Parents, grandparents, and very eager children crammed into the museum to learn who the winners are in the Walnut Grove banner project.
More than 220 people attended the 91原创 Centennial Museum banner reception, in part to see whose banner designs were selected to fly along 88th Avenue, but also to see all the kids receive certificates of appreciation handed out by Township Mayor Jack Froese.
芒鈧揑t was overwhelming. There wasn芒鈧劉t room for people to move around,芒鈧� said Peter Tulumello, the museum cultural service manager.
芒鈧揥e were really thrilled with the quality of the entries from the schools芒鈧� and we were just amazed at how many people came out for the reception,芒鈧� he said.
Earlier this spring, the museum invited all the area elementary schools, inviting kids in Grades 3-5 to submit banner images depicting life in Walnut Grove.
There were 41 submissions, and originally the project founder Kobi Christian said the five best banners would be picked to hang along the neighbourhood芒鈧劉s main drag.
Partnering with the 91原创 Advance, the concept grew. Through the newspaper芒鈧劉s website or in person at the museum, people could view each of the pieces of art and then pick a People芒鈧劉s Choice 芒鈧�� bringing the number of kids芒鈧劉 banners to be hung to six.
The public response to this People芒鈧劉s Choice was 芒鈧揳stonishing芒鈧� Christian said, reporting close to 750 entries in roughly a two-week window.
The votes came down to within two for the winner of the People芒鈧劉s Choice, and then, Christian said, the selection process for the other winners was even more difficult.
Ultimately, it was decided that a total of eight banners will be made up.
The People芒鈧劉s Choice winner was Angelina Adamson from Gordon Greenwood Elementary with her horse picture.
The other winners were Indie Bateman, Ria Yang, and Alyssa Sharp of Alex Hope Elementary, Tyler George of West 91原创 Elementary, Danica Zanatta and Ellie Kim of Dorothy Peacock Elementary, and Kamren Kooner of James Kennedy Elementary.
The banners are expected to be ready and hanging sometime in mid to late May, Tulumello said.
芒鈧揑 can芒鈧劉t wait to see these waving in the breeze芒鈧� I芒鈧劉m loving the fact that it will profile the talent of these young people.芒鈧�
The success of this project, he said, could be the beginning of something larger. He芒鈧劉s hoping to see similar banner projects like this one hosted for other neighbourhoods in the Township in the near future.
芒鈧揟he engagement of young artists and getting their art out in public spaces, well that芒鈧劉s just something the museum is embracing,芒鈧� Tulumello said. The museum is currently hosting another student art project, the annual art show by Trinity Western University students called Menagerie, which runs until April 26.
