The month of May means, "Imagination Celebration Time". This is a county-wide Celebration of the arts. There are three art exhibits at South Coast Plaza's Crate and Barrel Wing this year.

1. 1,000 Pieces of Art - about 1,000 pieces of student art will be on display

2. All District Show - This show includes all the schools from Orange County if their teacher participated

3. The Festival of Art in Laguna Beach Show - These pieces will be highlighted at the Festival of Arts all summer long

The visual arts are an important part of the Imagination Celebration. This exciting exhibit showcases student artwork juried by the county's top art educators and professional artists. It will be on display at the Imagination Celebration Gallery at the South Coast Plaza Crate and Barrel Wing (3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa) from May 8th - 20th. There will be a reception Saturday, May 11th. The time schedule is as follows:

Grades K-2 - 10:30

Grades 3-5 - 11:30

Grades 6-12 - 12:30

Historic Anaheim has 63 pieces of art included in these special shows. Please enjoy looking at our "Famous Artists" and the names of their art. We are so proud of all our artists! Thank you for supporting the arts.

1,000 Pieces of Art Exhibit Artists:

Kindergarten

Maria Fernanda C. - Yellow dog with glasses & My Butterfly

Bethany C. - I Love Butterflies & Lady Bugs

Tiffany W. - Orange Sunset

Katherine W. - Happy Place

Bella P. - Moving Flowers

Eden C. - Pretty Pig

Samantha W. - I Love Flowers

Alexander H. - Happy Butterfly

1st grade

Anastasia C. - Pretty dog

Aiden H. - My Cute Dog

Riley J. - Pretty Dog

Kaiya C. - Welcome to my house

Dylan P. - Sad Frida

Jayne S. - Birds in the Sky by my House

Justin L. - Cat on the Carpet

Alex W. - Improvisation 926

2nd grade

Aspen M. - Scarecrow

Courtnie B. - Tucker the German Shepherd & The Penguin

Ethan L. - The Happy Scarecrow

Kai H. - Dancing Robot in the Sky

Alexander K. - Improvisation

3th Grade

Catherine L. - Jumping Rope

Savannah J. - My Horse

Nora D. - Skating

Samira W. - Ballet Lesson

Emma L. - Sunflowers & Blue and Green Toucan

4th grade

Duke Pham C. - Miner 49er

Andrea L. -  California Mission

Natalie B. - Classic Train

YiI O. - Mission Bell

Hannah L. - White Horse

Lily C. - Mystere & Wolf Eyes

Iris C. - Horus the God of War

Emily B. - Mission San Luis Rey De Francia

5th Grade

Kathy R. - Grandma's Soup

Alexisse Y. - President Obama

6th Grade

Jennifer Z. - The Moon by the Taj Mahal

Stephanie S. - Taj Mahal

Tiffany K. - Girl Looking at You

Junior High

Angel C. - House with Steps

Christopher S. - House on a Hill

Madiha S. - Playing Card

All District Show Artists:

Kindergarten

Victoria A. - Smiling Butterfly

Trevor P.- 4 Ladybugs

Eden C. - Red Vase with Flowers

1st Grade

Elizabeth Anne C.- 2525 House

Abbygail N. - Welcome to my House

Skye P. - Fancy House

Kaan Ali E. - Colorful House

Kaiya C. - Frida Kahlo

Ashlyn W. - Brown and Black Dog

3rd grade

Lisette N. - Play Ball

4th Grade

Dahlia C. - Close Up Eyes

6th grade

Daryuish K. - Forilla

Jamie C. - Taj Mahal

8th grade

Sofie J. - Animal Eyes

Festival of the Art in Laguna Beach Exhibit Artists:

Lianne C. - 3rd Grade, Owl on Tree

Tiffany K. - 6th Grade, Old Man

Jamie C. - 6th Grade, Twin Whales

Editorial Article Correction -

Last week we featured our outstanding students who advanced to the county and state science fairs. We accidentally omitted the following:

Bryan N. won a special award for his project "An Improved Viscometric Method for Studying the Relationship Between Density and Viscosity.." The award was given by the Los Angeles Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Pelin E. won the American Chemical Society award for her project, "The Effects of Acid and Heat on Fructose."

Andrew K. won the Society of Automotive Engineers award for his project, "Algae and Light Growth."