In addition to Monson, submissions came from East Longmeadow and Palmer.
Bianca Roncarati, 7, of Monson, stands with her creation for ArtBeat, a children's art show. The show will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday at the House of Art on Main Street in Monson. She made a high-heel shoe out of paper. MONSON — A high-heeled shoe made of paper. Paintings of tulips, shoes and faces. A collage declaring “Spring has Sprung.” A plane made out of a Canada Dry soda can.
These are some of the 58 submissions for the Monson Arts Council’s art show for kids, ArtBeat, which will be on display Saturday and Sunday at the House of Art at 200 Main St.
The idea for the children’s art show came from Arts Council member Jeannie R. Guertin.
Open to students ages 6 to 18, she said 35 young artists participated. No prizes will be awarded, but there will be a peer choice award, where each artist will vote for the submission that he or she likes best.
“No pressure,” Guertin said. “It’s just a fun thing.”
In addition to Monson, submissions came from East Longmeadow and Palmer. Guertin said she was pleased with such a strong turnout for the show’s first year.
“When I saw the quality of the work, I just thought it was really exciting,” Guertin said.
The young artists also will work as docents for the weekend show.
Sisters Bianca and Gabrielle Roncarati will have their creations on display.
A plane made out of a Canada Dry soda can by Brendan Lloyd, 15, of Monson, is one of the submissions for ArtBeat, a children's art show. The show will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday at the House of Art on Main Street in Monson. Bianca, 7, made the high-heeled shoe using white paper and tape, along with an actual egg delicately painted in the Ukrainian pysanky style and a rock that she transformed into a hamster by drawing on it.
Gabrielle, 11, also used several media. A leaf bowl that she made in a pottery class with Guertin is her favorite submission.
“They’ve always been busy little artists at home,” said their mother, Rebecca. “This is nice for them to have an opportunity to show something that they like to do.”
Said Gabrielle, “I’ve always wanted my stuff in shows ... I’m excited about it.”
Her art supplies were destroyed in the tornado last June as her room was demolished. One of her submissions references the tornado. It’s a sketch of a new home that was constructed. The picture is a way to welcome the family to their new home, she explained.
Six-year-old Allyssa Grinnell used oil on paper to create “Snow Adventure.” Brendan Lloyd, 15, of Monson, made the plane out of the soda can. Guertin’s favorite, a painting of tulips, was done by Isaac Metcalf, 13. Olivia LaRose, 18, of Monson, did a self-portrait using pointillism, a way of painting in which small dots are used to create an image. Olivia Colling, 9, created the collage, “Spring has Sprung,” which has a 3-D effect as a bird, flowers and butterflies seemed to jump off the picture.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The public is welcome, admission is free and refreshments will be served.