Art show at Mt. Bethel raises $1200 for Porter Academy

What an amazing night!  The Porter Academy Art show and sale opened with a flurry of excitement over the young student’s art pieces.  Parents, grandparents, Porter Academy Staff and Mt Bethel members enjoyed refreshments as they viewed the gallery in the B hall.

Barbara Ramer, principal of Porter Academy, was very grateful to Mt Bethel for hosting their first art show and sale that benefited the Matthew C. Roberts scholarship fund.  “The art looks great, and the children are so proud to see their pieces displayed,” stated Ramer.  To date, the art show has raised $1200 dollars for the scholarship fund.

The show generated a lot of excitement and a greater awareness of Mt Bethel’s Special Needs Ministry, while spotlighting a great school that provides a wonderfully supportive learning environment, Porter Academy.  What a blessing to work with the staff at Porter, and to have the opportunity to meet some of the artists and their families at the gallery opening.  I am grateful that God got us altogether for this wonderful event.

Note cards of the children prints will be available in the bookstore until the end of May.   You may special order prints of the children’s art until the end of May by contacting me.

Thanks to everyone who made this show and sale possible!

Rev. Kim McGarr

Porter Academy Art Show

The Special Needs Ministry at Mt Bethel is blessed to host the Porter Academy Student Art Show. Porter Academy is located in Roswell, and serves pre-k through 5th grade students with language based learning disabilities and mild to moderate learning-style differences. All the art has been created by the students, and will be available for purchase during the show with prices between $25 - $30 per piece. In addition, there will be note cards of the illustrations for sale for $10. The proceeds from the show will go to fund the Matthew C. Roberts scholarship fund at Porter Academy.

The children have created amazing pieces, based on a painting by Henri Matisse, endanged sea turtles, and on the use of warm and cool colors. Although the students face many difficulties, their art reflects their ability to recognize beauty, and to create beauty.

Please join us for opening night on Wednesday night, April 30, from 6-8 pm in the B halls, and support Porter Academy and the Matthew C. Roberts scholarship fund. The show will run April 30 through Sunday, May 4th.