Students finished out their Dual Enrollment class this week with a presentation of the assignments given as they relate to the Artists we studied. Students were challenged to create a presentation with a tool of their choice (iMovie, PowerPoint, Google Presentation, Prezi, etc.) and then present their work to the class. When presenting, students explained how each image was made and the process of selecting a companion Artist's image to correlate with it. It was fun to see how the student created images related to the works we studied in class and how students presented on subject, composition, and overall mood of their works.
The Van Singel Fine Arts Center is filled with student work and we are excited for the upcoming student reception this Friday from 5:30-6:30. Every Middle School student I have this semester has a piece on display. It is a great opportunity to celebrate the work and see the continuum of our Visual Arts program grades K-12.
7th and 8th grade students will have their work on display at the Van Singel Fine Arts Center through the month of May. This exhibit is in collaboration with the schools in our district k-12 grades. Based on an online discussion with a group of Art teachers, I decided to mix and match works together (instead of keeping them by project). The result is a fun and interesting display, where the various projects seem to communicate with one another on the wall. This is one of my favorite exhibits during the year and I am excited to see what all of the students from Byron Center Public Schools put on display!
We had an awesome day today at the Meijer Gardens! It is one of my favorite places to walk and enjoy art as it coexists with nature. Due to a travel grant from Michigan Youth Arts, I was able to take students to enjoy the bright sunny day outside and the butterfly exhibit on the inside! Students even got to touch a piece of glass that was left as an example from the Chihuly sculpture. We have been doing this field trip with BCMWS students for over five years and I am already excited to do it again next year! Check out some of the highlights in our video below.
7th and 8th grade students are finishing up their portrait projects this week. The process has been a fun one to see. When we start this project, I always challenge students do make an expressive face - the more unexpected the better! Many students took that challenge up and created expressions of their faces with more than the yearbook picture they might normally use in a pose.
Students also got to choose the material and process for their values in both 7th and 8th grade. We learned about a variety of artists before students decided exactly how and what they were going to use. I look forward to posting all of them tomorrow on Artsonia and share the unique and interesting ways students chose to depict themselves in their portraits.
Students have been busy this week! We finished the Zentagle Animal project, taught by Ms. Scheele (our student assistant from Aquinas), experimented with some plaster casting, and then started a new portrait project inspired by contemporary artists. It has been a fun week filled with discovery!
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