“Lost Art” student art exhibit at Central City gallery

Posted 12/2/21

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“Lost Art” student art exhibit at Central City gallery

Left; First grade artists created these clay cars in the spring of 2020. Before they knew it they were learning from home and the cars were parked indefinitely. As third graders the students were delighted to finally finish their creations. Right; Gilpin Elementary fifth graders assemble mobiles they started before the pandemic with student teacher Megan Stevens and their art teacher Curt Halsted. More photos on page 7.

Pre-pandemic pottery PHOTOS BY CURT HALSTED

Celebrating Art Top; Mobiles gracefully float through the air amidst clay cars, Native American styled slip carved pottery, coil spiral pots and cactus sculptures on display at Gilpin Arts Washington Hall Gallery through February 3, 2022. Bottom; Coil cactus sculptures were created by fifth grade students while Native American inspired pottery was created by students in fourth grade. Many students now in middle school had to make a special trip to the art room to complete their projects.