Support the arts in Education!

http://www.arteducators.org/advocacy/ARTS_ED_e-FLYER_3.pdf

This link will take you to a great article about why the arts are necessary in a child's education. It's a great read and will only take about 3 minutes!

Andy Warhol Exhibit Information

http://www.imamuseum.org/art/exhibitions/warhol

The above link will take you to the Indianapolis Museum of Art's website featuring the exhibition of Andy Warhol's work, "Enterprises".

Andy Warhol was a Pop Artist, most widely known for his large, bright paintings of Campbell's Soup Cans, Self-Portrait paintings, and celebrity portraits. Warhol used photo silk screen to create his paintings revolutionizing the way artist created their art. Warhol's studio was called "The Factory" and hosted many celebrities and artists during its time.

The exhibition at the IMA will be the largest show of Warhol's work to date. It will showcase his self-portraits, commercial items, and celebrity portraits.

I hope you'll take advantage of this great opportunity to see some great art up close!

Current Projects

Currently in art we are working on:

Kindergarten: Collage Self-Portraits

1st Grade: Gyotaku Fish Prints/Drawing a fish

2nd Grade: Henri Rousseau inspired jungle collages

3rd Grade: Edgar Degas inspired clay dancers and clothing design

4th Grade: Georgia O'Keeffe inspired paintings

5th Grade: Egyptian Funeral Mask Self-Portraits

Pictures to come!

New Art Star of the Month

Our Art Star for September is Jack Adams in Mrs. Fiete's 4th grade class! Congratulations Jack!

Andy Warhol Exhibit!

There will be an awesome display of Andy Warhol's artwork at the Indianapolis Museum of Art beginning October 10 and going through January. This will be the largest exhibition of his artwork ever shown in a museum. The focus is on his most famous commercial artwork including the dollar signs, Marylin's, and self-portraits. I hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity!

Update on Art To Remember

We've been hard at work in the art room over the past few weeks! Our first projects were completed and sent to Art To Remember. The Art To Remember company will be creating a packet for each child based on their artwork that will then be sent back here to me at school. These packets will be going home on October 15. Parents will have the opportunity to purchase their child's artwork printed on various objects including, pot holders, coffee mugs, t-shirts, etc. Purchase order forms will then be sent back to school and finally sent to Art To Remember. Orders will then be sent back here to school and back home to enjoy before Christmas break! Here are a few dates you might need to remember for each deadline:

October 15: Art To Remember packets sent home for parents to review
October 27: Orders with payments and any unwanted magnets sent back to school (this is the deadline, of course any early orders are welcome)

Completed order return date is TBA, but will be before Christmas Break!