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City picks works of young artists for calendar
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| Englewood Mayor Jim Woodward, left, helps Clayton Elementary School fourth-grader Zack Bueno take his framed art work to his seat during the Nov. 17 city council ceremony honoring the student artist chosen to have their works used on pages of the 2009 city calendar. A total of 14 works created by student artists were selected to be featured in the '09 calendar. Photo by Tom Munds |
By Tom Munds
Cameras flashed, video cameras recorded and loud applause accompanied the Nov. 17 city council ceremony honoring the 14 young artists whose works grace Englewood’s city calendar.
Englewood has used student art for the calendar pages for several years. Any student, kindergarten to 12th grade, who lives or goes to school in the city can submit an entry to the calendar art contest.
“It is always a joy to review the work of our young, talented artists. I just wish everyone’s art work could be included in the calendar,” said Mayor Jim Woodward said as he prepared. “I want to recognize the support art teachers and the school administrators gave the artists as they prepared their works for the contest.”
Woodward and Leigh Ann Hoffhines, public information officer who annually conducts the calendar art contest, called up each artist individually, presenting him or her with the original art work that had been matted and framed. Additionally, each calendar artist received a $25 gift card to Jerry’s Art-A-Rama plus four tickets to an upcoming arts concert.
As always, the judges face the tough task of narrowing the field to the works that will be used on the calendar pages.
This year, about 150 entries were received. Judges narrowed the field to the 50 finalists.
The next step was to further narrow the field of finalist by selecting the 14 art works to be used this year. The main art for each month takes up a full page on the calendar. Additionally, to honor more of the contest artists, several works are featured down the side of the facing page that also contains the month’s calendar.
This year’s featured calendar artists included:
Erin Petersen, a Hay third-grader; Darwin Portix-Mayen, a Bishop first-grader; Sofia Montoya, a Hay third-grader; Sara Hyde, a Maddox fifth-grader; Kirstyn LeCavalier, a Maddox fifth-grader; Zack Bueno, a Clayton fourth-grader; Haley Ebert, a Clayton third-grader; Nicoleigh Trampler, an All Souls fourth-grader; Victor Rosales-Garcia, a Clayton second-grader; Tess Bray, a St. Anne’s fifth-grader; Miguel Donohoo, a Cherrelyn third-grader; Patrick Costantino, a Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School senior; Ben Prado, an All Souls sixth-grader; and Natasha Prather, a Denver East ninth-grader.
Costantino arrived with friends and family for the event. As he looked at his painting, he said he usually draws with pencil and pen but he did his work, titled “Into the passing colours. First born” in color and acrylics, which was a medium he doesn’t usually use.
“Kim Young [Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School art teacher] kept encouraging me to stretch my boundaries as I worked on this piece,” he said. “My original concept for the piece was a little more structured. But, as the work progressed, I just let the figures and colors flow freely.”
He said he was happy with the painting and, if he had the chance, wouldn’t make any changes.
Art is Castantino’s favorite subject and past time. He said he plans to go to college to earn his degree so he can pursue a career as an art teacher.
He smiled and said he doesn’t know if there is a place in his house for the large framed painting so he is thinking about possibly donating it to a local book store.
150 works submitted for contest
Englewood has used student art for the calendar pages for several years. Any student, kindergarten to 12th grade, who lives or goes to school in the city can submit an entry to the calendar art contest.
“It is always a joy to review the work of our young, talented artists. I just wish everyone’s art work could be included in the calendar,” said Mayor Jim Woodward said as he prepared. “I want to recognize the support art teachers and the school administrators gave the artists as they prepared their works for the contest.”
Woodward and Leigh Ann Hoffhines, public information officer who annually conducts the calendar art contest, called up each artist individually, presenting him or her with the original art work that had been matted and framed. Additionally, each calendar artist received a $25 gift card to Jerry’s Art-A-Rama plus four tickets to an upcoming arts concert.
As always, the judges face the tough task of narrowing the field to the works that will be used on the calendar pages.
This year, about 150 entries were received. Judges narrowed the field to the 50 finalists.
The next step was to further narrow the field of finalist by selecting the 14 art works to be used this year. The main art for each month takes up a full page on the calendar. Additionally, to honor more of the contest artists, several works are featured down the side of the facing page that also contains the month’s calendar.
This year’s featured calendar artists included:
Erin Petersen, a Hay third-grader; Darwin Portix-Mayen, a Bishop first-grader; Sofia Montoya, a Hay third-grader; Sara Hyde, a Maddox fifth-grader; Kirstyn LeCavalier, a Maddox fifth-grader; Zack Bueno, a Clayton fourth-grader; Haley Ebert, a Clayton third-grader; Nicoleigh Trampler, an All Souls fourth-grader; Victor Rosales-Garcia, a Clayton second-grader; Tess Bray, a St. Anne’s fifth-grader; Miguel Donohoo, a Cherrelyn third-grader; Patrick Costantino, a Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School senior; Ben Prado, an All Souls sixth-grader; and Natasha Prather, a Denver East ninth-grader.
Costantino arrived with friends and family for the event. As he looked at his painting, he said he usually draws with pencil and pen but he did his work, titled “Into the passing colours. First born” in color and acrylics, which was a medium he doesn’t usually use.
“Kim Young [Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School art teacher] kept encouraging me to stretch my boundaries as I worked on this piece,” he said. “My original concept for the piece was a little more structured. But, as the work progressed, I just let the figures and colors flow freely.”
He said he was happy with the painting and, if he had the chance, wouldn’t make any changes.
Art is Castantino’s favorite subject and past time. He said he plans to go to college to earn his degree so he can pursue a career as an art teacher.
He smiled and said he doesn’t know if there is a place in his house for the large framed painting so he is thinking about possibly donating it to a local book store.
150 works submitted for contest
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