Each year, D&R Greenway Land Trust and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ bring Species on the Edge, prize-winning art by fifth graders, to the Olivia Rainbow Gallery.
Species on the Edge features the best artwork and essays by students in each of New Jersey’s 21 counties
This artwork and its accompanying essays resulted from fifth graders studying more than 80 endangered and threatened species of New Jersey wildlife, under the auspices of Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ. Local artists visit schools to coach the children in effective imaging.
A committee of artists and scientists judges more than 2,000 entries and selected the cream of the crop for the exhibition.
The 2014 winners in the Olivia Rainbow Gallery call attention to the urgency of preserving the state’s wildlife and their habitats.
The Mercer County winner is Sophia Phelan, a student at Princeton’s Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Phelan drew the peregrine falcon, New Jersey’s largest falcon and world’s fastest animal, capable of flying over 200 miles per hour.
The Olivia Rainbow Gallery showcases student art throughout the year. It was founded and is funded in memory of young Olivia Kuenne, who cherished both art and nature. Its next exhibition, Natural Treasures, will be provided by frequent exhibiting artist Deb Land. Phelan is one of Land’s students.
Species on the Edge is scheduled to be displayed Sept. 2 to Oct. 14. D&R Greenway Land Trust is located at 1 Preservation Place, Princeton.
More information is online at drgreenway.org.
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart student Sophia Phelan holds her award-winning drawing.,
