South Side's Art Show Glowing for Everyone to See 

By Alice Kauffman (10)
alice.kauffman@fwcsstudents.org

December 14, 2023

South Side High School is very big when it comes to their art. They cherish ceramic, drawing, painting, musical, vocal, and theater arts. There’s even an IB Art class offered for upperclassmen. To showcase their art, there are periodical art shows that happen in the building.

This week, on December 12th, there was a specific exhibit being shown to students in a room located near G Hall. All over the walls, different mediums were used to create glow in the dark projects. Students from the Drawing classes (all levels) participated, and so did the students in the Painting classes. 

During October, kids used colored pencils, markers, and paint, to create an art piece with neon colors. Some of them were shining under blue light, and others were completely glowing in the dark. The concept of the pieces this year was to make something that explained what you don’t know. 

“Last year we did the project with the theme of an untold identity, this year it was pretty hard for students to talk about their identity, so I tried to make it a little more vague. I think on social media I saw somebody do this glow in the dark themed show. I think it was more elementary level,” Ms. Jennifer Slone said. 

The point was to make an eye catching piece that people had to perceive in their own way. It gets viewers to think and become engaged in the art. 

“I worked on my piece past the due date, so it took over a week. Well, at first, I just wanted it to be when it’s not under the led light you see what is just there, but once the led is on, you can see things you wouldn’t be seeing- not really difficult to do,” Hnin Pyu (10) said.

Students worked from a few days spanning to multiple weeks on this artwork. They created a rough draft, planned out the colors, and the placement of everything. After the final product, they tested it under a certain light to see how it turned out.

“Mine was about a girl who doesn’t know about foreign war. She doesn’t know anything about it. It was just random, I just collaged things together. It took me two weeks to make,” Christian Dominguez (11) said.

This specific art show was only available to view for one day, but on Thursday, December 14th, the Fall Art Show will be showcased at South Side. During the year there are fall art shows, spring shows, and the IB art students get to show off their talent in their own spring show. 

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