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"The Urge to Draw must be deep within because children love to do it"
- David Hockney

"All art Requires Courage"
-Anne Tucker

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary"    -Pablo Picasso

"Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up"    - Pablo Picasso
On this blog, you can easily find out what units we are currently working on in art.  I will update each page when we are switching units through out the year! Click on the grade level your student is in and find out what we are currently learning!
 
In the displays section, you will see what Art Displays are currently located in the school if you have not been able to see it yourself!
 
In the creative process posts section, you will see what the projects look like during the messy art processes stage which will then lead to knowledge, learning, creativity, and beautiful works of art made by your student! 
 
 
 
 
My Name is Ms. Olson and  I am excited for a great year of Teaching, Learning, Creating, and Cultivating Lessons that allow students to learn, understand artistic processes, have creative freedom, and express themselves through concepts that they've learned.  Below I have answered some FAQ's from non-art teachers, parents, and outsiders of the art classroom.  Hope you enjoy learning more about what your students do in their Art Special!


What are students Doing in Art Class?

Students will be learning about many different artists, techniques, and art movements through history.  After learning about a topic, we discuss the different ways we can approach a concept in our own way.  We then get some time to plan out our ideas, and create a personalized artwork inspired by that given concept- whether it is symmetry, clay building techniques, creating visual texture, representing movement, or a capturing a certain art movement such as pop art or minimalism.

Who and What are students learning about?

We learn about many different types of artist and art materials within each grade level so that students are exposed to a wide range of artists, time periods and mediums.  The Montgomery County Art Department however has shifted to focusing on Contemporary Artists who are working now, so students can get more knowledge about what is happening in the world and art world around them and also get affiliated with modern technological art such as digital art using computers, cameras, photographs, etc.

How often do students have art?

Students in MCPS schools have art once a week for 45 minutes, not to mention missing certain snow days, concerts etc.  This means, that in those times when we do have art during the year, students work very hard and we try to learn as much and create as much within that time as possible!   We create anywhere from 2 to 4 projects each marking period (in 8 or 9 class periods)

What do they get out of art?

Student artists get not only a deeper understanding of art, history, and making connections between different topics through their art classes, but of themselves.  In as many artworks as possible,  Students get the opportunity to create something based on their own feelings, experiences, opinions, charactersitics, and ideas!  This leads to their own social emotional learning!

Do you Finger-paint?

Yes and no.  Unless learning colors to mix in Kindergarten, we generally don't fingerpaint. All of the lessons created by the 2.0 Montgomery County Curriculum and interpreted by myself create a large breadth of technique, concept, knowledge, and creativity where we use a lot of different mediums that include the following :

Tempera Painting
Water Colors
Found Object Sculptures
Print Making (Colograph, Gadget, Monoprints, etc)
Paper Folding Techniques
Body Movement as a Learning Tool
Photography
Digital Art
Wire Sculpture
Paper Mache
Reflection through Story Writing
and More
 

 

 

"What are students working on in Art Class?!."

 

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