On May 16, 12 teams of two students were seen drawing on the frozen ground. Each art piece had to be an original piece of work from one of the students.
Each student had to submit an application along with a hand drawn and colored piece of artwork. Twenty-four were students chosen out of the dozens of applications the school received. Along with filling out the application to be considered for the event, the students also had to be in good standing academically and have a good citizenship score.
The students were put into teams and asked to recreate the drawings on the sidewalk in roughly a five-by-five-foot square.
Elk Ridge has been holding this festival for about seven years. Each year there is a different theme. Last year it was Monsters and this year it was Artist's Choice.
"This really has become a tradition for the school," Elisabeth Bolduc, an art teacher, said. Bolduc originally came up with the idea for the festival after attending a similar festival at the Gateway Plaza downtown.
"I just thought it would be really fun to get the students involved in something like this," she said.
The student teams were given most of the day to recreate their drawings in chalk. The chalk was provided to the school by Utrecht Art Supplies. The first, second and third place winners received a gift certificate from the store. First place received $25, second received $15, and third received $10 gift certificates.
"When [Bolduc)] bought the supplies, she explained about the students drawing all over the school premises and it sounded like a really fun event," David Costa, assistant manager at Utrecht, said.
Close to the end of the school day, the art pieces were judged. The rest of the student body was allowed to participate by casting their vote as to which piece they liked the best.
"They all did really well even though it was really, really cold," Bolduc said. Bolduc explained that each art piece was judged on originality and sharpness.
The first place winners were Megan Remund and Logan Bingham. The second place winners were Mikayla Dodge and Breanna Brady. And the third place winners were Jaynie Winegar and Sierra Nichols.
"When I first went out to see it, I couldn't believe what these students could do," Sandra Hash, head secretary at Elk Ridge, said.
Hash commented on the quality of the art and said it was like walking into an art gallery.
"It's always a tremendous success and very impressive to watch what these students can do," she said.
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| First Place (Team 4) |
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| Second Place (Team 6) |
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| Third Place (Team 12) The first, second, and third place drawings for the Elk Ridge Middle school art festival were replicated from original student art pieces and drawn in chalk around the school on May 16. |
By Alisha Tondro for The South Valley
Published in June 2011 in Riverton, Utah
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