My students need art materials to enrich their "Artrageous" experience.
$1,442 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
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This year students will explore the works of twenty important artists. Students will examine and recreate selected works, discuss their thoughts about the various artists and artworks, and create original artworks inspired by these artists.
My students are a curious, energetic and talented group of kids, ranging in ages from four to thirteen.
They attend a Title I public school where over 98% qualify for free or reduced price lunches. Many of my students rely solely on the school to provide enriching educational opportunities. It is my responsibility to expose these curious young minds to the world of fine art. My classroom offers kids a safe place to explore and create. Children benefit from the experience of creating art. Not only is it fun and relaxing; it also improves fine motor skills and problem solving skills, while allowing students to express their feelings in a positive way.
My Project
These exciting new resources will help enrich my students' art experience. Students will create art journals to house their art projects. We already have the paper, but are in need of sketching pencils, hole punches and tape. This personalized book will become a record of their yearlong art adventure. All grade levels will participate in a variety of projects and activities inspired by important artists. For example, students in grades 3-5 will create realistic and abstract self-portraits. Students will compare the series of self-portraits by Rembrandt and Van Gogh and using our new class set of mirrors, create their own series of self-portraits focusing on line, texture and shadow. All students will learn what it is like to paint like Pollock and print like Warhol. Using our new foam printing plates students will create original prints while learning about Pop Art. These prints and other painted artworks will be taped inside their art journals as a record of their yearlong journey.
Your generosity will directly impact the lives of my students in a very positive way.
As an elementary art teacher, it is my responsibility to introduce and share with my students a variety of artists and their artworks. Once a student leaves elementary school, art becomes an elective. As future adults in our society, I want my students to be well-rounded citizens with a basic knowledge of fine art and visual communication by the time they leave elementary school.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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