ROCK SPRINGS — Students from Desert View and Farson-Eden schools are participating in the second Youth Arts Month display at the Community Fine Arts Center from February 25–March 7.
National Youth Art Month is observed in March each year, but the CFAC has art displays of the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 student’s artwork all spring. This national observation recognizes the importance of art and arts education in school programs. Art, music, and the performing arts activities can help students develop life skills including self-expression, problem solving, creativity, individuality, and being able to see the beauty both in traditional art forms and the world around them.
“Each year there are creative and talented students and we look forward to this time of year because the kids’ art is such a delight,” CFAC Director Debora Soule said. “I personally like the projects that you can see the kids’ imagination come to life!”
The students have worked in a variety of media including tempera paint, watercolor, markers, ink, colored pencil, and collage. Following the state standards in education, students explore techniques, study important artists through history, and learn terminology such as perspective, balance, form, shape, color hue and value.
The second 2020 YAM exhibit includes 168 students’ artwork and they are under the instruction of Kaci Turner at Desert View Elementary and Bryce Giesmann at Farson-Eden School.
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
Kinder Boost — Elinor Arnold, Laylah Buchholtz, Amya Curry, Matthew Hartford, Korbin Taylor
Kindergarten — Braxtyn Behling, Jenalee Bluemel, Nicolle Butcher, Emma Ford, Abraham Garcia, Estreya Gil, Yailenny Godoy, Daniel Gonzalez, Aaron Gutierrez, Maela Hardinger, Layla Hasenauer, Jadiel Maravilla, Adrian Pallares, Aylin Perez, Jessa Sloan, Hailee Stebbins, Kruz Wamsley, Ruby Warren, Amyka Willaby
First Grade — Jaxon Anastos, Zoe Arnold, Sebastian Butcher, Aliyah Copeland, Alexa Covarrubias, Sophia Gomez-Piedra, Marybel Iturrio, Mackenzie Jenkins, Kathryn Juoni, Addison Leftwich, Liliana Magana, Jaden Mariscal, Demetri Marler, Matthew Phillips, Payslie Roberts, Pearl Stingerie, Rory Sweeney, Rylan Trombley, Kambrie Valdez, Presley Ware, Hadley Wells, Alison Wintermote
Second Grade — Pedro Amezquita-Martinez, Kayla Burklow, Richa Cherney, Arianna Clark, Rayder Gonzalez, Destiny Johnson, Carlos Moreno, Vanessa Overy, Genesis Parra, Joana Perez, Kailee Pitts, Kaiden Roby, Asher Romero, Elizabeth Taylor, Angel Trujillo Marcos
Third Grade — Deonte Carter, River Cole, Aven Conover, Francesca Copeland, Fisher Copeland, Jaxon Harns, Sophia Hayes, Olivia Hoopes, Joshua Jones, Ecko Long, Cora Murcray, Camila Pacheco, Donald Phillips, Natalie Rios
Fourth Grade – Madison Barnum, Derek Busby, Aaliyah Casillas, Cambry Costantino, Eva Croff, Hayden Cutler, Jack Darlington, Byron Johnson, Ashton Kendall, Gracee Kerns, Abby Miller, MaKhenna Mondragon, Zaylen Mortensen, Jayleigh Olson, Leila Reynolds, Evelynn Romero, Lilly Rosenbach, Fatima Sanchez, Dallon Sloan, Ever Stingerie, Joshua Willaby
FARSON-EDEN SCHOOL
Kindergarten — Garrison Mines, Cora Robinson, Mya Suter
First Grade — Buckly Baker, Keelyn Brossard, Easton Macy, Elliana Ryan, Leif Summers, Daxton Todd, Kiera Weiss
Second Grade — Brodie Brisko, Levi King, Sage Madsen, Ismael Martinez, Paige Neilson, Mason Suter, Miley Thoman, Laila Wallin, Bailey Walsh
Third Grade — Addison Eaton, Rylee Franklin, Brystoll Gines, McKenna Goicolea, Abby Hendrick, Madison Hodder, Bree Long, Kade Mertin, Paden Mertin, Dustin Ryan, Tessa Ryan, Wade Thoman, Mark Weaver
Fourth Grade — Sage Baker, Kaleb DuBry, Tori DuBry, Drew Eaton, Sophia Goicolea, Damian Trejo Gonzalez, Stephen Griffin, Micah King, Yahir Loredo, Clancy Madsen, Stryker Thoren
Seventh Grade — Kade Bittner, Cody Chilton, Bailey Griffin, Kirklin Hay, Cooper Jones, Kayda King, Kaison Macy, Logan Merkley, Aden Neese, Rylee Neilson, Griffin Romero, Rebecca Smith, Keelie Thoren, Katherine Weese
Ninth Grade — Aubrey Bryan, Sydney Jones, Sage Romero, Matthew Smith, Simeon Stotts
Tenth Grade — Klaine Halladay, Aurora Kozminski, Kalesy Robinson
Eleventh Grade — Garrett Blaisdell, Katriana Darrah, Kelsey Thoren
Twelfth Grade — Paxton Hunt, Andrew McKenna, Rebecah Winward
All are encouraged to visit the CFAC to see the students’ exhibit as well as the permanent art collection owned by Sweetwater County School District No. 1.
The CFAC was started due to the vision of one of Rock Springs High School teacher’s, Elmer Halseth. He encouraged his students as far back as the 1930s to raise money and he helped them to purchase art to hang in their classrooms. In 1966, he arranged for the expanded art collection to be on display for the public and the Community Fine Arts Center began to be an important feature of the town.
CFAC hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 5 p.m.
