Hamilton Avenue Magnet School Students Host Tour and Art Show

As the culmination of a year-long museum-school partnership, students from Hamilton Avenue Magnet School mounted an exhibition to showcase their original artwork at the Greenwich Historical Society.

Fifth-grade junior docents led tours of Bush-Holley House for parents, siblings and other VIPs; fourth-grade artists proudly displayed self-portraits; and third graders presented class quilts with individual panels designed by each student.

Historical Society Education Committee Chair Ellen Funck and Education Director Jaime Villaneda hosted the event. In attendance and recognized for their contributions to the program were Hamilton Avenue School Principal Cynthia Womack, Hamilton Avenue art teacher Nancy Moskowitz, volunteer Angela Foote and Hamilton staffers Anita Gianchetta and Susan Marino. District Coordinator of Music and Art Jeffrey Spector addressed the students seated in a circle around in him the gallery explaining that “the beauty of studying art is that there are no right or wrong answers. It’s up to you to decide.”

Student from all grades visit the Historical Society during the school year, with third-, fourth- and fifth-grade classes focusing more intensely on the history and art collections at Bush-Holley Historic Site. The Historical Society also arranges for working artists and educators to conduct classroom workshops at the school to further explore topics touched upon during site visits. The program, which has been in place for four years, exposes children in all grades to the enjoyment and creation of art, while building a foundation for life-long learning and appreciation of local history.