The walls and corridors of the Charles B. Goddard Center galleries are filled with artistic creations of virtually every kind, all developed, molded and generated through the idealistic minds of area youth. The first two weeks featured art from Ardmore students. Currently, the galleries hold the creations of art students from Plainview, Dickson, Lone Grove and Methodist Preschool at all age levels.
Works range from paintings and drawings to sculpture made from clay, wool and wire.
It's no doubt the works are impressive. But Goddard Center Director Mort Hamilton believes the potential for greatness is there. All it takes is an extra boost at the earliest levels. Steve Biehn Hamilton believes intense art instruction should begin at the elementary level, where young minds are fresh, open and most imaginative, ready to soak in the details and elements that make up the world of art. Unfortunately, many schools don't have individual art teachers at the elementary level, instead integrating art into the other curriculum.