It’s that time of year again! The art classes ALWAYS make decorations for the Snowflake Feast! Classes from each grade level will be participating. This morning the 4th graders had a blast painting the windows. I can’t wait to see the all the decorations coming together!
The 5th graders have completed their bibelot sculptures! After weeks of hard work, building, and lots of glitter, we have created treasures to be displayed at the Headley-Whitney Museum. Students voted on five or six artworks to be physically displayed at the Museum. ALL 5th grade students will have a photograph of their bibelot with a written artist statement explaining their creative process.
NEXT MONTH: The 5th graders’ bibelot sculptures and artist statements will be on display at the Headley-Whitney Museum. All students will have a photograph of their sculpture and their artist statement on display. Students will vote on 24 students artworks to be transported to the Museum. ALL students are invited to the opening reception on November 22, from 1:00-3:00 pm. All 5th grade students received a postcard invitation. The exhibition will continue until December 21st, 2014. The Museum is only a few minutes away from Versailles, please visit!
For more information, please visit: http://www.headley-whitney.org/
We are excited to announce an upcoming art contest!
Celebrating Art Contest
Any student grades K-12 can enter for free. Contest divisions are K-3, 4-6, 7-9,and 10-12. You can enter any artwork that can have a still digital image, like painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, not photography. More information is available at: http://www.celebratingart.com/
Deadlines:
If you would like Ms. Baird to enter your artwork online, please have it to her by Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
If parents would like to enter students’ artwork online, it is due by Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
Welcome to a new school year!
We have some exciting things coming up in the art room this year. Last year was a successful year with plenty of new experiences: Improbable Baubles art exhibition at the Headley-Whitney Museum, the National Gallery of Art with the 5th grade in D.C., and the first Fine Arts Field Trip to UK with Mrs. Bowmer. I am excited to see how students will grow from these opportunities again this year. I am ready to create a memorable year in the art room!
We rely on donations to supplement our creative projects, please feel free to send in any of the following supplies:
These are the same supplies listed on the Simmons School- Wide Supply List. If you have already donated, THANK YOU for your generosity. Our art program wouldn’t be the same without your help.
We collect the following supplies all year long:
I look forward to a wonderful year at Simmons!
On January 30th, the 5th graders took a Fine Arts Field Trip to UK’s Singletary Center for the Arts and the UK Art Museum. Students watched a live opera performance of Little Nemo in Slumberland and participated in a question and answer session with the cast. After the opera, students ate lunch and were given guided tours of the UK Art Museum. Each group looked at different artworks and the students did an impressive job applying their knowledge of art. After the tours, students were able to look around the museum for a “visual treasure hunt.” When students returned to school, teachers reviewed the experience with a reflective art lesson. Mrs. Bowmer and I are so proud of the 5th graders and we hope to do this again!
The 5th graders’ bibelots and artist statements are currently on display at the Headley-Whitney Museum. Photographs of all their sculptures and ten students’ physical artworks will be shown from November 23- December 22, 2013. All 5th grade students received a postcard that they can use for free admission. The Museum is only a few minutes away and houses some beautiful artworks including large, intricate model dollhouses. Please visit!
The 5th grade has been working with the Headley-Whitney Museum. Each student has completed an artwork based on George Headley’s bibelots, which are small decorative sculptures. In their writing classes, students also completed a reflective artist statement to accompany their bibelots. Each student will have a photograph of their bibelot and their artist statements on display at the Headley Whitney Museum from November 23 – December 22. The opening reception will be on November 23 from 1:00- 4:00pm.
All participants will receive free admission to the Museum and are invited to attend the Opening Reception of Improbable Baubles. Students showing at the Museum will be jurored by local professional artists and receive recognition for their achievements. First, second, and third place awards will be given in each age division, as well as an overall best in show.
Please join us as we celebrate all the hard work our students have done!
The 5th graders are completing their abstract expressionist “action” paintings based on Jackson Pollock’s artwork.
Here is a link to a multimedia resource on Jackson Pollock from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Drips is website that allows students to create digital artwork like Pollock. You can create drips, splatters, and spots of paint using a smartphone, webcam, or mouse. Please ask your parents for technology help.
Ms. Baird's Art Class 