Art is therapy for high school student Gayle Buzzi.
“If I have emotions I have to get out, I draw a picture or something. It helps,” she said.
The Grade 11 Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute student is one of 180 students from the region with their artwork on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery for the Annual Secondary School Art Exhibition, opening Thursday evening and running until June 5.
Buzzi has several pieces of artwork in the exhibit including an ink on birch bark drawing of her home and a pastel of a parrot, which is one of her favourites.
For a young student wanting to pursue a career in visual arts, she said it’s exciting to have her work on display at the art gallery for friends, family and the public to see.
She was also impressed with the work of her peers.
“Lots of people are so good at art,” she said. “It amazes me every year I come here that people can do this.”
Also impressed with the calibre of work is Westgate’s visual arts and crafts teacher Marian Stevenson.
“I think it would take individuals a moment to realize that it is high school grade because when you first come in, the quality is spectacular,” she said.
There are 287 pieces of art in the exhibit from 10 different schools – seven from the city and three from the region.
Stevenson said the show is a great chance for high school students to have their work displayed in a professional venue, adding her students are proud to be able to have their family come experience their work at the gallery.
Thursday’s opening reception begins at 7:30 p.m.
“If I have emotions I have to get out, I draw a picture or something. It helps,” she said.
The Grade 11 Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute student is one of 180 students from the region with their artwork on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery for the Annual Secondary School Art Exhibition, opening Thursday evening and running until June 5.
Buzzi has several pieces of artwork in the exhibit including an ink on birch bark drawing of her home and a pastel of a parrot, which is one of her favourites.
For a young student wanting to pursue a career in visual arts, she said it’s exciting to have her work on display at the art gallery for friends, family and the public to see.
She was also impressed with the work of her peers.
“Lots of people are so good at art,” she said. “It amazes me every year I come here that people can do this.”
Also impressed with the calibre of work is Westgate’s visual arts and crafts teacher Marian Stevenson.
“I think it would take individuals a moment to realize that it is high school grade because when you first come in, the quality is spectacular,” she said.
There are 287 pieces of art in the exhibit from 10 different schools – seven from the city and three from the region.
Stevenson said the show is a great chance for high school students to have their work displayed in a professional venue, adding her students are proud to be able to have their family come experience their work at the gallery.
Thursday’s opening reception begins at 7:30 p.m.
