K.C. Heffernan Elementary School Art Show

The halls at K.C. Heffernan (KCH) Elementary School were filled with an exceptional array of student creativity throughout the month of May as Fran Hagan, KCH Art Teacher, staged her annual student art show. Families and community members had the opportunity to visit the art show from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily. The highlight of this year’s art show was a tribute to District bus drivers. Art classes created posters that showcased the dedication of the district’s transportation experts. Dean Kloss’ first grade class poster read as follows:

“We like your driving, it makes us feel safe. Maybe someday we can do your job. You are nice for giving us treats on special days.”

The words were surrounded by individual student drawings of “school busses”.
The variety of student art work displayed at the show was highly impressive as were the written descriptions that gave visitors insight into the creative process used in the elementary art program. Hagan welcomed visitors to a museum type experience that included works of art from every KCH Pre-1st-3rd grade student and featured the artistic areas of drawing, painting, pottery, and sculpture. Works of art on display at the KCH Art Show included:

Pre-1st Classes: I Love Portraits
Snake drawings
Ananzi spiders
Pattern drawings
Necklaces

1st Grade Classes: Insect paintings
Kooky birds
Clown paintings
Kandinsky watercolors
Penguins
Snowman drawings
Juan Miro “People”
Family portraits
Self portraits

2nd Grade Classes: Seascapes
Owls
Shark/Sea paintings
Winslow Homer seascapes
Bedroom perspective drawings
T-shirts

3rd Grade Classes: Lizards
Fish pastels
Shoe drawings
Egyptian masks
Still life Impressionist paintings