From the March 3, 2012 edition of The Wayne Herald:
Wakefield artist's work on display in Big Apple
Wakefield High School senior art student Fatima Avila was selected by the online student art gallery Artsonia.com to have her artwork displayed in Big Screen Plaza in New York City this weekend.
Fatima's artwork, titled "Graffiti," was chosen along with 500 other pieces from across the United States. The slide show will be displayed on a 30-by-16 foot LED screen located on New York City's Sixth Ave between 29th and 30th streets. This is being done in correspondence with this year's National Art Education Association's Convention
which will be held only a few blocks away.
This slide show will be shown in its entirety on March 2 from 4-7 p.m., and again on March 3 from 4-7 p.m. Fatima's artwork will be the 423rd piece in the sequence of 500 artworks, and will approximately be displayed at 6:29 p.m. on both days. When displayed, the artwork will list Wakefield Community Schools, Wakefield, Neb., along with Fatima's name and art teacher Michael Hasler's name.
Fatima's artwork can be seen by going to www.artsonia.com and typing in "Wakefield" in the search schools icon.
The Wakefield Art Program has been a part of the online children's Gallery Artsonia.com since 2006. The website allows you to publish your students artwork for family and friends across the United States and all around the world to view.
Fatima is the daughter of Maria Reyes and Juan Avila. She is considering a career as a tattoo artist.
