2013 UNBC ART SHOW

The Art Show this year was a neat opportunity for our cohort to share the stories, the art, the successes and hardships of teaching Fine Arts in the classroom. I thought everyone did an excellent job displaying the art and you could tell that the families appreciated it as did the students. 

Out of my five students, I had three visit the show and they seemed proud of their art and excited to see the art from the other schools. I think events like these are important when we talk about celebrating our learning. That was a topic from last year that I think is important, but can easily be overlooked due to time pressures within the curriculum. 

I was thinking the other day what a neat idea this would be at the school level. Have each classroom create some type of visual art and either use all of the student's art, or select the best pieces and set them up in the gym. Invite the families to be a part of this. Take the afternoon and have classes come (two by two or something) to the gym and walk around admiring the art. What a neat way to show that art is important and should be valued by the community! 

Here are a few pictures from the show of the monochromatic silhouettes that my students created:
(Kathleen's pumpkin art is also in the final picture)