Conley Elementary unveiled a statue built in cooperation with their students and local artist Bradley Cooley. Clay the statue was produced through a grant from the Foundation for Leon Schools. Watch the video for more information about this amazing project.
Category Archives: Arts
Arts News from the Council on Culture and Arts (COCA)
The Council on Culture and Arts (COCA), the local arts agency, invites math, science, social studies, language arts, foreign language and arts teachers to explore COCA for the Classroom, an arts in education directory. This guide gives teachers an in-depth look at the arts in education programs (many of which are FREE) in Tallahassee, Leon County, and the surrounding areas. This resource is available online and can be filtered by artistic discipline, grade level and program type making it easy for teachers to navigate and use. We hope you will use this information to enhance your regular classroom programming through supplemental arts and cultural partnerships in the region.
For more information visit: http://cocasite.squarespace.com/classroom/
COCA for Kids!
Do you have a budding Mozart or a wanna-be Fred Astaire? Is your child always covered in marker and swiping paper from your printer? Do you have bored but creative little ones who need something to do for the afternoon? COCA for Kids includes an incredible array of arts experiences for toddlers to teens to participate in. From piano to stagecraft, painting to ballet, your kids will have no shortage of things to keep their hands and minds busy.
COCA for Kids, located at www.cocanet.org/kids, highlights more than 60 organizations and individual providers offering more than 150 after-school and weekend programs, individual lessons, camps, and birthday parties – all focused on dance, theatre, music, visual art, history and more.
Montford Celebrates Art with visiting Artists…
A collection of local artists assembled at Montford Middle School to display their talents in an up-close and personal setting for the public. The artists shared their works with the students and talked with them about their process and meaning behind what they do. It was a wonderful day all around.
Thank you to our participating artists:
Debbie Brienen…………………………………………….Acrylics
Randy Brienen……………………………………………..Acrylics
Karen Heijkoop…..…………………………….….Mixed Media
Mike Hogan…………………………………………..……Drawings
Paul Houzell……………………………………..…………………Oils
Bill McKeown……………………….…………………Watercolors
Kenneth Reshard……………………………….Silk Screen/Oils
Eluster Richardson………………….………Watercolor & Oils
Al Williams…………………………………………………….…….Oils
Tah Williams………………………………………….………Acrylics
Harris Wiltsher……….……………………………..Mixed media
2013 Blended Lives Program Visits Goodwood Plantation
Leon County Schools continued its ground breaking Blended Lives program this year. Blended Lives is a program that brings every fourth and fifth grade student to both the Goodwood Museum and the John G. Riley House to teach them about the history of Leon County and Florida. You can view a video about the Riley House visit here.
Sealey Celebrates Art!
These Sealey Superstars are all smiles as they admire their art work that was published in the summer 2012 edition of “Celebrating Art.” Celebrating Art is a national art competition that selects art from students in K-12 grades. Sealey Art teacher, Natalie Cox said, “Only the top 25% of students who enter are selected. We are proud of the five students who were chosen for this edition. “She noted that they are equally as proud because they received word that 14 other Sealey students will be published in the 2012 Fall edition. The five students already published are: Catharine Tew, Charlie Holland, Jayda Ross, Quinton Johnson and Colson Hardwick.
Art at Montford Day
The Montford Middle School Art Department held its Art at Montford Day on Monday, February 27. This annual event, started by Montford’s inaugural art teacher, Al Williams, is in its fourth year. Mr. Donald Sheppard, Montford’s art teacher has committed to carrying on the tradition of Art at Montford Day. Mr. Sheppard related, “It is important for students to interact with artists in their communities. Art Day provided an opportunity for students to connect prior knowledge to the art and ideas of practicing artists.” Students at Montford had the opportunity to enjoy the art displays. In addition, the students were afforded a chance to speak with the artists individually. Sixth grader Katie Zollner attended the art show and reports, “I was impressed how artist Karen Heijkoop blended shapes and colors into a beautiful piece of art.”
The following artists presented at Montford: Wilford Blaise (watercolors), Carol Davey (watercolors), Aaron Harvey (acrylics), Karen Heijkoop (oils), Walter Hoebich (drawings), Mike Hogan (drawings), William McKeown (watercolors), Linda Pelc (watercolors), Marilyn Proctor-Givens (clay), Kenneth Reshard (silk screen/oils), Eluster Richardson (oils), and Al Williams (oils). Carol Davey, one of the visiting artists, expressed, “Art is a life skill that is invaluable and certainly one we want to pass on to our children.”
Douglas Cook, Montford’s principal, states, “The collective talents represented at the art show were a sight to behold, and our students thoroughly enjoyed their time with the artists. The art show promoted Montford’s dedication to providing a learning environment that supports a strong fine arts education.”