It's official we have a connection with a venue for ArtPrize 9! Spectrum Health Meijer Heart Center has accepted our mosaic in their venue. We are thrilled to be able to display our mosaic at this venue. www.artprize.org/spectrum-health-meijer-heart-center

​Below is an updated image of the updated piece. It is not quite finished yet, but will be very soon! More updates coming soon!
​http://www.artprize.org/entries/edit/40933

Nickels Intermediate is entering ArtPrize 2017! We still need to secure a venue, but we are in the midst of creating the artwork. We have requests at a couple places to be hosted, so we will see! More process photos to come as we progress.

​Here is the link to our entry:
http://www.artprize.org/65754

You are invited to attend our artist reception on May 1 from 5:30-7pm. You can also stop by the gallery during gallery hours: April 26 - May 28, 2017 Monday-Friday 12-5pm.

The show is a display of mixed media works by Liz Fisher, Molly Marshall, Janine Campbell, Rachael Ambroso, Julie VanderLaan, Jon LaBeau and Greg Reinstein.

Hope you see you there!

We were awarded a grant to purchase a wheel for the visual art classroom at Nickels! Thanks to the support from Michigan Youth Arts and the Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, many students who go through the Byron Center Public School system will be able to try out the pottery wheel. Below is a photo of the inaugural celebration for the wheel! Our first student to try it outl at Nickels was Brady! There is a long list of students who are excited to create using the wheel!

Our students are so talented and today they were able to show off their skills! The following students had their work accepted to the MAEA Region 9 art show and their art will go onto the state art show! Nickels is so lucky to have such talented students! I feel so lucky to be a part of such an amazing art teaching team and groups of students!

If you see Hanna R, Jackie K, Logan N, Emmie P, Josh P, Bryanna T, or Ava P in the hall; please congratulate them on their hard work and this honor!

There will be student artwork on display as well! Come and check it out and support BCPS!

Students had fun this year learning about the different stages of clay while making their mugs. Here are a few examples.

We have been having a ton of fun in art club this year! We have work with clay, paint, and drawing. We even made cloth flags with fabric markers and learned how to stich. If you are not in Art Club this year, it is full for this school year, but make sure to check it out next year!