Art show school

I’ve been teaching art for over 15 years and have taught every grade, K-12. In those years I have made resources and handouts helpful for the art room, contained classrooms, or homeschool parents. Check out my Etsy shop above. First Steps When I started teaching art, I had never curated an art show and the…

I've blogged about many of my art shows. You can read about the one from 2012 here and here; 2013 here and here and 2014 here and here! Well, it's that time o' year: ART SHOW TIME! I know for many of you art teachers out there, you've already wrapped up your annual show and I'm sure it was a success. I just finished off my 12th art show and I gotta tell ya, I'm still learning. Fortunately I have learned a thing or ten over the years and I thought I'd share them with you in this here post…

Save to Favorites 0 Favorites X Save to Favorites Please Login or Register to save content. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. So, last week I started talking about art show planning. This week we are talking art show nitty-gritty. The nitty-gritty includes figuring out how to best display the work, gathering […]

Mrs. Mount painting a tiny hand. Our 4th grade Dale Chihuly inspired oversized flowers. Some students and their family members taking photos. Finger knit weaving 3rd grade Fall Trees. Th students learned a little bit about perspective by adding trees in the foreground, middle ground and background. 3rd grade tiered cakes inspired by artist Wayne Thiebaud. "All about ME" word collages. This was a mixed media project using recycled dictionary pages, magazines, yarn, texture sheets and foil…

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I happen to have a chain link fence that I have been displaying art on but if you don’t happen to have a fence and are looking for a way to display some art maybe outside for your neighbors t…

Well, my friends. The time has come...it's back to school we go! For many of us, anyway. I know some of y'all kept on teachin' until, like, the end of June which is absolutely WILD to me. First of all, the temperature here in Tennessee during that time of year is literally the surface of the sun. I cannot imagine trying to teach, let alone put kids on a bus, in that type of heat. And, second, let's be real: I'm tapped out come May. Okay...I'll be for-real for-real...I'm tapped out the week…

Attention Art Teachers! Looking for the most efficient way to hang student artwork for a school wide art show? Well look no further! Click through to follow the 6 easy steps that will save your time and your sanity when putting on an art show.

Courtney Spiers | Choice Art Teacher on Instagram: "Setting up an art show doesn’t have to be overwhelming—here’s how I make it so much easier! Here’s how I prep my display tables in advance: ✔️ Measure the cafeteria folding tables. ✔️ Cut bulletin board paper to the same length (plus a few extra inches). ✔️ Mount student artwork onto the paper ahead of time and fold it in half. You can stack all of the bulletin board papers by grade and class or however you want to organize it. ✔️ On…

Grandview Elementary School students and families recently participated in a family engagement night titled “Growing Our Minds at Grandview.”

Master Artist: Yaacov AgamSubject Area:Kinetic artFocus:Art: kinetic designJudaic Studies: Torah metaphorGrade Level(s)7th and up“Know Before You Go”: Yaacov Agam is the foremost kinetic artist in …

Spring conjures up many images. Cherry blossoms, baby animals, longer days to name a few! For the art teacher spring conjures up Spring Showcases. Ahhh, only a school art show can both instill pleasure and pain at once. There is nothing like seeing all your students’ hard work on display to make you feel proud. […]

Many of you might be in the process of planning your end-of-the-year art show. And prepping for a school art show is no easy task if you are unprepared for

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Summer is almost over! How did that happen? Where did the last 2 months go? With a little under 2 weeks left until we go back to school my mind has been increasingly drawn to planning for the ne…

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