Pinellas County Schools issued the following announcement on Mar. 4.
The theme of the 2022 K-12 Youth Art Showcase is “Black History and Culture. Fifty-two works are on display at The Gallery at Creative Pinellas through April 3. The gallery is located at 12211 Walsingham Road in Largo.
An opening reception took place on Feb. 26 during the African American Heritage Celebration festival. All the students received a certificate recognizing their visual arts achievement
Special thanks to Shauné Ferguson, recruiter in the PCS Human Resources Department, who created this new show and worked hard to make sure it was a success. She shared information about the Black Heritage Celebration and student artwork during a recent 10 News Tampa Bay news story.
Congratulations to all of the talented artists and the award-winning students:
Elementary
- Josiah Brooks, Woven Together, 5th grade, Lealman Avenue
- Bella Tolliver, Bella, 5th grade, Lealman Avenue
- Carmella Gonzalez, I Have A Dream, 3rd grade, Sandy Lane
- Nevaeh White, Colorful Roses, 8th grade, Bay Point Middle
- Mario McCant, Mario, 8th grade, Pinellas Park Middle
- Izairis Turcios, Afro, 6th grade, Pinellas Park Middle
- Cayla Lyman, Portrait of Roshell Who Sits Next to Me, 10th grade, Lakewood High
- Sebastian Brown, Self Portrait, 12th grade, Lakewood High
- Jay Sanders, Time Moves Slow, 12th grade, Lakewood High
Original source can be found here.
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