With semester 2 starting, I have new groups of junior high students and new additions in the high school classes as well. We are already off and running with new projects. Last week I had seventh and eighth grades students experiment with interactive drawings. They had to create a simple drawing that interacted with the human world in a photograph. The results below are so much fun! I had a student express interest in a pop up art show so we have planned a fun event and fundraiser for Valentine's Day. On February 14th during the girls JV and Varsity Basketball game against Onekama, the art department will be hosting a Pop Up Art Show. Students in grades 6-12 are submitting artwork that falls in to the theme of 'LOVE'. The artwork will be on display in the commons during the game and we will also be having a fundraiser table with carnations, candy and heart magnets for sale. Each purchase will get you a ticket to vote for your favorite work of art that is on display. Winning artists will receive a prized. Please keep an eye on Facebook for more details! Many of you may have noticed or participated in the art supply drive at Family Dollar. I want to thank everyone who participated in the event. We received a very large donation from the store last week!
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Wow! It has been a whirlwind of creativity in the art room these past few weeks! Students have been busy learning the expectations and procedures of a choice based art room while working on some pretty amazing projects. Our schedule for the week will remain consistent throughout the year. On Mondays, themes are introduced while students take visual notes in their sketchbooks. Tuesdays are boot camps so that students can learn about new skills and techniques to get some hands-on experience with them. Wednesdays are Artist Connections that include discussions, presentations and videos about contemporary or historical artists. We end the week with independent work days on Thursdays and Critiques on Fridays.
So far, classes have learned about the following themes and artists: 6th Grade: contrast, color, M.C. Escher, Peter Max 7th Grade: value, color, line, Ansel Adams, Piet Mondrian 8th Grade: contrast, color, pattern, Rene Magritte, Gustav Klimt Fundamentals: transformation, culture and society, Meret Oppenheim, Dorothea Lange Exploring Art: cliques and social groups, people and music, Kseniya Simonova The art room received a very generous donation from the Mesick Women's Club this week and I would like to give a HUGE thank you to all who helped make it happen! |
Mrs. DeKett6-12 Art Teacher in Northern Michigan Archives
May 2017
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