5/2/15 Tyler ISD ArtsFest by Sarah Miller
Read MoreTanya Merritt of Tyler, left, watches as Hubbard Middle School orchestra teacher Lisa Lininger helps her son Coleman Merritt with a five minute violin lesson during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. "This is the first time he has played an instrument," Tanya Merritt said. Coleman Marritt is a student at Jack Elementary School. The event was hosted by the Tyler ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department and featured artwork from students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Hubbard Middle School tuba player Miles Minnick, 17, waits for his band director to start conducting the band's first song during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. The event featured artwork from Tyler ISD students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Rela Causey and her daughters Suniya Causey, 10, Ti'Ura Milton, 18, and Leeah Causey, 7, look at artwork created by John Tyler High School students during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. The event was hosted by the Tyler ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department and featured artwork from students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Caldwell Elementary Student Janiah McGee, 9, gets a five minute violin lesson after have her face painted as a tiger during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. The event was hosted by the Tyler ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department and featured artwork from students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Emiliano Vazquez, 4, of Tyler, makes a flower during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. The event was hosted by the Tyler ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department and featured artwork from students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Art pieces by Caldwell Elementary students hang on display during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. The event was hosted by the Tyler ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department and featured artwork from students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Art pieces by Ramey Elementary students hang on display during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. The event was hosted by the Tyler ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department and featured artwork from students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Hubbard Middle School student Natavien Martin, 13, plays the tuba during the Tyler ISD ArtsFest held Saturday at Harvey Hall in Tyler. The event featured artwork from Tyler ISD students as well as arts and crafts activities and live choir, band, orchestra and dance performances. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)