Category: Student Gallery

Art Contest

Get published!  Win prizes!

Any student in grades K-12 can enter for free.  Contest Divisions are grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12.

Any art that can be digital photographed can enter (painting, drawing, collage, sculpture).

Ms. Baird can photograph your work and enter you online or parents can enter you online at www.celebratingart.com.  Do not mail artwork.

The contest has two deadlines:

November 29th, 2011 and April 3rd, 2012.

***If you are having Ms. Baird photograph & enter your work online, artwork is due to Ms. Baird by November 18th, 2011.

Students can enter one piece of artwork in each contest.

Masks

The fifth grade have been working on making papíer maché masks.  They have been studying West African cultures and we learned that masks were often worn during dances and celebrations.  West African Cultures often showed animals on their masks, hoping that the wearer would have that animal’s special qualities.

Self-Portraits

The third grade has been learning about Van Gogh’s self-portraits.  They learned about Van Gogh’s thick painting style called impasto.  They learned how to draw realistic self-portraits and add realistic color.  They used oil-pastels “brush strokes” to give their artwork Van Gogh’s impasto texture.

West African Masks

The second graders have been learning about 3-D masks.  They looked at West African masks, which are used in celebrations.  The students created a 3-D mask celebrating the changing of seasons.  Students designed a mask to show a season and added tissue paper “beads.”

Paintings

The first grade learned about Wayne Thiebaud’s dessert paintings.  They learned how he showed rows of desserts, neatly lined up and painted.  They also studied functional art: art that can be used.  They looked at quilts that show patterns and created their own quilt patterns.

Murals

In February, all K-5 classes participated in painting murals illustrating four content areas: math, science, language arts, and social studies.  The  students were involved at every step, including drawing, painting, and finishing the murals with a clear coat. I am so proud of all the students who worked very hard to help complete the murals. We are so thankful for the support of the Specials team, the PTA, Mr. Caudill, Mrs. Goh and Mrs. Mogge.  They helped make the murals possible.

We look forward to more mural painting experiences!

Crayola 2010-2011 Online Art Exhibit

Fourth and fifth grade students from Friday classes have artwork displayed in Crayola’s Online Art Exhibit.  This is an annual, national, juried contest that showcases student creativity around a theme.  This year’s theme is “Visual Voices: Speak Up for Creativity.”  Students worked independently to create original artworks that focus on why creativity is important.  You can follow the link below and specify your search within the gallery. 

We are very proud of our students!

Crayola 2010-2011 Online Art Exhibit