The halls at Lincoln Elementary transformed into an art museum for Fine Arts Night, a student showcase that brings to life their work for the year.
The event was held May 20 and was open to D90 families, as well as the entire community.
Marta Kozbur, art teacher, said the first Fine Arts Night was held back in 2018. Teachers at Lincoln are asked to take down their bulletin boards for the art to be displayed.
“I put up probably a couple thousand pieces of artwork that students have made throughout the year,” Kozbur said.
All grade level student art work, from kindergarten to fourth grade, is displayed.
“Every student gets probably three to four pieces in the show,” Kozbur said.
Kozbur said the event is always a hit with students, who are excited and proud to walk their families around the school, pointing out their art along the way.
For Kozbur, the event is also a great way to meet and get to know her students’ parents, who are equally excited to get to see the projects.
“It’s a nice time for parents to interact with each other,” Kozbur said. “It’s like an open house; there is really no time table.”
Over the years, the event has really become popular with students as well, Kozbur said, adding it is a moment of pride for the children to get to see their work on display.
“It’s fun to reflect back on the work that we’ve done over the year,” said Dylan Zhang, fourth grade. “I had fun making it. Ms. Kozbur makes it fun and interesting.”
The night gave Dylan the opportunity to show off his artwork to his family.
“I appreciate how the Art Teacher, Marta Kozbur, gives the students a wide variety of projects which makes it interesting for them, like masks and model villages,” said Peter Zhang, Dylan’s father.
Nora Ignoffo, third grade, created a butterfly drawing using Cray-pas and glitter, which she proudly showed her family.
“I like trying different things,” Nora said.
“I like to see how hard Nora is working and see her take pride in her work,” her mother, Heather Ignoffo said. “It is fun to see how she and her friends share their excitement when seeing each other’s artwork on display.”
The creativity on display was great to see, said her father, Greg Ignoffo.
The event also included dancing at the gymnasium, where families could join their students in learning different styles of dance.
Mona Mann, general music teacher, held the mini lessons, teaching parents and students folk dancing.
“It’s a nice pairing because it gives people a sense of some of the activities that the students are able to do and helps create community within the school,” Mann said.
One of the dances was a scatter dance to “Highway Number 1,” where students pretend to be driving and move around the room with their parents.
The dancing was a hit, with three sessions with each having between 40 to 50 people.