Unique works of art created by local students will soon be adorning the streets of Walnut Grove.
The Langley Centennial Museum and Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese hosted the Walnut Grove banner reception on the afternoon of Saturday, April 29. Several Grade 4 and 5 students from Alex Hope Elementary, Dorothy Peacock Elementary and Ecole des Voyageurs had created art in January and February of 2017 to replace the old street banners along 88 Avenue, originally created in a similar project in 2014.
Their teachers had chosen the top pieces from each class to send to the museum. Those pieces have been on display in the museum’s foyer, and will be remain on display until the end of May.
During the reception, every student received a certificate from Mayor Froese, and the students and their families found out which seven art pieces had been chosen to be created into banners.
“It was so hard to narrow down the banner art to be chosen, so they should all be very proud of the great work they did,” said Museum Curator Kobi Christian. “We looked at the colours used, the composition, the subject matter, and considered how well the art worked in banner format.”
The seven pieces of art chosen for banners are pieces by Kyah Lillies-Brown, Dorothy Peacock Elementary; David Kim, Dorothy Peacock Elementary; Alyssa Borton, Alex Hope Elementary; Victoria Carmichael and Maia Desmond-Murray, Ecole des Voyageurs; Trevor MacLean, Ecole des Voyageurs; Mackenzie Kingston, Alex Hope Elementary; and Sasha Neufeld, Dorothy Peacock Elementary.
An eighth banner was chosen through voting in the museum’s foyer, and was awarded the People’s Choice Award. This went to Rayna Zhao of Alex Hope Elementary.
The Township of Langley plans to have all banners printed and installed along 88 Avenue before the end of the school year.