FAIRHOPE, Ala.—Monday, Oct. 7, Fairhope High School’s art club members met in art director Lowell Bagget’s room to practice creative freedom and discuss October events. 

The art club provides an opportunity for high school students to use their artistic abilities to promote community events, compete in competitions and get their art noticed in larger settings. They volunteer for numerous projects around the school and help teachers bring art into their classrooms. The club is open to all students. 

“I love art club because the meetings are more fun and it puts our creativity to good use,” said Anslee Lucas, social media manager.

Typically, during club meetings, members spend the first few minutes catching up with fellow classmates and showing off pieces of art they are working on. This month’s meetings feature “Inktober,” where students draw Halloween-related themes out of a hat and craft a small square piece inspired by their theme. 

While students worked on their square drawings, senior club president, Emeryn Quint introduced herself and “Inktober” to new members as a simple creative outlet. 

“We typically do these types of class starters to make meetings fun,” said Madeline Taylor, art club member. 

While students were finishing their drawings, Lucas went around to each group and took pictures of students holding their artwork. The club is working on showcasing its activities on Instagram in hopes of gaining more popularity and opening up more volunteer opportunities. 

“We love helping our community, and this year, we want to be as involved as we can with volunteer work,” Lucas said. 

For the remainder of the period, members discussed their upcoming pumpkin painting party to be held after school on Wednesday. The art club, along with the gardening club, is hosting a painting party and competition to bring members closer together. 

Baggett concluded the meeting by reminding members to bring in their own pumpkins.