*Art Club*

Art Club will start on Tuesday February 4th!
NEWS-Art Club will be split into two sessions of 6 classes each, due to a large number of student participation (55-yay!). I will email parents and send home info. with students this week, letting you know which session your student will be a part of. 
Session 1: 
  Tuesday Feb. 4^th, Feb. 11^th, Feb. 25^th, March 4^th, March 11^th and March 18^th. 
Session 2:
  Tuesday March 25^th, April 1^st, April 8^th, April 15^th, April 29^th and May 6^th.
Teacher: Mrs. Weise
Dates: Tuesdays, from Feb. 4th- May 6th, 2014.
           (art club will not take place over February or April break)
Time: 2:45-3:45pm in the middle school art room
Grades: 5th-8th grade
*I am looking forward to this wonderful opportunity for students to spend more time creating art!
Please contact me with any questions, kweise@rsu24.org.

Thank you, :)
Mrs. Weise

The Grand Student Art Show

Here are the 20 outstanding art works that were on display at The Grand for the month of December.  Nice job students!
A big thank you to The Grand~ a wonderful establishment that promotes and celebrates local student art work. :)  

Wonderful Art Resources

Students-enjoy your Holiday break!

If you are looking for art activities, browse these websites... they are wonderful resources! Happy browsing and creating.  :)

The M.E.T. Art Museum: http://www.metmuseum.org

M.O.M.A., NY City: http://www.moma.org/?gclid=CNeL37q4v7sCFW9nOgodnEUAaQ

Expressive, Realistic and Medieval Self Portraits:

7th

5th

6th

7th and 8th grade Portraits. AMAZING job students!

7th-Expressive Self Portraits: exploring how color and emotion are connected.
8th-Celebrity Portraits.

Self Portraits: (in progress)

Students learned about famous artists that create portraits; Chuck Close~ Photo-realist and Leonardo DaVinci~ one of the first artist to study facial proportions.

They also learned about correct facial proportions and measurements, integrating math skills. Other skills practiced and reinforced; symmetry, value, balance, highlights and shadows.

Expressive Vincent van Gogh inspired landscapes

Focusing on the life of Vincent van Gogh, Impressionism, visual texture, expressive lines and the 4 main ways to show depth.