Back in November, we had an art show at the Fitchburg Public Library. The local library is a great place to display artwork and get your students’ art out in the public. It’s a great advocacy tool and shows community members what you do in art class at the local schools. Other places we have had art shows in the past include the mall, a pizza place, a winery (owned by one of our parents), our school and a performing … Read more…
It has been several weeks since our Fine Arts Night and I have been waiting until things settled down here to write all about it. Many, many thanks to my co-worker Katie McEnaney for taking photographs of the event! “Wild About the Arts” Fine Arts Night We had our first ever Fine Arts Night.  The night combined musical performances, an art show and art activities to celebrate the arts!  We decided on an animal theme. We displayed one artwork from … Read more…
We’re celebrating Youth Art Month with a small exhibit at the local public library. How are you sharing your students’ artwork? The left side of this exhibit is the middle level art teacher’s projects and the right side is mine. Aren’t they wonderful? I’m so proud of my students. Middle School Artworks:
I was approached by a representative from Build a Sign to review a product from their website. They have a variety of types of signs (metal, vinyl, etc.) and also things like bumper stickers, magnets and license plates. I chose the 3 foot x 6 foot vinyl banner! I thought it would be fun to make a banner for my art room and also to hang up when we have an art show at school. I used the feather and … Read more…
We had our regional art show through the Wisconsin Art Education Association this week. The artwork was displayed all week at the local mall. Many schools participated with art from kids in grades K-12. It is always so fun to see what other schools are doing. The high school artwork is always so amazing! We had our closing reception today and many families showed up. It was a great turnout despite the freezing rain. One artwork from each teacher was … Read more…
