Chamblee High School is home to a diverse range of clubs and extracurricular activities, from hard-core sports to more laid-back groups for casual enthusiasts. One of these clubs is the Art Club, held after school every other Wednesday in Ms. Nguyen’s room. Art Club is an easygoing extracurricular where students are invited to make art, either choosing to follow that day’s activity or work on their own personal creations.
“I really like that you have the opportunity to be creative. You have access to all the materials, and nothing to restrict you,” said Maanas Kudrimoti (‘27).
Along with being provided all the tools to work with, students in the Art Club are also allowed to work on anything they choose.
“I really like how you can either do the organized activity of the day or work on your own thing. You have a lot of creative autonomy,” said Amelia Ahmed (‘28).
The Art Club conducts a wide variety of crafts, ranging from seasonal activities such as painting pumpkins to more long-term projects such as painting murals.
“We do things like creating the cafeteria mural. I’ve created a giant, four-foot-by-five-foot painting, and I did that with a group of people. We paint pumpkins. We’ve bleached black t-shirts. We make mini paintings, and we give those mini paintings to the city,” said Madiha Sayeed (‘26).
Along with those general activities, Sayeed also has separate responsibilities as club leadership.
“I’m the social media manager. For the past few years, I’ve been taking photos of everything everyone does,” said Sayeed.
There are other club officers apart from Sayeed, such as this year’s club president, Miranda Greco (‘26).
“As president, I am trying to include some more community service projects… such as doing a mural for a children’s hospital,” said Greco.
Over the years, Art Club has grown exponentially in members, much to the dislike of some of the dedicated long-time members.
“I dislike how big it’s gotten… because by the time I get to the club, we have run out of seats,” said Mara Lonsbury (‘27).
Many students come to the Art Club to make friends in a community of people with similar interests.
“I want to be able to share art and see other people’s art to get more inspiration,” said Samantha Jacobs (‘29), a student considering joining the club, “and I want to learn new art techniques.”
Some of the officers left some final words about the club for anyone still hesitant about joining.
“If you’re interested in seeing people draw or just being able to hang out with your friends while they draw, that’s okay,” said Elle Nguyen (‘26), vice president of the club. “I encourage [joining], it’s just a fun club.”
