After eight years of school at Harding Academy, we all knew when it was time for the annual art show. While moms bustled trying to prepare the arts building for the annual show, my classmates and I still had to go to classes. Sculptures appeared outside on our walk to science, and we were told to avoid the arts building if at all possible. My experience with the Harding Art Show developed with my time at Harding. When I was younger, I searched the booths for paintings with bright colors and flowers. But as I matured, I no longer looked for these things. My friends and I would talk to the artists - many stay at their booths - and learned about how they produced their art. Each year, I would find some piece and beg my parents to buy it for me. Most of the time I was unsuccessful, but the art show first sparked my appreciation for art.
The 36th Harding Academy Art Show will be held in May of 2011. The show goes from Thursday, May 5 through Saturday, May 7. Last year, seventy artists from the Southeast were featured. The 2011 Featured Artist is Charlotte Terrell. The art show serves a main fundraiser for the Parent's Auxiliary of Harding Academy. Throughout its history, it has become a Nashville tradition and an example for other schools.
(Image: Charlotte Terrell, Featured Piece for 2011)
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