The Galerie Saxonia

It has the look and feel of a professional gallery. The lighting and soothing music create an ambience that rivals any Laguna Beach art space. But this gallery isn't in Laguna or even Los Angeles. It's right here in Anaheim. In fact, it's on Loara High School's campus, in Room 11. The idea for opening Galerie Saxonia a name that incorporates the school mascot, the Saxon, in Saxon-era English was the brainchild of David Sporn. The drawing and painting teacher has been employed at Loara for three years, but Sporn has a much more intimate history with the place: he is a 1990 graduate. There are no other such student-run galleries in the Anaheim Union High School District, and the teachers at Loara said they had never heard of anything of its kind elsewhere. The modest space spans only 15-by-13 feet wide. All four walls, however, are strategically covered with works from varying mediums, as well as age brackets. Students, staff, faculty, alumni and professional artists all contributed to the inait. The gallery is run by Sporn it abuts his classroom and even took away from his office space. He also helps student docents during each period of the school day to run the gallery while he teaches his art classes. A majority of Galerie Saxonia's funding was secured from two Disney grants, t