CRC art$TART Grants Bring Professional Artists to Classrooms
The CRC has awarded nine 2011 art$TART grants for creative teaching partnerships between artists and schools across Central New York. With funds from the Arts Education Program of the New York State Council of the Arts, the grants support programs that enrich education in and through the arts.
“Research shows that arts activities can transform the relationship of students to learning,” said CRC Executive Director Stephen Butler. “These grants bring professional visual and performing artists into classrooms in new and highly imaginative ways.”
Jointly planned by teachers and participating artists, supported projects include the creation of a ceramic wall mural during a study of Haudenosaunee culture at Otselic Valley Elementary School; creative writing and illustration activities in conjunction with an astronomy unit at Tully Elementary School; and the development of competitive portfolios by art students at Nottingham High School, combined with critical reflection on issues of identity and self-expression.
Grants range from $1,000 to $2,000 and were awarded by a panel of regional artists and educators, based on proposals from eligible schools and arts organizations in the five counties of Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego. The CRC assumed administration of the art$TART grants program from Partners for Arts Education, a Syracuse-based service organization that ceased operations in 2009.
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2011 Grants Awarded by the Cultural Resources Council LCB Program
Click Clack Mooooove!
LeMoyne College: Gifford Family Theatre
Cathedral Academy at Pompei
Students will use creative drama to communicate ideas and feelings evoked by the Caldecott Award-winning book, Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. Through playmaking activities and exercises, students will enact their own collaborative versions of the story, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of the book’s theme that there are many peaceful ways to let others know what we need or want. A field trip to view the Gifford Family Theatre production of the musical version of Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, including a post-show session with the actors will allow students and teachers to compare their in-class experiences with the work performed by professionals and provide a springboard for discussion on the themes of collaboration and shared responsibility for a performance.
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Peace by Piece
Ann Cofer, Ceramacist
Edward Smith K-8 School
More than ten years ago, community members of the Westcott Street neighborhood created ceramic tiles for a public artwork. Many of these were kept in storage in the hope that they would be used for another project in the future. Residents, library employees and a school art teacher have now combined forces to propose a project that will combine the original tiles with new ones created by students. The new 16’ x 4‘ work will be placed on the wall of the Petit Branch Library. Prior to the first artist contact visit, students will take a walking field trip to the existing mural, where they will hold a discussion about what they see and feel, and will take part in a cultural and historical exploration of murals around the world.
Our Place in Space: Science, Culture and Imagination
Dustin Angell, Photographer
Tully Elementary School
Students will learn about outer space through art, science and writing. Working with teaching artist Dustin Angell, third and sixth grade teaching teams will lead students through a variety of learning activties that relate to the study of space and the creation of art. Students will have the opportunity to share their knowledge and art work at a community science fair and art exhibition. Elements of the partnership project will include a “Moon Story” creative writing and illustration project, and a trip to the Milton J. Rubinstein Museum of Science and Technology.
The Art and Social Studies of Basket Form
Bonnie Gale, Willow Basketry Artist
Cazenovia High School
Students will make connections between the history of a 19th century Central New York industry and its present-day practice by working with a descendent craftsperson. They will visit the Liverpool Willow Museum and experiment with a variety of basketry forms. Their work will be displayed in an exhibit at Cazenovia College in June.
The Haudenosaunee Heritage: Working in Clay
Elizabeth Nields, Ceramicist
Otselic Valley Elementary School
Fourth grade students will integrate social studies and art as they research the Haudenosaunee people and record their understanding in clay. Students will create a list of animals, plants and cultural artifacts associated with each of the five nations, choosing one cultural artifact to research– creating clay tiles that reflect their understanding, to be combined in a wall mural at the school.
Everyone is an Artist
Elizabeth Moldenhaurer, fiber artst
Jowonio School
Introducing two art forms, storytelling and felting, in relation to each other and natural landscapes will allow new avenues of expression for both the children and teachers. Teachers will learn abour Reggio Emilia’s “100 Languages” and their function in adding depth to the children’s exploration of concepts and themes. Finished products will result from the students experimenting with a wide variety of materials and techniques in collaboration with their peers.
Electrify Your Strings
Mark Wood, Musician
Porter Elementary School
Students will play and perform new music, using electric violins, violas and cellos. As they prepare this repertoire, students will also study the American cultural dimensions. Additional dimensions will include the art of improvisation, and an experience in composition– in which the students will apply their learnings to creating their own original music.
Strokes of Genius: Celebrating Women Artists
Diane Menzies, Painter
ArtRage Gallery
Corcoran High School
This partnership will educate students about the work of women artists, with each student creating a portrait of an historic woman artist, to be displayed during an exhibition of 22 contemporary women artists at ArtRage Gallery. The student works will be incorporated into a window display at the gallery throughout the exhibit, to be visited by the students as the culmination of the experience.
Nottingham Art Portfolio Project
Diane Menzies
Nottingham High School
Students will have access to top quality materials and engage in regular portfolio reviews with a professional artist, giving them competitive opportunities often unavailable to urban students. They will at least one piece of art that reflects personal history, identity and its effects on self-expression, and will learn to thoughtfully critique artwork, drawing on other areas of study.
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