Jenga Tower, an interactive and eye-catching puzzle block game, gets a size and visual upgrade with the help of a few advanced art students. This project features various famous artists throughout history and allows students to create a visually stunning – fully operational Jenga Tower.

For the purpose of celebrating visual art in the fine arts showcase on Nov. 28th, each Jenga piece features different artists from history and this modern world in order to commemorate them. Art teacher, Cheyenne Wilson, recruited her art students to express their personal styles on their pieces by incorporating the artists they liked, providing opportunities for people to learn more about their art.

“We started with just blank wood pieces you would see for a normal Jenga, except it’s bigger,” Wilson said. “And each student in my Art 2 adv and Art 3 class made two wooden pieces, so when you pull out a Jenga block, you can see their art style, unique facts about the artists, and even a memorable quote they said.” 

She also talks about the main inspiration for this ingenious idea, specifically, the rationale behind the decision to utilize this popular interactive game to showcase the visual art celebration.

“We were already doing the rock painting before this project, which was very interactive, but I wanted something more well recognized for the showcase so that people know what it is when they look at it and can actually start playing with it and learn more about the artists,” Wilson said. 

Tori Nielson, 10, shares her excitement towards this unique project for the showcase and seconds Miss Wilson’s reasons for why a Jenga Tower was an ideal form for the celebration.

“I think this Jenga Tower is a really cool idea because people can play a game and it would be nice that they would get to learn things as they do it since there’s little fun facts on each Jenga piece about different artists,” Nielson said.

Each student presented different notable artists, and Abhishri Dave, 10, shared some fascinating facts about the artists she chose. 

 “The artists I drew for my piece are Kandinsky and Sam Cox, who are both well known artists for their unique art styles,” Dave said. “About Kandinsky, he often listened to the music while doing his abstract artwork, which came directly from the music keys. And Sam Cox, another artist I chose, is a very fun character, and I got to know him through social media, and I was very intrigued by his personality.” 

The primary goal of this project is to appreciate art as a whole, and Preston Cooper, 10, talks about how this remarkable project ties to the celebration of visual art. 

“This project that features a variety of artists allows us to bring light and recognition to artists that spent a lot of time and effort into their artwork that might have not gotten the sort of recognition that they deserve.” Cooper said.

“Those artists truly define what art is.” Dave said.