Student artwork is headed out into the community thanks to the Hays CISD Secondary Visual Arts Department’s Adopt-a-Picture project being implemented through members of the Buda and Kyle Chambers of Commerce. Proudly displaying her adopted “Lobo” art is Wallace Middle School 8th-grader Brenna Veloz with Secondary Visual Arts Coordinator Adrienne Simes (left) and adopter (and Justice of the Peace) Beth Smith. (Photo by Jim Cullen)
by ADRIENNE SIMES
Special to the Hays Free Press
The Hays CISD Visual Arts Department is making strides in getting student artwork out to local businesses in the Buda and Kyle area. This is the first year that the Adopt-a-Picture event has taken place. The art teachers are very excited to have their students’ work in the community and hope that this practice will continue in the future.
Artwork from all Hays CISD schools was taken to the Kyle and Buda Chambers of Commerce meetings, where representatives of local businesses could adopt a piece of artwork to take back to their business and display it. All that was asked of the businesses was that the artwork be framed and displayed.
The Visual Arts Department thanks all that participated in this event. Our main goal for this new venture is to have more student artwork out in the community. What better way of combining great artistic talent with great local businesses?
The student art is on display at Texas Pie Company, Keep it Simple, The Education Center, Comfort Connections, A.I.M. A/C and Heating, Onion Creek Club, Great Locations Realty, Long Orthodontics, Hays YMCA, IBC Bank, Camper Clinic II, Harper’s Fine Jewelry, Offices of Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, FriDaze, Capitol Area Realty, Broadway Bank, Main Street Homes, Matt Phillips, Leata, Amy Horabin, Heritage Tree Care, Hands on Healing and CTMC Hospice.
