MBTS Art Exhibit at National Gallery: June 7th
MBTS’ very first art show at the National Gallery: The Artful Heart on June 7th
“The Artful Heart” is a nature-inspired exhibition featuring the original artwork of the children of Montessori By The Sea.
From June 7, 2013 to June 21, 2013, artwork by students ages 21 months to 14 years old will be proudly displayed in the Dart Auditorium of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. It will be a joyful, colourful display that promises to open our eyes and hearts to the beauty of nature in art.
Lower Elementary children work on a painting of Grand Cayman, which will be offered for auction on June 7th!
Sponsored by MBTS’ Parents’ Guild, “The Artful Heart” exhibit will be launched on the evening of June 7th with a grand opening celebration, featuring a live auction of group masterpieces by each classroom, a raffle of amazing prizes, and delicious canapes and fine wines provided by Mise en Place and the West Indies Wine Company. Tickets to the launch evening are on sale now at MBTS. Please contact mbts@mbts.ky or 947.0684 for details.
Upper Elementary students begin their collective art piece.
Every student in the tightly-knit MBTS community will be displaying work in the exhibit, with collective or individual pieces from the Toddler, Casa, Elementary and Middle Years students. “Beauty in Nature” seemed a fitting theme for MBTS’ first student exhibition, with the school community’s commitment to environmental stewardship and leadership. This academic year was a landmark one for MBTS, in that it received the inaugural Governor’s Conservation Award for its environmental efforts, which include school-wide composting and a pioneering recycling program.
A Casa child works on her individual piece for display.
The exhibit will feature original, individual pieces from all students from Casa to Middle Years, and will also feature group works from all classes from Toddler to Middle Years. Please note that only the group pieces will be offered for auction during the launch evening on June 7th.
Lower Elementary children create original diptychs of fish for the exhibit.
The Toddler class has carefully crafted a collective, colourful acrylic painting on canvas, the work embodying the joyful spirit that lies at the heart of the class. The Casa children of both Casa 1 and Casa 2 are working with group mosaics projects that reflect the painstaking, meticulous attention to detail that the children put into their work. Both Lower Elementary classes are producing works on canvas, with the LED students creating a spectacular map of Grand Cayman, and the LEU class making a beautiful, deep-sea composition using individual collagraph prints of Cayman’s sea life. The Upper Elementary class is collaborating on a modern, abstract painting artfully showing their love of colour, and the Middle Years students are working on a collective photography piece. All of these original art masterpieces will be offered for auction on the launch evening of the Artful Heart. Make sure you get your tickets today!
A Casa child prepares her mixed-media composition for the exhibit.
PURCHASING TICKETS
Visit the ticket sales table during morning drop-off or afternoon pick-up to buy your tickets, or contact mbts@mbts.ky or 947.0684 for details. Tickets are $35 each and each ticket entitles you to delicious canapes from Mise en Place, fine wines from the West Indies Wine Company, and an opportunity to win some amazing prizes from the raffle draw! All proceeds go directly to school improvement and enhancement projects spearheaded by the MBTS Parents’ Guild. Tickets to the launch evening MUST BE PURCHASED AT THE SCHOOL BEFOREHAND.
“The Artful Heart” is the first exhibit of its kind in MBTS history, and the entire school community is thrilled to be working with the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. We hope to see you at the launch evening on June 7th!