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Artist: Sam Castner

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Studio: A Place for Art to Start by Emily Arrow

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Studio: A Place for Art to Start by Emily Arrow

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Studio (by Emily Arrow & Little Friends of Printmaking // Tundra Books) Music Video!

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Artist: Robert Gillspie

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199 Dundee Central School students contributed along with 15,000 artists & musicians from around the world as part of OK Go Sandbox's #ArtTogetherNow initiative.

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OK Go Sandbox - Art Together Now (Space Version)

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📚What Do You Do With An Idea? // A READ ALOUD

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Hot off the Press! First edition HCS Elementary Art Newsletter

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Welcome Artists of All Ages!

I'm Mrs.Tanya Olsen

1. First, Click here to view "Meet Your Art Teacher".

2. Then, take a minute or two to glean our first edition newsletter for some important information about our elementary Art program here at Honeoye.

3. Finally, gather your supplies needed for a successful year TOGETHER in the Art Studio:

Dash of Flexibility

Loads of Creativity

Plenty of Persistence

... and an (optional) Art smock labeled with your name!

10 Benefits of a Choice-Based Art Program in Elementary Schools

1. Both National and New York State Visual arts standards are covered in instruction.

2. Teaching and learning addresses studio practice, art history, concepts, and aesthetics.

3. Assessment supports both student and teacher growth.

4. Higher order thinking skills are the norm for independent work.

5. Differentiation addresses diverse learners' needs.

6. High engagement results in students on-task, fewer discipline issues and success for at-risk learners.

7. Technology is embedded in artmaking, research, and assessment practices.

8. Integration and extension of classroom curricula is supported for interested students.

9. Time, space, and resources- often scarce- are utilized efficiently in the art studio learning environment.

10. A safe environment sustains deep learning for all.

Douglas, Katherine M.; Jaquith, Diane B. (2014-09-29). Engaging Learners Through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education
What Our Typical Day Looks Like:

There is no typical day in the Art Studio! Because there are many different projects going on at once, no 2 days are alike!

1. We start with a 5-minute demonstration on a specific theme, concept, or famous artist, and then students may choose to create art inspired by that idea or branch off to explore their own ideas during studio time.

2. Students choose to work in open art centers with various materials and processes that best express their idea. They plan their ideas, meet with me to discuss process, materials and skills needed to get started. I circulate around the room and offer mini-demos to build skills as needed to smaller groups of students and offer specific feedback to individual students basedon their own pace.

3. Clean up procedures are posted at every center.

4. Sharing time is a huge part of the end of class. Students are excited to share what they have created, what new discoveries they have come across, and what problems they had and how they got past them. This reflection time sparks great inspiration for the next art class.

Highlights in the Art Studio

Kindergarteners & First Grade Artists Stretch & explore various media while working on fine motor skills. They will learn about artists such as Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky.

Second & Third graders spent the first trimester exploring new art materials and developing their craft by building skill and practicing the Artist Studio Habits of Mind. They learn to write a good Artist Statement. We will begin using our Sketchbooks to plan for our first W.O.W. (Wonderful, Original, Work of Art) project! This year they will do an in-depth study of the artist Alexander Calder. Inspired by his work, they make mobiles, and three-dimensional wire sculptures. They refine their observational drawing skills with scientific illustration, develop their craftsmanship, and build more advanced clay creations. They create energetic process paintings inspired by the artist Jackson Pollock.

Fourth graders might create art inspired by our Native Americans. They learn drawing skills such as one point perspective and further refine their ability to draw from observation. At the end of the year, fourth graders study the impressionists - Let's (Van) Gogh!

In the Fifth grade, similar units of study from the K-4 grades are spiraled to a higher level, challenging these upper graders to extend their previous learning and explore their interests further!

ART CENTERS

Explore Our New Website: Mrs. Olsen's Elementary Art Studio
View your Child's Artworks Start a Fan Club Approve Comments Get Feedback from the Teacher Support Our Arts Program
* Paper tubes

* Small boxes

* Scraps of wood

* Costume jewelry

* Old books/magazines

* Buttons/beads

* Scraps of fabric

* Nuts & bolts

* Legos

* Sticks & Stones

* Electronic parts

* Bottle caps

* Tin foil/paper plates

* Feathers or shells

* Found objects:

(keys, magnets, game pieces, etc.)

* etc, etc, etc...

Contact Mrs. Olsen

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I'm Mrs.Tanya Olsen First, Click here to view "Meet Your Art Teacher". Then, take a minute or two to glean our first edition newsletter for some important information about our elementary Art program here at Honeoye. Finally, gather your supplies needed for a successful year TOGETHER in the Art Studio: Dash of Flexibility Loads of Creativity Plenty of Persistence ...

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Artist: Crystal Liu

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Welcome All Artists!
Explore Create Express

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Delivering Fresh Art Supplies directly to you since Sept. 2020!

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Artists Reflect

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View the Virtual Learning Portrait Slideshow. Choose 15 items that have helped you through the current times. Arrange them in the Style of photographer Gregg Segal

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Use those styrofoam take out trays & boxes as your canvas!

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Challenging all my students to create portraits using.... LAUNDRY!

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Don't have paints at home? Try these everyday items for some fun! What else could you use, artists & innovators?

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Where to find it, how to make something with it!

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Save all those toilet paper tubes!

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It's no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty. Whether we're trying to find the new normal of working remotely and managing our personal lives, there's been a change. However, one thing we can be sure of is having the use of toilet paper tubes as a creating medium!

In light of all the recent toilet paper hoarding, we're giving you some ideas to use those toilet paper cardboard tubes. As you continue to plan activities for your students virtually, this might be an excellent option to use as a medium to create with. If not, ask your students, colleagues, and neighbors to save those tubes for future use when you can go back to your classroom!

1. Textured Rolling Pins

Repurpose those seemingly boring cardboard tubes by turning them into texture tools. To do this, add a pattern or design around the roll with hot glue or puff paint. The textured tubes can now be turned into texture rolling pins for creating paint patterns or subtractive texture in clay.

2. Stamping

Toilet paper tubes make excellent stamping tools. Because the cardboard is thin, it is easy to cut into a variety of shapes. Since they are large and easy to hold, they also serve as a great tool for your adaptive art students or younger students still working on their fine motor skills.

3. Squished Faces

Artist Junior Fritz Jacquet uses toilet paper tubes to create expressive, squished faces. Jacquet uses the cardboard tube as a molding medium. Encourage your students to create an expressive face inspired by the artist's work. Take a look at this video to understand the process further.
Practice your own unique creativity and take a graduate course.
4. Gift Pouches

If you're currently stuck inside and need some activities for your own children or students to do, show them how to make gift pouches. This is an excellent way to upcycle toilet paper tubes by giving them a second purpose. Think about using these pouches for fun gifts for your neighbors. They also make excellent gift card holders!

5. Collagraph Texture Rubbings

Collagraph prints are an excellent way to use recyclable resources. Try creating collagraphs using glue and toilet paper tubes. The collagraph design can be attached to a sturdy piece of paper or even a piece of cardboard, depending on what is available. Traditionally, collagraphs are printed with ink or paint, but if your students have limited access to materials, have them put another paper over the top to create a crayon texture rubbing.

6. Make Decorations

Since toilet paper tubes are flexible, they can be cut and formed into almost anything! If you're looking to create some decorations for the season or to celebrate a birthday, get those creative juices flowing and make your own. Whether it's an activity for your family or students, this no-cost process can lead to endless possibilities!

7. Recycled Sculptures

Most likely, your students don't have plaster or paper mache materials at home. However, the use of cardboard tubes works as an excellent medium for building a sculpture armature. If you aren't able to use them now, save up those tubes to use in your classroom in the future.

8. Cut Cardboard Scenes

If you're looking for a more advanced process to try with your older students, check out these cardboard tube cityscapes by artist Anastassia Ellias. Take a look at this video to see the creation process of the tiny cityscapes.

Art teachers are always looking for ways to repurpose and upcycle materials for the art room. Toilet paper tubes just happen to be a material that everyone has access to. So whether you need an activity for right now or future use, keep these ideas in mind.

What's your favorite toilet paper tube craft or activity?
What's your favorite recyclable material to use in the art room?

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8 Unique Ways to Use Toilet Paper Tubes - The Art of Education University

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Art Education and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) It's no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty. Whether we're trying to find the new normal of working remotely and managing our personal lives, there's been a change. However, one thing we can be sure of is having the use of toilet paper ...

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Artists Develop Ideas

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As you all know, we love printmaking. Tin foil prints are great because there is very little set up and they are easy enough for kids of all ages. We have made foil prints many times, but for these snowflake prints, we wanted to use negative space to make our designs. Here's how!

We played around with these a bit to find what worked best. This is what we found.

First thing first, we used tempura paint to paint a piece of tin foil. The paint seemed to coat the foil best when it was painted in a circular pattern. Do not use too much paint or when you press your paper on the paint to make a print, the paint will spread and close up your designs. The thicker you draw in your lines, the better the results.

We tried a few different methods for removing the paint to make our designs.

The first way was with our fingers. While this worked wonderfully for drawing into the paint, it was really messy.

Next, was Q-tips... The Q-tips made great lines, but filled up with paint too quickly and I had to use several to create a simple snowflake design.

The one that seemed to work best for both me and my daughter was using a clean damp paint brush. If the brush filled up with too much paint, we would just wipe the brush off or rinse it in our rinse cup as we went along.

Another option would be to use tape to form your snowflake shapes and then paint over it.

Place a piece of white paper over your design and press lightly and then peel back the paper to reveal your print.

We made several snowflakes. Some came out more defined than others and had perfect sharp lines, others lost a little bit of their sharpness, but still made a lovely snowflake design nonetheless. For a simpler printmaking idea, paint your designs directly onto the foil and then make your prints.

Tin foil is fun to play with.

Here are a couple more ideas for making tin foil snowflakes.

Twist and sculpt the foil and make snowflake sculptures or...

Cut simple shapes from the tin foil, paint and glue them to a piece of construction paper to build a shiny snowflake craft.

Thank you as always for stopping by. Please follow us onFacebook as well.

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Tin Foil Snowflake Prints - The Pinterested Parent

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by Jan Brett

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Cup Artist

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Money Collage Artist

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The collage artist makes us question the worth of taking something at face value. More on www.theavantgardediaries.com

Directed & Produced by Kelly Nyks & Jared P. Scott / Cinematography & Editing by Mike McSweeney / Music Composition by Malcolm Francis / Artwork by Mark Wagner / Process Video by Mark Wagner / Animation by Noah Poole & Nic Stark / Colorist: Josh Kanuck / Production Assistance by Greg Hartofelis / Additional Camera by Theron Powell 

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Use the “Roll a Picasso” Sheet and dice

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Teacher Demonstration: Cardboard Roll a Picasso Creation

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Inspiration

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Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists: Reductive printmaking: self-portraits in 2019 | Elementary art, Art lessons, Printmaking

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Jul 30, 2019 - Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists: Reductive printmaking: self-portraits

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How to Make a Self-Portrait

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Triple Self-Portrait, 1960, oil on canvas.

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 Louise and Andie: The Art of Friendship.

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How to be a Leader of My Learning in Art

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Thinking about a dive into TAB? Here are some recommendations for you to consider before getting your feet wet. Getting Started

A comprehensive list of available books, articles and websites to help guide you through your TAB journey. Resources

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What is Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB)?

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What do Artists' do in the Studio?

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At the Whitney Museum

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Alexander Calder performs his "Circus" | Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artsonia is a gallery of student art portfolios where young artists (grades PK-12) display their art worldwide. We have a vibrant community of art teachers who also share their ideas and lesson plans.

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Cranky Contraptions made by visitors to the Tinkering Studio

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Cranky contraptions are a type of moving toys that utilize a 'crank slider' motion mechanism. They have a little crank handle and each of these samples in the photo creates a different motion when you crank it: some goes Up & Down, or side-to-side, some swings or flaps, and so on. You can see how each motion example works in the video below.

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MarcPaperScissor: Cut Paper Collage Artist

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How to make coil pot at home 2017 | Clay art | Eco Frndly school project 2017

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Step 3: How to Set Goals to Create your Art

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Step 6: How to Display & Post Art to Artsonia

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Louise Loves Art Song - Emily Arrow, book by Kelly Light

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What are the National Arts Standards? A process that guides educators in providing a unified quality arts education for students in Pre-K through high school Read More

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INSPIRING Art Educators SINCE 2011

Art educators deserve support at every stage of their careers. Discover a rich K-12 visual arts curriculum, professional development, relevant resources, online graduate courses, and rigorous master's degree programs.

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The New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA) is a non-profit professional organization founded in 1948 for the purpose of advancing the cause of art education by

stimulating interest in the study of art in public, private and parochial schools and colleges in the state of New York;

developing sensitivity to and encouraging participation in the visual art;

securing wider recognition of the vital importance of education through art;

encouraging carry-over of school art education into the artistic, social and home life of the individual;

fostering professional growth and leadership among the members of the organization;

voicing our concerns with regard to policies and legislation that effect art education.

The New York State Art Teachers Association is made up of 10 Regions. Members include preschool through university level art educators, art administrators, museum educators, school administrators, school districts, commercial representatives, and friends and benefactors. Elected representatives from the ten regions and five elected state-level officers form the Board of Trustees, which is the decision-making body for NYSATA.

The NYSATA News is a winner of the NAEA Newsletter Award

To suggest a resource, please contact NYSATA Vice President Donnnalyn Shuster at [email protected] .

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The National Art Education Foundation (NAEF) invests in innovative initiatives to support instructional practice, research, and leadership in visual arts education.

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The term "design thinking" is often attached to maker spaces and STEM labs. However, design thinking is bigger than STEM. It begins with the premise of tapping into student curiosity and allowing them to create, test and re-create until they eventually ship what they made to a real audience (sometimes global but often local). Design thinking isn't a subject or a topic or a class. It's more of way of solving problems that encourages risk-taking and creativity.

Design thinking is a flexible framework for getting the most out of the creative process. It is used in the arts, in engineering, in the corporate world, and in social and civic spaces. You can use it in every subject with every age group. It works when creating digital content or when building things with duct tape and cardboard.

For the last 12 years, I've used design thinking. As a teacher, I used it for everything from coding projects to service projects to documentaries to engineering challenges. As startup co-founder, we used the design thinking cycle for product development. As an author, it's a framework I use for publishing.

So, here's a description of the design thinking cycle that AJ Juliani and I developed and included in our book Launch: Using the Design Thinking Process to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student. Note that we added a final phase that's often missing from design thinking models. It's the idea of launching. It's the belief that after students have designed their work, they should send it to an authentic audience.

Although there are many models for design thinking, we have developed the student-friendly LAUNCH Cycle. We created an acronym to help make it easier to remember:

L: Look, Listen, and Learn
In the first phase, students look, listen, and learn.The goal here is awareness. It might be a sense of wonder at a process or an awareness of a problem or a sense of empathy toward an audience.

A: Ask Tons of Questions
Sparked by curiosity, students move to the second phase, where they ask tons of questions.

U: Understanding the Process or Problem
This leads to understanding the process or problem through an authentic research experience. They might conduct interviews or needs assessments, research articles, watch videos, or analyze data.

N: Navigate Ideas
Students apply that newly acquired knowledge to potential solutions. In this phase, they navigate ideas. Here they not only brainstorm, but they also analyze ideas, combine ideas, and generate a concept for what they will create.

C: Create a Prototype
In this next phase, they create a prototype. It might be a digital work or a tangible product, a work of art or something they engineer. It might even be an action or an event or a system.

H: Highlight and Fix
Next, they begin to highlight what's working and fix what's failing. The goal here is to view this revision process as an experiment full of iterations, where every mistake takes them closer to success.

Launch to an Audience
Then, when it's done, it's ready to launch. In the launch phase, they send it to an authentic audience. They share their work with the world!

Please leave your email address below and click the yellow subscribe button to receive the free design thinking toolkit. It includes a free design thinking project, an eBook, and a suite of assessments. I will also send you a weekly email with free, members-only access to my latest blog posts, videos, podcasts and resources to help you boost creativity and spark innovation in your classroom.

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The LAUNCH Cycle: A K-12 Design Thinking Framework

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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art

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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art

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A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison

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A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison. By Margriet Ruurs & Katherine Gibson

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Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing

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Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing

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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

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Read Aloud -  Lines That Wiggle By: Candace Whitman

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Iggy Peck, Architect┃Interactive Read Aloud

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by Laurence Anholt