Author: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, April 30, 2010

Gallery (click any photo to view the gallery)

by Antonio Bean, grade 4, William Wells Brown Elementary

Art teachers submitted 202 entries for the annual calendar art contest in Fayette County Public Schools. Volunteers from the arts community helped judge the pieces, and the winners were unveiled April 29 during the first of two receptions at the ArtsPlace gallery.

The 2010-2011 district calendar and family handbook will feature the artwork of these 14 students:

• Antonio Bean, 4^th grade, William Wells Brown Elementary
• Sophia Brown, 12^th grade, Henry Clay High School
• Richana Campbell, 11^th grade, Bryan Station High School
• Ana Castellanos, 8^th grade, Morton Middle School
• Layne Chadwell, 7^th grade, Winburn Middle School
• Jake Duby, 5^th grade, Glendover Elementary
• Jade Florance, 3^rd grade, Southern Elementary School
• Anya Hartman, 2^nd grade, Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
• Thomas Kinison, 8^th grade, Edythe J. Hayes Middle School
• Ellen Lee, 3^rd grade, Sandersville Elementary
• Bronagh McQueen, kindergarten, Dixie Elementary Magnet
• Madison Selack, 1^st grade, Cassidy Elementary
• Kadin Setters, 5^th grade, Millcreek Elementary
• Jasmine Williams, 12^th grade, Tates Creek High School

The calendar design team, which puts the publication together in early summer, will determine which artwork is assigned to which month of the year. For questions about the calendar or the contest, call Heidi Reihing in the FCPS Communications Office at (859) 381-4794.

All 202 entries are on display through May 8 at ArtsPlace, 161 N. Mill St. The gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Call (859) 233-1469 for more details.

Every student and staff member in the district will receive a calendar in August during the first week of school. Additional copies (in English and Spanish) will be available at It’s About Kids Support Services, 701 E. Main St.