Art Show

Last Friday evening was our first "annual" art show for our homeschool co-op!  It was such a fun time seeing the kids excited to show off their artwork, meeting lots of husbands we haven't met, seeing families hang out together without the distractions of having to run off to teach a class.....
I took a lot of inspiration from this series of posts on hosting an art show from one of my favorite art blogs.   The new fellowship hall at our church was the perfect space, with room for snack tables, art tables and dividers to hang LOTS of art on!  We're thinking of making next year's show an entire "arts night," with performances by the kids, too!
Here are some pictures from the evening:

 This was a continuous roll of pictures that L's Kindergarten class has worked on for a few minutes each day for the entire semester.  The kids were so proud of their hard work, and it really made a neat display!

 Entrance to the show!

 Signs for our art table

I think the art table was the hit of the evening!  I laid out a few projects for inspiration, but most of the kids (and a few adults) just had a blast with the oil pastels and watercolors.  I set up my clothes-drying rack with a basket of clothes pins for the kids to hang up their work to dry.  Definitely a keeper!