Holt students add splash of color to farmers market
DELHI TWP. – The Holt Farmers Market is a bit more colorful, thanks to a group of talented high school artists.
The students, all Holt High School seniors, spent Tuesday and Wednesday preparing two paintings for the market, 2150 Cedar St. One of the them depicts a bunch of fruits and vegetables and the other shows a community scene surrounding a fenced-in basket full of goods.
"I think it was awesome," said Heidi Irvine, an art teacher at the high school's North Campus. "There were a lot of teachable moments and the kids are really proud of what they did."
The search for artists began on Jan. 15 with a social media post by Delhi's Downtown Development Authority seeking one or more artists to paint murals on the market's walls. For free.
Several jumped at the chance.
"We got tons of responses," said Marcy Bishop Kates, a DDA member. "It was terrific."
Irvine's art students got the call. Instead of the walls, though, it was decided the works would be on canvas, Kates said.
And those teachable moments? Irvine said the students learned how much more a team can accomplish than an individual, and how wonderful leaving a legacy can be.
"It was good for them to not just be in the community, but to contribute to it," she said.
Participating students were Nick Forgrave, Elijah St. Pierre, Brandon Thompson, Falonne Amouzou, Nhi Nguyen, Heather Wood, Michelle Prince, Whitney Czehowski, Makenna Krieger, Peter Shutt, Conner Henderson, Lindsay Reed, Maya Marx, Sam Lagunas, Kyle Daymon, Rachael Garver, Anne Hooper, Ben Austria, Sara Roberts and Jordan Rose.