Art Show!

On April 20, 2011 our school district put on display our annual Spring Art Fair. All grade levels were represented in a display that always fills our commons area at our junior high. The lower elementary art teacher has her K-3 classes vote on the artwork that is displayed for their school. I teach at the upper elementary classes and the 4th and 5th grade students pick out their favorite artwork to display, every student is required to put a project in the show. I have devised a pretty cool curtain system using pvc pipes to create the stands and 12x12 sheet protectors linked together to display their 9x12 projects. Every project we do at the upper elementary is on 9x12 for this purpose. I do 1 project per grade level on 12x18, just so they have at least 1 project on big paper. The junior high classes are split this year between me and the high school art teacher. I require my students to put in at least 1 project into the show. If they want to put in 2 that is fine as well. I also add in a few other projects per class that I feel are outstanding and need to be shown. The high school art teacher allows her students at both the junior high and high school to choose if they would like to participate in the show. She had some very outstanding work shown at both levels.

 

We also include the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) classes and the Te 

chnology Education (Industrial Arts) classes from the junior high in our art show. Our FACS teacher does amazing work with her students creating quilts, tie blankets, pillow cases, etc. The pieces they create are beautiful and we welcome the added pop of color her projects bring to the commons. The students in Technology Ed. classes do really create woodworking projects as well. They make drag race cars, rockets, shelves, magazine racks, pop up chairs, etc.

 

Of course I am bragging on my students and highlighting my student's work in the show. The kids made the local newspaper as well, twice in a week! They had two full colored pages of the show, which I know made the students feel good to be recognized.

The evening was a  complete success and everyone enjoyed the show. I was super proud of all the students in the district, they did a fantastic job!