Sippican School Showcases Over 1,000 Pieces of Student Artwork During ‘Arts in Action’ Event

Sippican Elementary School students participated in the annual “Arts in Action” show this week. The free event featured an exhibit called “Under the Sea Glow Show.” (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

MARION — Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Lynn Dessert are pleased to share that Sippican Elementary School students participated in the annual “Arts in Action” show on Wednesday night, April 16.

With the theme “A Sea of Creativity,” more than 1,000 works of art created by students in grades K-6 were showcased during the “Arts in Action” show. The free event featured an exhibit called “Under the Sea Glow Show,” a scavenger hunt, live artist demonstrations, make-and-take art centers, longways dancing, live music from Sippican musicians and food that was available to purchase from the Music Cafe, with all proceeds supporting Sippican arts programs.

“‘Arts in Action’ is a yearly event at Sippican School that takes months of planning and organizing through a team effort,” said Art Teacher Joanne Smith. “This fun event is all about celebrating the arts in our school, bringing the community together and creating joyful memories for our students.”

Smith gave credit for the event to volunteers from the Music Department, the Art Department, and VASE (Volunteers At Sippican Elementary), along with parent volunteers, the Sippican Scoop, and high schoolers from Old Rochester Regional High School.

“It is truly amazing how all the pieces come together behind the scenes with the help of so many volunteers to create this wonderful event of the arts,” Smith said. 

Smith praised the diversity of artwork that was featured in the “Arts in Action” show.

“We had a bit of all types of art from weaving, printmaking, pottery, painting, to dance, the band and choir,” Smith said.

In addition to student art, the event showcased art by members of the Pokanoket Tribe, wood burning by local artist Kristin Canto, cupola paintings by New Bedford artist Roy Rossow. VASE sponsored an “artist experience” with Rossow, whose cupola artwork has been featured at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Smith credited Instrumental Music Teacher Hannah Moore and General Music and Choral Teacher Patty Richard with creating a fun atmosphere for everyone.

“Seeing all of the families enjoying themselves — as they viewed children’s artwork, participated in Mrs. Moore’s music cafe, joined in on Mrs. Richards’ longway dances and learned a new art technique from a community artist — is what ‘Arts in Action’ is all about,” Smith said

Superintendent Nelson, Principal Dessert, and Assistant Principal Gregory Thomas thanked all the volunteers who helped make the “Arts in Action” event possible, along with all the students, teachers and community members who participated.

“‘Arts in Action’ is a such an awesome way for our students to demonstrate their talents, get inspired and learn more about the arts from all the hands-on exhibits and stations that we ran throughout this wonderful event,” said Assistant Principal Thomas. “Thank you to everyone who helped out to organize, set up and operate this event.”

“It was great to see so many works of art created by our students. We have so much young talent at Sippican. It’s really all so impressive,” said Principal Dessert. “I’d also like to offer a special thanks to Ms. Moore and Ms. Richard for help making this such a fun time for everyone, along with all of our community artists and Ms. Smith for all the hard work put into this event. This was an amazing night and a big success.”

“Our annual ‘Arts in Action’ is an annual tradition and it is one of the biggest highlights of the year for our students, showcasing all of their creativity and hard work for us all to enjoy,” said Superintendent Nelson. “We also saw some fantastic artwork by members of the community, and some amazing musical performances. I’d like to congratulate everyone who participated, showcasing their works of art, and I’d like to thank our hardworking staff and volunteers who made the event possible.”

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Sippican Elementary School students participated in the annual “Arts in Action” show. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

More than 1,000 works of student art were showcased at the annual “Arts in Action” show. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

Students engaged in various arts activities at the annual “Arts in Action” show, including an etching station, a scavenger hunt, live artist demonstrations, and make-and-take art centers. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

The theme for this year’s “Arts in Action” show was “A Sea of Creativity.” (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

The free event featured make-and-take art centers, a scavenger hunt, and live artist demonstrations. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

More than 1,000 works of student art were showcased at the annual “Arts in Action” show. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

Art Teacher Joanne Smith praised the diversity of artwork that was featured in the “Arts in Action” show, including weaving, printmaking, pottery and painting. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

More than 1,000 works of student art were showcased at the annual “Arts in Action” show. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)

Art Teacher Joanne Smith thanked all the volunteers who helped set up the event. (Photo Courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55)