I’m happy to announce that the “Art

Star” award for the month of April

goes to Frank C. (Rm. 307).

Please assist me in congratulating

Frank for all the hard work, creativ-

ity, and independence that he has

shown over the past month.

And the “Art Star” of the Month is...

A N D E R S O N

C E N T E R F O R

A U T I S M

A R T

D E PA R T M E N T

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Frank’s “Spring Blossoms” painting

is shown at right.

This year’s “Young Emerging Artists” exhibit at the Henry

A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center (Hyde Park,

NY) was another great success. This had much to do with the

hard work put in by all of the students and the event’s organ-

izer Alison M. of the Dutchess Day School (Millbrook, NY).

This year’s event showcased the art work from 20+ area ele-

mentary schools, including the ACA.

The students from the ACA that had their art displayed were:

Alexander “Sasha” I. (Rm. 110); Johnny R. (Rm. 117);

Tyler “T.J.” S. (Rm. 309); Brian C. (Rm. 119); Jonathan

“J.T.” B. (Rm. 108); Christopher T. (Rm. 313); John E.

(Rm. 308).

Great Job!!

“Young Emerging Artists” Exhibit

GREAT

JOB!!

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N A T H A N ( R M . 4 1 6 ) .

Donut

Shop

Project In the Art Room during the month of April students have been hard at work creating 3-

dimentional “donut” sculptures (Please see photos below).

Students created their donuts by rolling and coiling newspaper into the traditional donut shape

and using masking tape to hold it all together. After completing this step, students decoupaged

paper towels over their donuts using glue/water (2:1) and paintbrushes. For color, students ap-

plied tempera paint (brown, cream/tan, and pink). Later, students used a tempera paint/glue

mixture (2:1) to paint the tops of their donuts and make them look “frosted.” Sprinkles and

various other toppings were sprinkled over the still wet “frosting.” Toppings were made out of

various materials, including “Sprinkles” (cut multi-colored foam) and “Chocolate

Chunks” (shaved/cut brown crayon).

Lft: Ashley B. (Rm. 306)

decoupages her “donut” form.

Above: A few examples of

the completed “donut” sculp-

tures.

Rt: Brandon S.

(Rm. 417) applies

final coat of paint

to sculptures.

Above: Jonathan E. (Rm.

118) hard at work painting

his sculptures.

Pictures of the

“Donut Shop” Pro-

ject in Progress.

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H A V E I N F O

T O S H A R E ?

I F Y O U H A V E A N Y A R T

N E W S T H A T Y O U W A N T

T O A D D T O N E X T

M O N T H ’ S A N D E R S O N -

I A N P L E A S E L E T M E

K N O W ( X 1 5 6 9 ) . ~

N A T H A N ( R M . 4 1 6 ) .

Artist Birthdays for May

Additional Photos of “Young Emerging Artists” Exhibit

May 11 – Salvador Dali (1904) May 15 – Jasper Johns (1930) May 21 – Henri Rousseau (1844) May 23 – Franz Kline (1910) May 25 – Mary Cassatt (1844)

I was very pleased to meet and talk briefly with John E. s (Rm. 308) family on March 31. They

stopped by the ACA to see John’s artwork, discuss his “Art Star” award and also his inclu-

sion in the “Young and Emerging Artist” art show. Thanks for stopping by!!

Thank You

Photos of Art Room on Website I recently noticed that there are a few photographs of the students and staff of Room 110

hard at work in the Art Room displayed on the ACA Website (http://www.andersonschool.org).

These photos can be seen in the alternating banner at the top of the front page.

Also, I was also happy to hear from the parents of Sasha I. (Rm. 110), Johnny R. (Rm. 117)

and Christopher T. (Rm. 313). They sent me notes and called about their children's art work

being included in the “Young and Emerging Artist” show. It was great to hear from you!!

Thanks!!