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Adding Fine Arts programs to your library's line up doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Review this presentation for tips on programs to try and resources to use.
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Fine Arts for the School Age
Suzanne WalkerChildren’s Services Consultant
Indiana State [email protected]
Twitter: @suzieecw
2 dimensional art◦ Painting◦ Drawing◦ photography
3 dimensional art◦ Sculpture◦ Paper mache
Performing arts – Poetry as a performance
What are the fine arts?Depends on who you talk to but…
Students who study art are 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement and 3 times more likely to be awarded for school attendance.
Source: Education Fund / NYSFLT
Fun Fact:
Murals Paper Mache Easy Peasy Pastels Eric Carle Fruit Bowls Prints Still Life Go Outside Copy from the masters Your ideas?
Today’s presentation
Our Mural
Garden of Imagination Mural
We need your artwork to use in a mural we will be painting together on the library wall! What does a fairy look like? What color is a troll? Draw, color or paint people, animals, or scenes from your favorite fairytale and hand in your paintings to the library. Your paintings will not be returned.
Use your imagination! Your drawings don’t have to look like those in books. The entire community is invited to submit artwork. Here is a list of the fairytales we will use: The Gingerbread Man / The Cow Jumped Over the Moon / Humpty Dumpty / Jack and the Beanstalk / Billy Goats Gruff / The Frog Prince / Rapunzel.
Part of Get Creative Summer Reading
Get Creative with Painting! Come make tempera paintings on paper to get ideas for the mural. We will be painting pictures of people, animals, or scenes from your favorite fairytale at this event. Use your imagination! Wear old clothes. Adults invited to stay! Here is a list of the fairytales we will use: The Gingerbread Man / The Cow Jumped Over the Moon / Humpty Dumpty / Jack and the Beanstalk / Billy Goats Gruff / The Frog Prince / Rapunzel
Part of Get Creative Summer Reading
What: At this program we will be painting a wall at our library with permanent paint. You do not have to be an artist to paint. The painting will be roughed out for us ahead of time. You may submit artwork to be included on the wall. See details above.
Part of Get Creative Summer Reading
Our Mural
Real live HOUSE PAINT Small containers to pour it in Floor coverings (a MUST) Tubs of hot soapy water if you need to rinse
as you go Latex paint will clean off brushes with soap
and water Art smocks or old tee shirts
Materials for Indoor murals
Searched for Starry Night Color Sheets
Starry Night
Plotting the numbers Do on paper Do on Wall
Kids! Each kid
had one color at a time.
We worked in shifts.
Parents helped…
Add Starry Night MuralDay One
Day Two
Day Three
After the final clean up
www.create-a-mural.com http://fairydustteaching.blogspot.com/2011/
07/monets-mural.html
I love this next one: http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/2008/10/oi
l-pastel-landscape.html
And she’s on Pinterest! Art Projects for Kids.org
Murals from the Web
Arts and music education programs are mandatory in countries that rank consistently among the highest for math and science test scores, like Japan, Hungary, and the Netherlands.
Source: Education Fund / NYSFLT
Fun Fact
We did this over three sessions.◦ Session One: First layer of paper mache◦ Session Two: Second Layer of paper mache◦ Session Three: Painting
Then I took them home and my friend and I cut out all the holes with a power tool/saw thingy.
Paper Mache Masks
Newspaper Copy Paper Balloon Paper or Plastic Bowls Glue Towels and / or rags Large tarp to cover floor Plastic covering for tables
What you need
Prep your room by covering all surfaces with tarps or plastic tablecloths
Blow up balloons first. Takes too long to do with kids in room.
Place each balloon on a plastic bowl. Mix your glue (I used: 1 part Elmer’s, 1 part
water, and about a ¼ part corn starch). Place a bowl, bucket, or bin of glue for
every set of four children
Step by Step Paper Mache
Have several hand-cleaning stations where children can rinse their hands off. I just used a couple of towels spread on the floor with a bucket of warm water on sitting in the middle. Have lots of towels or rags available to dry off.
Children should not have any jewelry on their hands or arms and should pull all hair back.
Step by Step Paper Mache
Now you are ready. Bring the kids in. Put them in their paint
shirts or smocks (I use old tee shirts). Have the “rules” talk. I sit them on the floor
away from the glue. Start by having them tear a lot of paper.
We used a small baby pool to hold it all.
Step by Step Paper Mache
Do a demonstration of paper mache while the kids are still not by the glue
Have kids take armload of paper to their table and begin
Be sure to explain that they only have to cover one side of their balloon
Use newspaper only for first session
Step by Step Paper Mache
You will need a method for putting kids names near their work.
I used paper hotdog holders to put the kids names on and tape on the table
This will go quicker than you think. My session was an hour and we could have been done in ½ hour or 45 minutes.
As the children leave the room, have them wipe their feet. The glue will be everywhere.
Step by Step Paper Mache
Set up for 2nd Session
This time, use white computer paper. It’s lots easier to paint over
Repeat all process of day one
2nd Session
For the painting session, you will be really happy not to be gluing. Just have the kids paint away. If you are cutting holes later, be sure to clearly mark those with a marker before the kids leave.
3rd Session
http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/how_to_paper_mache.htm
http://ultimatepapermache.com/paper-mache-recipes
Paper Mache Online Help
Researchers find that sustained learning in music and theatre correlates strongly with higher achievement in both math and reading.
Source: Education Fund / NYSFLT
Fun Fact
http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/2010/01/bernard-hoyes-inspired-dancing-lady.html
Once again, I’ve used the above website. Picture based on Bernard Hoyes Dancing
Lady You need zero creativity for this.
Pastels
Multiple studies have concluded that curricular and extracurricular art studies and activities help keep high-risk dropout students stay in school.
Source: Education Fund / NYSFLT
Fun Fact
Eric Carle Fruit Bowls Color sections with crayons (hard) Go over with water colors Cut out shapes Paste into “bowl” Share Eric Carle’s books. Once again, you
need no creativity for this.
Some other art projects we have done
Prints…◦ Take a piece of cardboard and cover it with items
that give it texture like gluing string, buttons, craft foam.
Other Ideas…
Cover this with paint and press a piece of paper on top of your “stamp.”
Let the kids go wild. Talk about abstract art. Guess how much creativity you need for
this.
Still Life◦ Create an interesting group of objects and have
kids draw what they see
Quick and easy…
Take them outside and have them draw your building
Have them copy the real thing!
Rubbings◦ Leaves◦ Shoe bottoms
Drawing with Different Mediums Finger Painting Collages Working with clay Painting objects
Other ideas…
Crayons Watercolors Decent Paint Brushes Paper – I use card stock for water colors a
lot Consider half sheets Consider other mediums…pastels, charcoal,
acrylic paint, colored pencils, poster paint Art smocks/old tee shirts
Things to have
New brain research shows that not only does music improve skills in math and reading, but it promotes creativity, social development, personality adjustment, and self-worth.
Source: Education Fund / NYSFLT
Fun Fact
This is the part where Suzanne talks about theatre!
Do a play
