Chinese New Year Celebration 2012

Picasso to Warhol

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia has a fabulous exhibit going on right now called Picasso to Warhol.  I got the pleasure of seeing it myself a few weeks ago.  It is fabulous!  Low and behold, when I went to the AAEA fall conference the next weekend, there was a workshop about incorporating art from the exhibit into the classroom...of course I picked up the packet on that!

The show is so wonderful, and I kept thinking of my students as I passed Andy Warhol's soup cans and Joan Miro's funky "shape people" (that's what we called them in my class previously).  Never have I seen so many famous modern artists shown in one space.  The exhibit will be going on until April 29, 2012. 

If you get a chance, please check it out!  Even if you can't make the trip, check out their online resources.

Also, it's worth pointing out that while the show titled Picasso to Warhol, there are so many more wonderful artists included in the show.  The show has approximately 100 works of art created by 14 of the most iconic artists from the 20th century: Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Constantin Brancusi, Piet Mondrian, Fernand Léger, Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio De Chirico, Joan Miró, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Louise Bourgeois, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol.

Art Walk

Birmingham Art Walk is this weekend!!! 

September 9th (Friday) 5-10 pm

September 10th (Saturday) noon-6 pm

Go downtown and support local artists!  For specific locations and more information you can visit their website.

Barts Art Cart Family Days

The Birmingham Museum of Art is having family days at the museum every Saturday and Sunday in September.  It is FREE!  And kids get to complete an art project and bring it home.

Saturdays are from 11-1

Sundays are from 1-3

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!  It's going to be a great school year.  I can't wait to see what my students create this year.  I am also very excited about the new "choice center" in my classroom.  I will post more about it later; but basically it is an area in the classroom filled with art activites that students can help themselves to if they finish their artwork early.  Some of the activities include: free draw with drawing boards, word bubble art critique, art books, free-sculpt with play-doh, puzzles, art word bingo, and one of my favorites, magnetic mosaics.

Here is a picture of the magnetic mosiacs.  In this activity, students can create a mosaic using various colored magnets.



If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for our art program...leave me a comment!

Stay tuned for more exciting news throughout the school year about what is going on in the art room and in the arts community of our area!

Also, look for art newsletters throughout the year in your child's agenda/backpack!