ArtsFest 2019 honors local student artists

Posted 5/1/19

ArtsFest 2019 honors local student artists ArtsFest 2019, a month-long display of hundreds of pieces of artwork at the Cranston Public Library's Central Library, showcased the talents of Cranston Public Schools student artists. Art educators from across

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ArtsFest 2019 honors local student artists

REPRESENTING WOODRIDGE: Tiffany Chen, a fifth-grader from Woodridge Elementary School, proudly showed off her artwork to friends and family.

AWARD-WINNING ART: Cranston High School West student Sabrina Sorvillo’s piece, “Bipolar,” was awarded a Scholastic Silver Key award earlier this year.

CONGRATS FROM THE MAYOR: Mayor Allan Fung visited the gallery opening and personally congratulated the artists on a job well done. Alexis King, a fourth-grader from Stadium Elementary School, was proud to pose with Fung in front of her artwork.

ARTWORK IN BLACK AND WHITE: Trenton Kiernan, a seventh-grader from Hope Highlands Middle School, poses with his black-and-white pen drawing of a tree.

Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2019 1:18 pm

ArtsFest 2019, a month-long display of hundreds of pieces of artwork at the Cranston Public Library’s Central Library, showcased the talents of Cranston Public Schools student artists.

Art educators from across the city chose a sampling of their students’ work for display in the gallery. The pieces represented a range of media, from pen and ink to paint and sculpture. The artists ranged in age from kindergarten through grade 12, and students from every Cranston public school were represented.

On April 10, the district hosted a gallery night at the library for the artists and their friends, family and educators. Many of the pieces on display were showcased during the Scholastic Key Art Awards ceremony and gallery event earlier this year.

(Text and photos by Jen Cowart)