Art News – Page 7 – Ms. Baird's Art Class

Contest: 2017 National School Bus Safety

“National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties – to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. Designed to promote school bus safety, school districts throughout the country observe School Bus Safety Week – held during the third week in October each year.

The centerpiece of National School Bus Safety Week is the National SBSW Poster Contest. Thousands of school districts in over 40 states participate in local and state-level competitions to select art work that depicts school bus safety-related themes and encourages and promotes school bus safety. The winning posters are used to promote safer school transportation for everyone.”- NAPT.org

Click link below for more information and to download contest rules.

http://www.napt.org/content.asp?contentid=207

Artist: Jim Bachor

Have you ever seen a pothole? They’re usually bumpy to drive over on the road. A Chicago artist, Jim Bachor, turns potholes into mosaic works of art. He calls his artworks “unexpected joy.” What would you think if you saw an artwork in a pothole? What design would you put in a pothole?

Upcoming Art Project: Art to Remember 2017

Southside Parents & Families,

This March, all grades (preK-5) will create artworks for the Art to Remember fundraiser. Art to Remember provides families with an easy way to have their students’ artwork turned into some pretty cool items, such as iPhone covers. If you love your students’ artworks and want to take them with you everywhere, you are in luck, that is exactly what Art to Remember helps you do!

ATRform

Our grade level themes are shown below. Ordering information will be posted on Ms. Baird’s website and sent home. For more information, please visit the Art to Remember website . Click here for a full listing of products.

5th grade Dale Chihuly Sculptures

Chandelier at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

Dale Chihuly is a contemporary artist who creates brilliant glass sculptures. The fifth grade will be looking at his artwork and creating their own “glass” sculptures using transparency film.

We drew circles & painted the transparency film.

Artrageous with Nate shares information on Chihuly, including a biography and artworks, with a little history of glass.

Some questions to think about:

What do you think about Chihuly working collaboratively with other artists? Is it wise, necessary, important, fair, creative?
Why do you think so?
Do you think it’d be easier or more challenging to create art with other people?
Compare Dale Chihuly’s challenges to the challenges faced by Evonne Jacquette and Stephen Wiltshire. Do all artists have challenges? Do challenges help you to become a better artist?

This video shows how Chihuly’s chandelier sculptures are assembled.

This last video shows many examples of Chihuly’s work, including his chandeliers and macchia (small vessels).

1st grade- Mola Cloth Paintings

The first grade is learning about Mola Cloths made by the Kuna people of Panama. They are colorful fabric designs sown onto clothing, especially women’s clothing. Can you find Panama?

screen-shot-2017-01-05-at-8-42-03-pm The designs often show animals and flowers. Some Mola Cloths have symmetry, which means both sides are equal. Most Mola Cloths show colorful patterns.

Which animals do you see?
What patterns are in these artworks?
Which of these Mola Cloths have symmetry?

Student example:

3rd grade- Van Gogh Self-Portraits

Part 2: Subject Matter- Portraits

The 3rd grade will continue their unit on the three types of subject matter. We’ve learned that landscapes show nature, so now we’re learning that portraits show people. Which type of subject matter do you think is the most challenging, landscapes or portraits? Why?

The 3rd grade is learning about Vincent Van Gogh and his artwork. We learned that he painted using big brushstrokes that look like they are moving. He put paint onto his canvas so thickly that it has texture. This technique is called impasto. We are learning that his artworks are full of emotion, especially his self-portraits. Self-portraits are artworks artists make of themselves. We are creating textured, self-portraits based on Van Gogh’s self-portraits. We will use color to reflect our moods, just like Van Gogh.

Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait: Art Discussion

www.artbabble.org/video/ngadc/self-portrait-1889-vincent-van-gogh

Art with Mati and Dada- Van Gogh episode

IF you REALLY like Van Gogh, there’s an interactive Starry Night App. It’s mesmerizing!

5th gr- 2016 Improbable Baubles with the Headley-Whitney Museum

0a7be7_8fa678dd041c4a85a20075bce52465a8-mv2

The fifth grade will work on a collaborative project with the Headley-Whitney Museum to create sculptures, write artist statements, and participate in a museum exhibition!

The Headley-Whitney Museum is home to a collection of bibelots. A bibelot (pronounced bee-bah-low) is a small, decorative object. Here are some of George Headley’s bibelots:

Like George Headley, we will create bibelots. To create our bibelots, we will turn “trash” into “treasures.” Some ideas: cereal boxes, yogurt lids, plastic baby food containers, ribbon, sequins, shells, plastic toy pieces. Keep in mind: all bibelots must be less than 12″x 12″.

So what are we doing? Here’s a link to our rubric. Below are our level 4 requirements, examples, and steps to create your bibelot.

This is a BIG project. Students will:

Create bibelot sculptures in art.
Photograph our bibelots.
Write artist statements and attach our photographs to them.
Vote to select artworks to be sent to the Museum.
November 14: Our bibelots will be on display at the Headley-Whitney! All participating students will have their artist statement and photograph exhibited. Opening reception November 19, from 1:00-3:00.

The theme this year is fairy tales. Want to know more? Here are some resources:

K-5 Collaborative “Team” project

Have you ever been part of a team? A family is a type of small team, while a company is a large team. You can be on a sports team, an academic team, or a team just for a board game.

This year, your class is your team. Your class will work and play together all year. You’ll create a pennant to represent what you bring to your class team.

What are you good at doing? Are you hard-working, smart, strong, opinionated? Are you patient, thoughtful, a good listener? Are you good at reading, working together, drawing? What skills do you have that could help your team?

How would you show those skills on your pennant?

Screen Shot 2016-08-04 at 8.41.04 AM

Art to Remember- Update!

imgres

Southside Families,

You should have received your Art to Remember orders that were sent home this week. THANK YOU for supporting Art to Remember. Southside had 640 students create artworks (WOW!) and 41% of our school ordered wonderful keepsakes from Art to Remember (double WOW!). Thank you for making this fundraiser a success for the art program!

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai

The Japanese artist, Katsushika Hokusai, created a series of prints showing 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Hokusai’s artwork shows us about life in Japan and what was valued during his lifetime. How does your artwork show about your community and what’s important to you?

Let’s learn about the artist.