The 2019-20 school year is underway.
But it hasn’t really started unless you’ve gotten your Westport Public Schools calendar.
How else will you know every concert, play and meeting, at every school in town?
Not to mention — far more importantly — every vacation, day off, even half days?
This year’s Westport edition — published by Friends of Westport Public Art Collections — is on sale now. (Including at Back to School Nights. Even without the calendar, you know when those are — right? It’s in last year’s calendar. Every year’s calendar runs 13 months: September to September.)
The cover of the 2019-20 Westport School Calendar was designed by Coleytown Elementary School kindergartner Beatrice Anderson. Her colorful image shows the a variety of school mascots.
The calendar is as Westport as it gets. Works from young local artists and photographers — representing every school — fill the pages. They’re culled from a record 646 entries (up from 178 in 2018!). They show our water, sunsets, woods, wildlife and more.
In addition to Back to School Night, you can order the Westport Schools Calendar online (click here). It’s available too at ASF, Earthplace and the Westport Library.
All proceeds support the Westport Public Art Collections.
The back cover — showing National Hall — is courtesy of Saugatuck Elementary School 3rd grader Liam Harrison.
I’m impressed by the back cover artwork!
It’s quite advanced … like as if Picasso decided to do a landscape.
My compliments to the young artist because there is a “there” there! Something!
In fact, the use of color is extraordinary … at first seemingly simplistic … but then upon further viewing, becomes layered and stylized.
Run a limited edition of prints … probably sell like hot cakes! 😉