By Madeline Perez
By Tuyen Nguyen
Burien Arts invites YOU to the ‘Spotlight on Student Art’ Exhibit, opening this Friday, Feb. 7, with a reception from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Burien Arts Gallery, located at 826 SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien.
Come and see what your talented Highline School District students are creating! There will be paintings, sculpture, ceramics and more….and refreshments…so drop on by the Burien Arts Gallery this Friday!
These are the Participating Teachers who are showing their students’ work!:
- Erin Carlton – Highline H.S. – ceramics
- Eileen Sliwinski – Highline H.S. – Independent Study art student
- Amanda Schmidt – AAA – paintings, drawings, & ceramics
- Stephanie Savino – Mt. Rainier H.S. – drawings, paintings
- Christina Smethers – Mt. Rainier H.S. – drawings, paintings
- Mike McLeod – elementary students – ceramic “houses”
Friend Burien Arts on Facebook and see some great images of student work!
Gallery Hours are Wed. – Sat.12 pm – 6 pm and Sun.12 pm – 4 pm. Admission is always free.
The mission of Burien Arts Association is to engage, enrich and entertain all the communities, generations and visitors to the Burien and Greater Highline area through creative and innovative arts programming. The non-profit was founded in the 1960’s and for years operated a gallery in the little blue house at Dottie Harper Park. In 2013, Burien Arts opened an exciting new gallery in historic Olde Burien at 826 S.W. 152nd St.
Current programming includes, not only the upcoming Highline Classic Jazz Festival, but also Shakespeare in the Park, Vision 20/20 Fundraising Art Event, monthly Sing and Sketch nights, quarterly arts networking meetings and the delicious Strawberry Shortcake booth at Burien’s annual Wild Strawberry Festival.
Watch for announcements of more exciting programming in the future.