Super Artist

Delaney with her artwork. (Tiernan Pietsch photo)

NewArt Northwest Kids: Heroes and Heroines

Delaney Pietsch learned last week that her art piece named "Eco Woman" was selected for inclusion in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art's third annual k-12 student art show. NewArt Northwest Kids: Heroes and Heroines will be on view from December 1- March 28, 2010 in the north and south hallways of the JSMA on the University of Oregon campus.

Area students were asked to submit pieces in keeping with the theme of the museum's fall exhibition Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero on exhibit at the museum now.

A jury selected 60 pieces for display from the over 400 works of art that were submitted according to Lisa Abia-Smith Director of Education for JSMA. Submissions came from as far away as Portland and included the communities of Beaverton, Corvallis, Sisters as well as children from Eugene and Springfield.

Delaney's piece featured a heroine name Eco Woman who makes "our world stay clean!"

"The superhero has the power to keep the world from being polluted. With the snap of her fingers she can turn plastic bottles into reusable items and toys! She also has a magical green thumb and can talk to plants and encourage them to thrive and grow!" according to Pietsch.