The Shiawassee Arts Center is teaming up with Wendy’s Restaurant in Owosso for the 20th Annual “Celebration of Youth Arts Month” during March. Students who participated in the SAC’s Home School and after-school art classes created the current exhibit of Woodland Forest Friends Paper Collage.

Students spent the month of February creating  paper collages  in earthy palettes, natural textures, tree imagery, mushrooms, and other features reminiscent of a forest environment. They are double sided to hang in the windows at Wendy’s to be enjoyed inside and outside.   Start planning if you will have a deer, rabbit, racoon, bear, hedgehog, squirrel, owl, fox or another woodland creature. These art pieces will be on exhibit at Wendy’s Restaurant of Owosso in the month of March, and perhaps April too.

The instructors for the project were Brian Bruff, SAC board member; Linda Ruehle, Arts Education Director; Cora Walby, Arts Education Assistant Director;  and Lily Evans, SAC Associate . All of the instructors and student artists appreciate Wendy’s for sharing their “gallery” space and supporting arts education in the community.

Participating students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade are: Jolene Arnett, Reagan Lamor, Scout Marchand, Adalynn Osantoski, Ella Osantoski, Owen Osantoski, Gabriella Pennington, Ben Pennington, Elizabeth Peters, Sabastian Peters, Enzo Powers, Zayn Powers, Eve Ransome, Millie Seabasty, Odin Stromer, and  Marrah Zruna. Stop into Wendy’s for a Frosty or a Chili and view the student exhibit!