Children's Gallery

Press release for Sensation, part of the Sound and Vision exhibition series.

Sensation Press Release

• Media Contact: Adrian Aquilino
• Phone Number: 314.727.6266
• Email: adrian@stlouisartistsguild.org

St. Louis Artists' Guild's Children's Gallery presents: Mason Elementary, Metro High School, Central Visual Performing Arts High School »Read more...

Aggregate Children's Gallery Press Release

The First through Fifth grade students from St. Michael the Archangel School in Shrewsbury have created works that evoke the many responses felt by the masters, including Picasso and Georgia O’Keefe.

In addition to studying famous artists' work, the students also explored various strategies for creating work that combined poetry and imagery as well as mapping. Don’t miss this fantastic exhibition on display during the Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit.

Exhibition of artwork created by the students of the Immacolata School in Richmond Heights, MO. Curated by art teacher Jill Welsh.

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Sensation is an exhibit of work by the talented students at Central Insitute for the Deaf and Missouri School for the Blind. Originally meant to be an exhibit about the senses of vision and touch, this turns out to be a celebration of all the senses—from the visual dazzle of glitter and translucent colors of paintings on plexi-glas, to the soft rattling sounds of mobiles moving with the air current, to the sense of texture of the landscapes and shaving cream drawings...and who doesn't smell and taste the waffles, tamales, french fries, and other charming culinary delights?

One sense on display here is not in our normal vocabulary of what we learn in science class—the sense of play. These students had fun and it shows. Like a lot of children's work, it reminds us of why we make art in the first place—to dig into materials and experiment, to ask "what if?" and then simply to try it. »Read more...