocilac explained her students also got to name their artwork based on what they experienced during the entire process. "It's probably my favorite part of the show," she said. "If you look at the names of some of these pieces, they really do suit them. It's pretty cute."
One of the Niwot Elementary pieces on display, consisting of large and colorful fluid circles, was by third-grader Aspen Rainwater, who tilted her piece "Rain Drops." "Perfect fitting for her last name, Rainwater," said Aspen's mother Vanessa, who also expressed pride that her daughter "did a very good job" in creating her work of art.
A popular medium used by the Niwot High artists was ceramics, including a ceramic planter created by Kash Raina. Raina said, "It feels pretty nice to see something I made being put on display to others." The Niwot sophomore confirmed he will continue to make ceramics and added, "I'm making other stuff right now that I'm pretty proud of."
Raina attended the open house with his father, Kunal, who echoed the sentiment expressed by other parents that the art show was impressive. "It's pretty cool, I wasn't expecting this," he said.
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