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4 Wednesday, March 27, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Hundreds of people enjoy Art-i-facts By Jodi Schneider Correspondent Sisters High School (SHS) was transformed into a unique collaboration of the arts Tuesday evening, March 19, as students, teachers, and guests gathered together for the annual art night event. ART-i-facts benefits the full spectrum of high school arts programs. The event is a way to bring the arts community together with education to showcase what students have been work- ing on for the last year. Bethany Gunnarson, SHS art instructor, said, <It9s for all ages and we hope to pro- mote creativity and interac- tion with community members who attend. There are lots of hands-on art stations for peo- ple to create and have fun!= Guests meandered through the student art exhibits, dis- plays, and interactive stations from cupcakes to canvases that were all manned by vol- unteer SHS art students. There were creative senior art displays, luthier/woods classes displays, a potter9s wheel, silkscreen T-shirts for sale that students designed and created, painting tables, jew- elry tables, henna tattoos, face painting, paint dart mural, a drawing station, and of course art for display and for sale. While Gunnarson directed the visual arts, music teacher Rick Johnson coordinated the audio portion of the pro- gram, with performances by the Sisters High School Jazz Choir, the High School Band, and the Americana Project. All ages enjoyed designing homemade cupcake toppings prepared by students of the SHS culinary arts program, under the guidance of their teacher TR McCrystal. This event allows com- munity members who might not attend the choir, band, or Americana Project concerts to experience the students9 music. <Art night allows all the arts departments in the school to be enjoyed together at one event,= noted Johnson. <As community members are admiring the incredible art created by the art depart- ment, woods department, and culinary department, they can listen to the Jazz Choir and Band and songwriters from the Americana Project.= This year the art depart- ment added an interactive Chinese calligraphy table where anyone can learn the art of writing Chinese featur- ing the visiting Chinese teach- ers. This visual art form was prized above all others in tra- ditional China. <It9s not just calligraphy, PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Students threw pottery in the Sisters High School Commons. it9s our language,= Annie, one of the visiting teachers from China, said. <We call it a cul- ture activity. We use a special brush and use black ink. The brush is shaped like a tear drop and you need to control it using your hands.= Hayden Homes supports arts in Sisters Earlier this month Hayden Homes sponsored an art con- test for high school juniors and seniors that would give the winning student a $2,500 scholarship and a place for the artwork at Hayden Homes9 model home. The winning artwork pro- posal was announced at the art event by Hayden Homes Regional Director Geoff Harris and associate Donnie Eggers. Students had until March 15 to draft their proposal, which included a sketch of their artwork along with a description of the artwork, execution strategy and sup- ply needs. Then a team of judges from the Sisters Arts Association (SAA) reviewed their designs. Kit Stafford, artist and volunteer for ART-i-facts, facilitated the compassion- ate critique of the art for the board members of the SAA jury selection the day before the event. <I started working with Hayden Homes through SAA last year,= Stafford said. <Hayden Homes said they wanted to do something to support the arts on a yearly basis, and this year they9ve added the scholarship. They are committed to the commu- nity 4 especially the arts.= The scholarship was pre- sented to SHS senior Delia Hoyt. Hoyt told The Nugget, <It means a lot to me that some- one would look at my art and say, <that9s someone I want to support, someone that I want to see to continue to create. I moved around a lot and have been in different schools where art wasn9t necessar- ily the focus. And I see how Sisters9 community really cares about art and wants to support art students, and it9s amazing.= Delia revealed that the concept of her art piece is the interface of the natural world with the modern world or how nature interacts with modern development. The art piece is commis- sioned by Hayden Homes for completion by May 10. Hoyt will share her work at a spe- cial <Meet the Artist= night at the model home to kick off a season of display alongside a framed photo and bio. COMING SOON! Leave your stress at the door… PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Students shared their artistic endeavors with community members. DINING & TAKE-OUT Settle into one of our high-end robotic massage chairs for a calming celestial experience. e until midnight every night Menu at SistersSaloon.net 541-549-RIBS Relaxation Room 190 E. Cascade Ave. MEATS • CHEESES • EATERY • DRINKERY 110 S. SPRUCE ST. | 541-719-1186 OPEN EVERY DAY 9 AM TO 7 PM New! 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