ArtBeat: March 10 - 28, 2010

Every year, The West Hartford Art League partners with the West Hartford Public Schools to exhibit  student work in our two galleries on Buena Vista Road. ArtBeat showcases work from students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Conard and Hall High School Mural:

Students from Conard and Hall High Schools partnered with the Art League and Jerrys Artarama in the fall of 2008 to design and paint a mural on the side of Jerrys Artarama, as part of ArtWalks 5th Anniversary. The students worked weekends and after school on Wednesdays under the direction of art teachers Sheri Ellis from Conard High School, and Joanne Barry Dutro from Hall High School.

The mural is located at the corner of New Britain Ave, on the side of Jerrys Artarama.  

ArtWalk Chalk Competition:

Open to students of all ages, we have held a chalk competion every fall for the last five years on the sidewalks of LaSalle and Arapahoe Road, during the opening reception for ArtWalk. Thank-you to our chalk partner Blick Art Materials of Plainville.

Light Up the Night:

In 2008, The West Hartford Art League raised over $2,000 for the West Hartford Food Bank and Foodshare through its sale of luminarias. Over 500 lumiarias were lit on the hillside as part of this fundraising event.