As part of the Off-Campus Learning Program at Stuart Hall School for Boys, students were challenged by Art Teacher Mrs. Kirsten Anderson with re-creating a famous work of art using materials from home. The assignment is part of a global art challenge that has gone viral, with museums such as the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine encouraging their followers and fans to reproduce their favorite art masterpieces.

One of Stuart Hall's fourth grade students took the challenge to heart but took it one step further. At only 10 years old, Jean Paul Civil re-created and painted his own version of Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, and it's almost an exact replica. "An artistic talent of this magnitude at such a young age needs to be recognized," Anderson said.

Students in grades PK3-7th at Stuart Hall School also participated in the challenge using resources found at home. You can view our Lower School students’ (1st-4th) wonderful creations in the video below.

Thank you to Karen Swensen and WWL-TV for highlighting our boys’ hard work! A link to their story can be found here.