The 16th annual Great Charity Challenge was held Saturday, Feb. 1. The Binks Forest Art Club, under the direction of art teacher Nova Vazquez, worked very hard on this year’s Wellington Public School Art Initiative in partnership with Wellington International and received the award for “Best Elementary School.” The school’s art department was awarded $1,000.
This year’s theme was “Tapestry of Music.” Each Wellington school was assigned a different genre of music, and the Binks Forest banner was inspired by Flamenco, a passionate and energetic style of Spanish music and dance.
The students from the club researched the history and characteristics of Flamenco and made sure to include its most important features in their upcycled fabric banner design.
All schools will receive $1,000 for participating in the project. Additional money was awarded to school art departments as follows:
• Best Use of Upcycled Materials, $1,000: Palm Beach Central High School.
• Best Use of Elements & Principles of Art, $1,000: Okeeheelee Middle School.
• Best Visual Representation of Music Genre, $1,000: Emerald Cove Middle School.
• Best Elementary School, $1,000: Binks Forest Elementary School.
• Best Middle School, $1,000: Polo Park Middle School.
• Best High School, $1,000: Wellington High School.
