E-Cubed, Cafe Ella support student art with show at local
restaurant
Students from the rural schools of Panoche and Jefferson will
have artwork on display at Cafe Ella, off of Airline Hwy.,
throughout the month of October.
The art show is sponsored by a foundation called E-cubed, which
is composed of persons who want to keep enrichment activities, such
as art classes, in the rural schools.
E-Cubed, Cafe Ella support student art with show at local restaurant
Students from the rural schools of Panoche and Jefferson will have artwork on display at Cafe Ella, off of Airline Hwy., throughout the month of October.
The art show is sponsored by a foundation called E-cubed, which is composed of persons who want to keep enrichment activities, such as art classes, in the rural schools.
Leslie Schwabacher, a member of E-cubed, said, “E-cubed has been around for eight years. We want to keep students well educated and well rounded.”
Schwabacher also said a goal of E-cubed is to keep the rural school high quality. E-cubed has been able to help many rural schools including Bitterwater-Tully, Cienega, Southside, Tres Pinos, Willow Grove, Jefferson and Panoche.
“The foundation helps to pay for field trips, helps teachers, and is trying to set up a camp at the Pinnacles National Park for the students,” Schwabacher said.
Through funding and donations the E-cubed foundation has put on past art shows in various locations in Hollister. This year is the first year that the show was hosted by Cafe Ella.
“Ella [King, the owner] is fantastic,” Schwabacher said. “She makes a big effort in putting up the show all month.”
The art display lines the right side of the restaurant with about 25 to 30 artworks, all done by the students in the last year. The artwork is a result of the student’s work with art teacher Kathy Hozhoni. Hozhoni, in her 29th year of teaching, has been a professional artist for 15 years.
“[Hozhoni] is a good sport about getting out there to the schools considering she lives in Hollister,” Schwabacher said. “She puts in a lot of extra time.”
From Hollister to the school, Hozhoni drives one hour to Panoche and 45 minutes to Jefferson, amounting to two hours of driving just from work to home, on the days she offers classes.
“The art show reminds people that there is something to enjoy about youthful art,” Schwabacher said. “It is an expression of the student’s progress and allows for families to come into town.”
The effort to put up the show also exhibits in a positive way the importance of art in schools, even in small schools such as Jefferson and Panoche.
Donations are always welcome to help keep the schools involved. For more information on E-Cubed, contact Leslie Schwabacher at [email protected] or Amy Donati at 637-2542. Donation jars are also up at Cafe Ella, where the artwork will be on display for the rest of October.
