First Pres

This is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together and collect as many boxes of cereal as we can to help support local families. Thank you for being part of this effort to care for our community. 🥣 💛

The day is here and we’d like give a big warm thank you to all our sponsors, vendors, and artists for making our annual Art Show possible! 🌟

✨ Vendor Spotlight✨

Thank you to our 2026 Art Show Vendors for providing signature refreshments, bites, and treats for our 2 day event!

Our students are wrapping up and adding their final touches to their pieces. We’re excited to share with you what our young artists have created! 🌟

We are proud to introduce each of our greatly talented collaborative artists for this year’s art show!

Each artist guides and works with our children to create a beautifully crafted masterpiece together. Once finished, their beautiful collaborative pieces will be available to purchase at auction.

Thank you to all the artists for inspiring, creating and collaborating alongside our young artists! 🎨

A special message from esteemed author Katherine Applegate to our First Presbyterian students 📖 ❤️


A special thank you to our Woodlings teacher Ms. Lupe, for sharing her love and joy of reading and this particular series of books with our students over the years!

✨ Sponsor Highlight ✨

A heartfelt thank you to the Walden Family for making this year’s art show a success by sponsoring our photobooth and private chef experience that will be available for silent auction at Canvas & Cocktails! Thank you Chef Clay Berry for this one of a kind experience! 👨‍🍳 .p.c

We are so gracious for your continuous, support, time, and contributions to our First Pres Community! 🤍

It’s always a great idea to go to La Nube! ☁️

Thank you to for hosting our First Pres students for a day of exploration and fun!! 🤩
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In the Reggio Emilia approach, field trips (often called “study visits” or “excursions”) are crucial, child-led explorations that connect the classroom to the local
community, treating the city as a “third teacher”.

These outings promote experiential learning, curiosity, and community engagement, allowing children to research their interests in the real world 🌎

Thank you to for hosting our First Pres students for a day of exploration and fun!! 🤩

✨ Sponsor Highlight ✨

A big thank you to Erica Panetta and family for being our 2026 Art Show Cup Sponsor! We are so gracious for your continuous support, time, and contributions to our First Pres Community. 🤍

Fun Fact: Our First Pres students Eleanor and Clara Panetta will be designing this year’s art show cups! ✍️

Meet art show collaborative artist, Gabriel Marquez 🎨

Gabriel Marquez is an El Paso–based painter, muralist, graphic designer, and arts organizer.

He is the founder of Mystic Desert Studio, a working art studio and gallery located in the heart of El Paso. Marquez is also the organizer and curator of the Central Art Market, a recurring night market initiative that brings together local artists, designers, and makers in a curated, community-driven environment.

His murals and artwork can be found at prominent local establishments such as Savage Goods, Taco Neta, Mas y Menos, La Nube and more. A mural by Marquez also still remains at the S**O station in Seattle - an open-air urban gallery.

To view more of his artwork visit:

Mystic Desert Studios
3900 Rosa Ave Ste B, El Paso, TX 79905