VIDEO: Local Art at NewPark Mall

The NPM Cultural Corner is about to lose its art, but only temporarily.

Students from Alsion Montessori School in Fremont have displayed their artwork for the past month at the cultural corner, a new art center that opened in May in .

The show comes down today, after many of the art class's creations were sold to the public. But a new show will soon come to the center.

Located in the northwest end of the mall near , the center opened with a revolving-door approach, offering art groups a location for temporary shows and other endeavors.

The Montessori group was the center’s second .

Alsion art teacher Maria Romeo, who oversaw the show, as well as the art workshops that have been held at the Creative Corner over the past month, said the school’s students traditionally display their art for sale at the Mission Coffee Roasting Company in Fremont every year in May.

But the students received more public wall time, Romeo said, when mall officials approached her about bringing the show to NewPark after its run at the coffee shop was finished.

The paintings were based on a theme of the four elements: earth, air, fire and water. Though the show is over, the paintings are still for sale, Romeo said. To inquire about the paintings, contact Romeo at mgromeo42@yahoo.com or 510-651-3161.

Next to be featured at the center will be Polynesian art by the group, Teura Designs. That exhibit is scheduled for July 22-24. Artwork by local artist Javier Martinez will be showcased at the Cultural Corner in August.

Works by surrealist artists Frost Newton, Marconi Calindas and Jeff Neugebauer made up the Cultural Corner’s debut exhibit.