Feb 1, 2017 1 min read

A second-grader at Streams Elementary in the Upper St. Clair School District has accomplished what many artists only dream of achieving. A piece of Natalie Barefoot’s artwork was displayed recently at A.I.R. Gallery, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. “Natalie’s grandmother, Patricia Barefoot, is an artist and was recently made aware of a children’s art exhibit at a gallery in New York she has been affiliated with,” Elizabeth Barefoot, Natalie’s mom, said. “She submitted a picture that Natalie had made in art class last year when she was in first grade and it was accepted to the show!” The exhibit, titled “It’s Elementary,” features artwork created by students in kindergarten through grade 5 from New York City schools and throughout the country. The exhibition includes drawings, paintings, prints and mixed media. A.I.R. Gallery (Artists in Residence, Inc.) was established in 1972 as the first not-for-profit, artist-directed and maintained gallery for women artists in the United States.