Happenings in the ACE art room...

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Artists of the Month


In the last few months at ACE Academy, we have been studying famous artists... Paul Klee, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Rousseau, and Gustav Klimt.


I am loving being able to study an Artist and their works with students instead of doing art projects with no direction. It gives the projects more meaning when we have been studying the artist for weeks at a time. And the information given has more of a tendency to stick in the mind.

Ahh the power of multiple styles of learning!


Murals

Each month when we study our Artists and their artwork, we have been completing collaborative projects like.. MURALS


I love the idea of creating something together. A group project gives two great opportunities: to learn about a specific piece from the Artist and how to work together. Students were able to work on their sections when we had extra time after a lesson. It is the most perfect solution for finding "early finishers" something else to do.


Next up...


Portfolios

I am currently in the process in putting a portfolio unit together so students can learn to create studies and save their work like professional Artists do. I am very excited to get the students more involved in why we create Art. This would come with a possible gallery or art show happening with the school. I want to talk to a few of the staff and teachers and see if the school would be interested in doing that for an interactive learning experience for the kids. Not only students from our class can be involved, we can open it up to anyone, even staff, or a whole class! 


Let the creative juices flow in whichever way they choose!


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