Student Art Gallery
Art Work in Progress
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6th Grade
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7th Grade
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8th Grade
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What does it mean to be part of a society?
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What does it mean to be human?
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How did we get here?
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COLOR
The students completed a project inspired by their summer reading, The Giver. In a world with no poverty, no unemployment, and no emotions, there is also no color. The students analyzed the connection of colors and emotion. They are learning about the characteristics of acrylic paint and the techniques of color mixing as they create an artwork that takes an object from a black and white value scale, to a monochromatic scheme, and then finally to an explosion of color.
Coming Up
Spaces and Places
Art Galleries
COLOR
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From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Throughout this year we will be looking at artists and cultural groups who have created extraordinary things from ordinary objects. For our first project, we will be creating interesting drawings of objects or animals based on the ordinary #2 pencil.
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Ecology
Art Galleries
ARJ Pages
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Sense of Place
America is a country made up of places that are uniquely American: wide expanses of
prairies and tall mountain ranges, amusement parks and shopping malls, interesting road
side attractions, and our own homes and communities. How have artists throughout
American history addressed the idea of place? How do artists working today reveal and
question commonly held assumptions about land, home, and national identity? We will use
American art as a lens through which one can see aspects of American culture. Two final projects will come out of this unit. 1. Personal sense of place photography collage and 2. A sense of place in America. This project will be inspired by experiences through field trips to Historical America, Main Street America, and Urban America.
Art Galleries
Sense of Place
ARJ Pages
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7th and 8th grade
The purpose of the art research journal is to open your eyes to new ways of looking, and to help you develop the ability to see the visually compelling qualities in your everyday experiences (positive or negative). Using an interdisciplinary approach, you will examine your topic through art and through the other multiple lenses of visual culture. The research journal also presents opportunities to further develop your skills of perception, analysis, judgment, and artistic production. By carefully examining something you care about or are interested in, you will discover more about who you are as an individual, and better understand the visual world around you.
Art Contests and Events
Lions Club Peace Poster Contest
This contest is open to students who will be 11, 12, or 13 on November 15th, 2009. The 7th grade students will be creating an artwork related to this theme as a studio assignment. If there are other students who qualify and are interested in entering this contest, please see Ms. Lysne for more details. Entries are due by October 28th, 2009.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Founded in 1923, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the oldest, longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in the United States. The Awards signify to parents, teachers, community, and colleges that a student is an accomplished artist or writer. Each work is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria:
- originality,
- technical skill, and
- emergence of personal vision or voice.
If you are interested in submitting artwork to the Scholastic Competition, please see Mrs. Lysne before the end of September to begin planning your designs. You will need to have time available (other than class time) to dedicate to creating artwork for submission. You may also need to purchase additional art supplies/presentation supplies, depending on your choice of project and media.
The Woodlawn Loop - The Woodlawn Loop is a literary and art publication. If you are interested in submitting work for consideration, please meet with Mrs. Lysne so she may help you get your pieces ready to turn in. You may consider pieces that you have created in art class or artwork you have created on your own. All types of media will be accepted. 3-D pieces will need to be photographed. Mrs. Helfrich, the editor, will be making the final decisions for publication in the spring.
Cornelius Arts Festival
This local festival offers an opportunity for students to display/sell their artwork. Here are a few student artists who took part in the festival last spring. More information will be available closer to the event in May 2010.
Clare M. displaying her artwork Tori and Elizabeth with
their repurposed fashions
Art Exhibitions
The following are art exhibitions that are currently on display in the area or will be in the future. We will be viewing several of these exhibitions as a class (as noted below), but students are also encouraged to view these exhibitions with their families. I have provided links to the museums and galleries so you may learn more about the art and artists before you go.
Activity Sheets (coming soon)
Generic Art Game
Artful Writing
Art Books of Interest
Art Against the Odds: From Slave Quilts to Prison Paintings by Susan Goldman Rubin
An engaging survey of outsider art, encompassing the works of patients, slaves, concentration and internment camp prisoners, and disadvantaged children living in modern blighted urban areas and developing nations. The vivid, resilient life force radiating from these works contrasts sharply with the unimaginably bleak conditions under which they were created. (Amazon.com)
We will be using this resource in art classes throughout the year.
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