The art department hosts it’s annual art show at the Country Club Bank, where anyone is able to tour the students’ art work. The art show, which is open from Wednesday, May 6  to Friday, May 8 displays a variety of pieces from paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and graphic design work from the computer.

Art teacher Jerry Howard, who chooses pieces for the art show said the event’s location is fantastic for both parties involved.

“It’s a win- win for both [Mill Valley] and [the Country Club Bank],” Howard said. “For them it allows a lot of future clients to come in and get acclimated with the people here and then it’s just a good opportunity for other people in the community to come up and see students artwork. So it’s great for both of us and I hope we keep doing it for many years to come.”

Junior Kat Knoff, who has five pieces in the art show said she enjoys seeing her work in public.

“It’s nice to see it all on display,” Knoff said. “I never really did art before I got into the art classes at Mill Valley.”

According to Howard, there are benefits that students receive from having their artwork on display.

“You gain self confidence because the biggest thing is getting recognition for your piece,” Howard said. “You can take pride in knowing that your instructors chose yours over others, because on any project you obviously don’t see a whole class set up here. So it had to be a really strong piece to even get [into the art show].”

These assets are seen in sophomore Ben Hoepner who has two pieces on display at the Country Club Bank.

“It’s a pretty good feeling,” Hoepner said. “[It’s good] to know that some of the work that I’ve put a lot of time into, both in and out of class was seen as being that high of quality that my teacher felt that it could represent my class in public.”

Howard believes that having art on display can work towards motivating students in the future.

“I think students should take a lot of pride in it,” Howard said. “It just helps build your confidence and your desire for future classes to go, ‘Oh I have something I can try to obtain, I can try to get more pieces into the show next year.”’