B.T.A. (Beyond, Totally, Awesome)! June 10, 2009
Posted by Maren in Art Education.Tags: Art Education, Fieldtrips
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During the month of May we have a constant stream of students in and out of the Monte Cristo lobby for our annual Art Education in Action field trips.
After the field trips are over we usually receive thank you notes from the classes. These letters, cards, and pictures are so much fun to look through. Not only are they very cute, but it is often really interesting to see what the kids find most interesting in the exhibit.
Below is one note that I found particularly enjoyable, because…well…we are B.T.A.!
And because I don’t want to cause any problems or controversy I thought it best to cover up what Emma thought we were better than….I’ll leave that to your imagination.
2 + 2 = Art! Exhibit Opening May 7th May 6, 2009
Posted by Maren in Art Education, Exhibits, General.Tags: Art Education, Mathematics of Art, Paul Vexler
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Well it may not look like spring outside, but our spring exhibit, the Mathematics of Art opens May 7th. The opening reception is 5-8pm tomorrow night. (We just picked up the wine!)
This exhibit showcases the interplay of math and art through the creativity of artists, including Paul Vexler, who’s fabulous sculptures like the one below, are featured through out the exhibit gallery.
Truncated Cube with Chicken Feet
This is also our Art Education in Action exhibit, which means more than 2,500 school children will be roaming the lobby this month on docent led field trips. So if you see tiny fingerprints on our white pedestals you’ll know why.
Hot off the Press September 25, 2008
Posted by Maren in Art Education, General.Tags: Art Education, children's book, Eric Carle
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Possible Sights around the World is hot off the presses and already nearly 3,000 copies have been committed to preschoolers throughout Snohomish and King Counties. The book features animals worldwide and includes Spanish translations. It is the newest in a series of three “Possibility” books created by court involved youth participating in our Art Alternatives for Youth at Risk program.
Central to the success of the project are the program’s teaching artists, Henri Wilson and Sharon Dittenberger. Their vision for the book is multi-faceted. It involves engaging students at Denney Juvenile Justice Center and PASS in a project that serves the community, while producing a vibrant learning tool that stimulates creativity and learning in young children.
Possible Sights around the World, as well as the first two books in the series Possible Night of Dreams and A Possible Day on a Farm, are all available for purchase for $5 each in the Gallery Store.
Enjoy a few images and corresponding text from the newest book below…
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A giraffe can reach high up in a tree.
Eating his favorite leaves for free.
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Parrots in Peru,
Perched in Trees,
Talking to each other,
Saying “Look at pretty me!”
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Monkeys, Monkeys,
Messing around,
Throwing bananas,
Acting like clowns.
You can’t help but smile… June 19, 2008
Posted by Maren in Art Education, Exhibits.Tags: art, Art Education, fieldtrip, Tulalip Tribes
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Every May groups of elementary school students take field trips to the Arts Council for our Art Education in Action program. They have the opportunity to tour the current exhibit, participate in some hands on art activities, and view artists in action. This year the exhibit was “Generations: The Art and Culture of the Tulalip Tribes”, which I mentioned in my first post.
After the field trips end we start getting thank you letters from the students, which are the best! You can’t help but smile when you read these and many also include some great drawings. And, it is always interesting to see what kids remember or pick up on from their visit. I’ve included some excerpts from a couple letters below that I hope you’ll enjoy! (And these are as they were written, no editing on our part!)
“Last week we visited the exhibit Generations. I like the name because then people know its from long ago to today.”
“I loved the metal salmon and the bear totem pole. I felt like I wanted to get inside the totem pole.”
“I felt like I wanted to use the canoe a lot of times and I felt like playing Bratz dolls in the longhouse.”
“My favorite piece of art is the metal bear beacuse the bear looked like is was jumping through the wall. And I like bears. I also really liked making the art beacuse I love art!”
“I enjoyed making the totem pole faces because I had a chance to make some Northern styl art. At first I thought that the Northern tribes wer the only tribes but I gues that I was wrong. Thank you for teaching me tons of interesting facts, like how the Salish artists mostly use circles crecents oh and the trigon.”
“Thank you from having us and showing us art from different people. I learned the difference between the Nothern and the Salish shapes. The Salish had circle, crescent, and the trigon. The Nothern tribe had split U, U and oval. Those facts may come in handy sometime. That was the best tour of art I have ever gone on in my life.”
“I liked the canoe. The story of the canoe made me feel like I wanted to jump in the canoe and paddle away. I might see the exhibit again.”
“Thank you for sponsoring the Everett Native American Exhibit. I liked the mask that looked like Gene Simions. I never knew that the Native Americans used shapes to make their pictures. The stamping project was really fun.”
