Five Locust Valley High School students will have their artwork included in the 2024 edition of the Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Nassau County’s annual gardening calendar and guide.
Juniors Molly Bowden, Anhelina Grygoriak, Annemie Germans and Gianna Castiglione and senior Victoria Alesi worked on their bright, fruit-focused pieces for the gardening calendar and guide in Melanie Mooney’s art class throughout the first month of school. Students learned about color theory, color mixing and layering as part of the project.
Ms. Mooney and her students will be in attendance when The Cornell Cooperative Extension displays the selected works as part of its Family Fun Day at East Meadow Farm on Oct. 23 in the “Art in the Garden” exhibit.
“I am honored that their talents are highlighted and celebrated,” Mooney said. “This is an opportunity where the students’ talents can be celebrated in a calendar that is distributed throughout Nassau County.”