 At right, third-grader Kevin Ryan and his sister, second-grader Kelly, pose before one of the collaborative paintings. |
A group of third- through sixth-grade students at Pinewood School in Los Altos prepared all school year for an exhibit of their art held April 30 at Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. Each week at 7:30 a.m., they gathered in the school art room to work together on paintings they would sell to raise money to benefit children served by EMQ Children and Family Services, a private, non-profit mental health center. Art teacher Phil Rosenthal initiated the project, which raised $2,000, all of which students donated to EMQ. Gallery 9, owned and run cooperatively by local artists, donated the exhibition space for the fund-raising event.
