Students are stars of Arts of the Pamlico art display

Published 3:48 pm Friday, April 8, 2016

KEVIN SCOTT CUTLER | DAILY NEWS COLORFUL TURTLE: This fanciful, mixed media painting was created by Washington High School freshman McKenzie Chrismon.

KEVIN SCOTT CUTLER | DAILY NEWS
COLORFUL TURTLE: This fanciful, mixed media painting was created by Washington High School freshman McKenzie Chrismon.

Students from throughout Beaufort County are in the artists’ spotlight at the Turnage Theatre and Gallery in downtown Washington.

This year’s Student Art Show, presented by Arts of the Pamlico, opened last month and continues through April 21. The works of students in kindergarten through high school are featured in the annual show.

A full list of student awards announced as part of the show was published in the March 12 edition of the Washington Daily News.

The exhibit is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call Arts of the Pamlico at 252-946-2504 or visit www.artsofthepamlico.org.

The Turnage Theatre and Gallery is located at 150 West Main St. in Washington.

LOCAL TALENT: "Hands to Myself" is a work by Gerardo Quiroz, a Washington High School junior.

LOCAL TALENT: “Hands to Myself” is a work by Gerardo Quiroz, a Washington High School junior.

OWL: "I love how bright my owl is," says Northeast Elementary first-grader Jamari Whitney of this original creation.

OWL: “I love how bright my owl is,” says Northeast Elementary first-grader Jamari Whitney of this original creation.