Art Students Donate Colorful Planters to the Village of Scarsdale

Seven talented high school artists unveiled their work in the outdoor dining tent in Scarsdale Village on Wednesday May 19. The student, are all enrolled in the advanced topics 2D studio art class at Scarsdale high school, taught by Janna Johnson.

The students painted colorful planters to beautify downtown Scarsdale and the dining tent. Amay Nadasdi explained, "This is Scarsdale’s second public art collaboration in Scarsdale Village between SHS, the Scarsdale Business Alliance, and the Scarsdale Village Arts Advisory Council. As you know, our first collaborative project, pre-Covid was the Wing the Dale mural on DeCicco’s wall, facing Starbucks."

"The idea of collaborating after a long year of isolating, sounds so nice, doesn’t it? To me, collaborative public art is the best kind of art in that it's not just the work product that brings people together to enjoy and appreciate, but the process brings us together as well. And this process could not have happened without the help of so many. I want thank the SBA for sponsoring this project. As part of the Dine the Dale initiative the SBA was seeking a way to beautify their tent, and this project was the perfect fit. Thanks SBA and all the merchants and donors for making this possible... Flowers for the planters are being donated by the Scarsdale Flower Boutique on Harwood Court."

Also on hand to introduce and thank the young artists and everyone involved was Mayor Jane Veron.

Take a look at the photos of the planters and artists and make a trip to the dining tent to see them in person.

The names of the student artists included:
Jimena Aguilar (Decades)

Mia de la Fuente-Akersveen (Pop)

Courtney Guastafeste

Haley Hockemeyer (Seasons)

Kristina Karabanova (Chess)

Emily Messerle (Birds)

Sarah Wong (Frogs Concert)