We are doing big things in the Freeman Art Department... literally. We are working with local artists Matt Lively and Hamilton Glass to create a huge artwork at Regency Square Mall. Together we are working to change the image of the forty-year-old mall. Each of our 216 art students will contribute a panel of one larger artwork. The opening should be right as the 2015 shopping season takes off. Take a look at this article in the Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Our first 3 artists this year in Art I and II were Albrecht Durer, Raphael and Rembrandt. I start them in the Renaissance in order to follow the changes in technology, ideas and movements as the world quickly changes. We cover one artist a week on the first day of the week all the way through the end of the year. On average they learn about 33 new artists and artworks. They have a quiz every three artists and these works will be on formal assessments throughout the year. Parents, ask your sons and daughters about the artists they are learning about!
We have finished our first projects in all of my classes. In Art I and II they finished their Horror Vacui Projects. They turned out even better than I thought they would. And they look great hanging together. In Ceramics, for the first time, we did a group project. The students loved working together and it was a great way to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year. The finished coil pots will be judged and the winning group will receive a gift basket for their hard work.
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AuthorArt teacher at Freeman and Godwin High Schools. Art I, II and Ceramics. Archives
October 2015
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