Spooky Halloween art show from Long Island kids
" I Took Your Candy" by eighth grader Argyro Papathanasiou, of Island Park, will be displayed during October and November 2012 in the Huntington Arts Council's "Nightmare on Main Street" exhibit. Credit: Handout
When Caroline Sultzer heard there was a student competition asking for "scary" artwork, she thought about what had filled her with fright for inspiration. She remembered a past Halloween visit to the Bayville Scream Park's Funhouse of Fear, filled with twisted and creepy clowns.
So the 15-year-old sophomore at Southside High School in Rockville Centre created a spooky painting of a circus performer, using acrylic paint, wire and old CDs. Her artwork was one of 32 pieces selected for display in the Huntington Arts Council's first "Nightmare on Main Street" exhibition, on display through Monday at the Main Street Petite Gallery in Huntington.
Her interpretation was just what the Arts Council was hoping for. "It's fun in a different way than cutout pumpkins are fun. Fun creepy," says Diana Cherryholmes, council executive director. "What does that mean in their world?"
Here are five artists' work -- including Sultzer's -- that visitors will see in the free exhibit.
