Past projects 2
Easel-O-Rama! Yeah!
Funded Nov 10, 2024Thanks to your help our students finally have quality easels that are allowing them to move from working on a flat surface to working upright like they should be. Now that our Drawing I, II, and III classes are learning figure Drawing this has become even more important for the more advanced students to move to an easel, work upright, and work on a larger drawing surface.
For many students they were both surprised and curious when they saw the new easels, asking questions about them, wanting to know how they work. Several students immediately wanted to go to the easels and start trying to figure them out.
These easels will provide a better educational experience for our drawing and painting students and give them an experience closer to what they should be experiencing in an art studio classroom. Simply put - it's more like "art" than sitting at a table.
Our students will continue to benefit from these easels from project to project, keeping them busy in a more professional manner.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Bean
Learning How to See as an Artist
Funded Sep 18, 2024Your help in getting our students some of the basic drawing supplies has opened up the classroom and allowed us to move beyond the classroom. Having drawing boards has allowed our students to move outside and start to draw the world around them using observational drawing skills.
Our small drawing boards allowed us the ability to move into the hallway and learn linear perspective.
Our large drawing boards allowed the advanced drawing students to observe and draw the courtyard outside while standing at an easel and using charcoal for the first time.
But what I heard most from students was how it felt like it was "real" art now.
These supplies that you so generously helped to provide will keep our students moving forward in learning how to draw and get them outside the classroom more often, seeing he world and trying to capture it as it is.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Bean
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and one other donor.