Montreal elementary school expo shows over 6,000 works from young artists
Students at Lasalle Elementary School showed off a year's worth of work at an art exposition Thursday.
Featuring over 6,000 individual and collaborative pieces by students ranging from kindergarten to grade six, the exhibition gave front-row access to parents, teachers, and community members.
For a look inside, watch the video report above from CTV News Montreal's Sasha Teman
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