Gwinnett County Public Schools: Celebrate The Arts With GCPS' Annual Tapestry Exhibit!

Press release from Gwinnett County Public Schools:

02.25.22

Gwinnett County has a thriving arts scene in our local schools with a host of award-winning student artists and state and nationally recognized fine arts teachers. As we approach Youth Art Month in March, the district launches the largest student art exhibit in the state… Tapestry 2022.

The 2022 Tapestry exhibit will feature a rotating gallery of student art, opening Feb. 25 and running through March 23 at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center (ISC), located at 437 Old Peachtree Rd. NW, in Suwanee.

During this annual celebration of the visual arts, the ISC’s lobby area is transformed into an art museum filled with student creations—paintings, drawings, three-dimensional art, mixed media, pottery, jewelry, and two-dimensional art. Visitors can roam the student art exhibit, seeing firsthand how the lessons from Gwinnett’s award-winning fine arts teachers come to life through student artwork. 

Each week during the rotating exhibit, new works from featured cluster schools will be displayed at the ISC. During each week of the exhibit, clusters will have a designated day for students to share their work with their family and friends. Find the complete Tapestry schedule online and watch for slideshows featuring student art throughout the exhibit.

Week One (Feb. 25-March 3)Participating schools in the Brookwood, Collins Hill, Norcross, North Gwinnett, Shiloh, and South Gwinnett clusters, as well as Paul Duke STEM HS, Oakland Meadow, and Gwinnett Online Campus

Week Two (March 8–14)Participating schools in the Dacula, Discovery, Duluth, Meadowcreek, Parkview, and Peachtree Ridge clusters along with McClure Health Science HS and Phoenix HS

Week Three (March 17–23)Participating schools in the Archer, Berkmar, Central Gwinnett, Grayson, Lanier, Mill Creek, and Mountain View clusters, as well as the School of the Arts at Central Gwinnett, Grayson Tech, GSMST, and North Metro Academy

During Tapestry, the public is welcome to view the art during these hours: Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.; and Sunday, 1–6 p.m. No artwork will be displayed during the weekend of March 5-6.

All guests to the ISC must follow masking guidance in place at the time of their visit and maintain distance from other visitors whenever possible. (Based on guidance for the week, masks will be either required or recommended. Weekly mask guidance is shared with families and staff on Monday afternoons.)

Check out art from Tapestry 2022-Week One in this slideshow. Coming soon… scenes from Week Two and Week Three.

This press release was produced by Gwinnett County Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.