Art is Elementary
show and reception details
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Well the fun never stops!
Capitol Hill students have created very beautiful and interesting art work this year. -no exaggeration-
There are several other art show opportunities off-site coming up soon. Yesterday I was walking around the art show trying to pick pieces for the next show on the calendar. I could literally select any piece on display and be proud to show it to a stranger!
Strong students did well, middling students surprised themselves and weaker or less engaged students stepped up and did some stunning and creative work.
Sorry to brag....but I don't know how the work could be better.
Kudo to the Artists of Capitol Hill
and of course to the
dedicated crew of parents who made this event a true celebration.
Next up:
PPS hired many visual arts teacher with the new funds from the art tax. The salary for my position at Capitol Hill is fully funded with that money. To clarify, the Dash 4 Dollars will pay for art supplies and materials for the students plus additional Artist-in-Residence events and workshops as requested by classroom teachers.
The new hire art teachers within PPS have banded together to thank the community at large for the Arts Tax funding and to share some of what the children of Portland have accomplished this first year within their new programs.
We are having a show. The art teachers are so enthusiastic, 25+ schools are sending work for display at City Hall. That is the good news. The bad news is that each school isn't allocated much room. I will bring 6 framed pieces of student work, but may be only able to display 3. As I wrote above, how do I choose 3-6 pieces from 800+ really great students' works?
Guess it is a good problem to have.
Simply put, if your work is chosen to show, that is great, but if it isn't chosen, it's "not not great." I am looking for variety of ages, style, color and equal gender mix. I also confess I want strong effort rewarded, (which is about 40% of the students a really high number).
Selected students and their families will be notified.
Capitol Hill students have created very beautiful and interesting art work this year. -no exaggeration-
There are several other art show opportunities off-site coming up soon. Yesterday I was walking around the art show trying to pick pieces for the next show on the calendar. I could literally select any piece on display and be proud to show it to a stranger!
Strong students did well, middling students surprised themselves and weaker or less engaged students stepped up and did some stunning and creative work.
Sorry to brag....but I don't know how the work could be better.
Kudo to the Artists of Capitol Hill
and of course to the
dedicated crew of parents who made this event a true celebration.
Next up:
PPS hired many visual arts teacher with the new funds from the art tax. The salary for my position at Capitol Hill is fully funded with that money. To clarify, the Dash 4 Dollars will pay for art supplies and materials for the students plus additional Artist-in-Residence events and workshops as requested by classroom teachers.
The new hire art teachers within PPS have banded together to thank the community at large for the Arts Tax funding and to share some of what the children of Portland have accomplished this first year within their new programs.
We are having a show. The art teachers are so enthusiastic, 25+ schools are sending work for display at City Hall. That is the good news. The bad news is that each school isn't allocated much room. I will bring 6 framed pieces of student work, but may be only able to display 3. As I wrote above, how do I choose 3-6 pieces from 800+ really great students' works?
Guess it is a good problem to have.
Simply put, if your work is chosen to show, that is great, but if it isn't chosen, it's "not not great." I am looking for variety of ages, style, color and equal gender mix. I also confess I want strong effort rewarded, (which is about 40% of the students a really high number).
Selected students and their families will be notified.
- April 22- May 3 - Art is Elementary - City Hall - 3-6 pieces
- April 19 Lucky Lab - fundraising event for Wilson Area Arts Council-10-20 pieces
- May- Hillsdale Library - sharing space with Hayhurst art program, will show as many pieces as I can fit. Will check the space again next week.
- May (last 2 weeks) - Umpqua Bank - Multnomah Village- Again, need to go look.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Capitol Hill - Art Show
Is this coming Friday 4/4/14
Opening Reception is 5:30-7:30
800+ pieces of student work!
Please come celebrate their efforts and applaud their accomplishments.
Huge thanks to Darcy Petersen who has devoted more than a month of efforts to bring all the art together and prepare it for hanging. Big thanks to those parents who helped her.
This is my first CH event and I am excited to see it all come together.
I am pleased to share all this student work with you the parents and community. I have sincerely enjoyed working with these students, your children.
Thank you.
Is this coming Friday 4/4/14
Opening Reception is 5:30-7:30
800+ pieces of student work!
Please come celebrate their efforts and applaud their accomplishments.
Huge thanks to Darcy Petersen who has devoted more than a month of efforts to bring all the art together and prepare it for hanging. Big thanks to those parents who helped her.
This is my first CH event and I am excited to see it all come together.
I am pleased to share all this student work with you the parents and community. I have sincerely enjoyed working with these students, your children.
Thank you.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Organization for the school-wide Art Show is underway.
As I am new to this school I am having a parent show me the "ropes" about how all is done. (At my previous job I did do a school-wide art show, so I have some idea of how this all works).
Capitol Hill Art Show is April 4, 2014, so now is the time to gather all the student work and get it matted and mounted.
ANYONE willing to help, please contact Darcy Peterson, (3rd grade parent). She is the lead on the whole show.
Other art shows are in the works.
ARTS TAX - thank you.
Myself and 2 other art teachers have been meeting and planning how to thank and show the larger Portland community the results and benefits of the arts tax. Our goal is to get K-5 student work out into the community somewhere during the month of May. I have done some legwork and have secured several venues, the meeting room at the Hillsdale library, Umpqua Bank in Multnomah Village (a couple weeks in May) and a downtown store Boys' Fort (date to be determined). Anthropologie in the Pearl is giving it a second thought as well.
As art teachers, we whole-heartedly believe in the benefits of a visual arts education, regardless of a persons' future career. In the meantime, we want to share some evidence of the students' self-expressions.
So stay turned.
Students at Capitol Hill have produced some good work this year in their brand new art program and I am determined to get it shown, locally at CH and in the neighborhood of Multnomah and Hillsdale and downtown!
I guarantee you will be positively impressed!
Thank you for your support.
As I am new to this school I am having a parent show me the "ropes" about how all is done. (At my previous job I did do a school-wide art show, so I have some idea of how this all works).
Capitol Hill Art Show is April 4, 2014, so now is the time to gather all the student work and get it matted and mounted.
ANYONE willing to help, please contact Darcy Peterson, (3rd grade parent). She is the lead on the whole show.
Other art shows are in the works.
ARTS TAX - thank you.
Myself and 2 other art teachers have been meeting and planning how to thank and show the larger Portland community the results and benefits of the arts tax. Our goal is to get K-5 student work out into the community somewhere during the month of May. I have done some legwork and have secured several venues, the meeting room at the Hillsdale library, Umpqua Bank in Multnomah Village (a couple weeks in May) and a downtown store Boys' Fort (date to be determined). Anthropologie in the Pearl is giving it a second thought as well.
As art teachers, we whole-heartedly believe in the benefits of a visual arts education, regardless of a persons' future career. In the meantime, we want to share some evidence of the students' self-expressions.
So stay turned.
Students at Capitol Hill have produced some good work this year in their brand new art program and I am determined to get it shown, locally at CH and in the neighborhood of Multnomah and Hillsdale and downtown!
I guarantee you will be positively impressed!
Thank you for your support.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Grades were just entered this weekend and for most students their only mark is in "effort."*
Effort is quantified by observation of how the student uses his/her class time. Are they talking to friends frequently, getting up and wandering around, or are they diving into the challenge of the assignment? Students usually get excited at the beginning of the project and then settle in to the real work of getting it planned and done.
"Effort" may seem nebulous, but really it isn't as in art class there is so much tangible evidence of work effort. Remember when you were a kid and your parents would say "quit wrestling before someone gets hurt," and then one of you got hurt? I used to be amazed that the adults somehow knew it was going to happen. Now we know the secret of watching and predictability.
Just standing and observing the students at work tells almost all of the effort story.
What if a child says "I'm not good at art"? After all my years of teaching I am confident that every child can learn art and definitely improve his/her skills. Art is one of the most learn-able, concrete skills in the K-5 curriculum. I like to use the analogy of "personal best."
EVERYONE improves at their own rate, as long as they participate and TRY.
That is why "effort" is so important in art and everywhere else in life.
*Some of the other visual art grade level requirement were recently shared with us K-5 art teachers. This year's curriculum certainly touches and will touch on all those understandings, but hasn't been organized to teach them directly.
Effort is quantified by observation of how the student uses his/her class time. Are they talking to friends frequently, getting up and wandering around, or are they diving into the challenge of the assignment? Students usually get excited at the beginning of the project and then settle in to the real work of getting it planned and done.
"Effort" may seem nebulous, but really it isn't as in art class there is so much tangible evidence of work effort. Remember when you were a kid and your parents would say "quit wrestling before someone gets hurt," and then one of you got hurt? I used to be amazed that the adults somehow knew it was going to happen. Now we know the secret of watching and predictability.
Just standing and observing the students at work tells almost all of the effort story.
What if a child says "I'm not good at art"? After all my years of teaching I am confident that every child can learn art and definitely improve his/her skills. Art is one of the most learn-able, concrete skills in the K-5 curriculum. I like to use the analogy of "personal best."
EVERYONE improves at their own rate, as long as they participate and TRY.
That is why "effort" is so important in art and everywhere else in life.
*Some of the other visual art grade level requirement were recently shared with us K-5 art teachers. This year's curriculum certainly touches and will touch on all those understandings, but hasn't been organized to teach them directly.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Here is a resource to get lost in:
http://www.creativitypost.com/arts
I have another essay in the works, but until then....lets see what the experts have to say.
Enjoy.
I have another essay in the works, but until then....lets see what the experts have to say.
Enjoy.
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