ART 2016 Student Show

The Sherwood Center for the Arts will be proudly hosting the First Annual Sherwood Student Art Show this coming spring. The ART 2016 Student Show will feature works from a wide variety of students who create art in Sherwood. Art for this show includes student art from Sherwood High School, Sherwood Charter School, Home School and from local Art Teacher’s Studios. Student’s ages range from 1st Grade to Adult. The Student show will run from February 29th thru April 4th.

The gallery opening reception will occur on Friday, March 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public. Meet the artists, curators and other art lovers, enjoy complimentary refreshments and live acoustic music by Nate Botsford in the lobby. This is sure to be a fantastic evening with a great chance to enjoy some wonderful artwork! This show was curated by the Makers5 art group. For questions regarding this show and how to have your Student’s art work considered for next year’s show, please contact Makers5 at makersfive@gmail.com.!

Musician, Nate Botsford

Fans of Jack Johnson, Bob Dylan and Mumford and Sons may find a kindred spirit in Botsford, who began playing piano as a 5 year old before switching to the Taylor acoustic guitar his dad gave him at age 14. Inspired by vintage singer-songwriters including Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, as well as his grandfather, a big-band pianist, Botsford began to hone his country/folk/pop hybrid style as a teen. From braving finger-numbing temperatures busking outside Starbucks after midnight to logging up to 300 solo shows a year for the last five years, Botsford’s dream of a professional musical career has gradually become rooted in reality.

As a solo artist, Botsford is a veteran of American Idol rounds in Portland and in Kansas City. In 2010, he released the EP Pearl; in 2015, he landed one of two finalist spots in the Aloft Hotels’ Project Aloft online songwriting contest, which attracted nearly 1,000 entrants and was judged by producers from Nashville and L.A. Botsford’s prize included a mentoring session and opening slot with Ingrid Michaelson in New York, with a 25-city solo tour to follow in 2016. Shortly after that victory, he was booked as an opener for Napa’s Live in the Vineyard show on a bill with acts including The Barenaked Ladies and Spearhead’s Michael Franti.

Although he often plays solo, he likes gigging with other musicians, too, from a trio to a full-scale band. His goal is to get his music out to a wider national audience, to tour and record, and to leave listeners with lyrics -- stitched together from his own experiences as well as stories he’s heard -- stuck in their heads. Performing is an escape for Botsford: ‘Whenever I’m playing, I’m not stressing or worrying, I’m just in the moment,” he says. That release, and seeing people’s faces light up when they recognize a song, keep his love for playing strong.

Check out his music at: http://natebotsford.com/