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VIsual Art Newsletter 2022-23 Semester 1 (8).pdf
2023-2024
Check out news and art from last school year (see above)!
Measurement Standards for Visual Art (see right)
Links for year end Virtual Art Shows from 2021-2022:
Gr 6 /T3 Spring Art Show 2021-2 JLMcCourt MS (CMDooley) - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ-NCGcJ7lAmPKstU5XMHQCwpRMDml2GOmja6BL6C3m8CtrepF6HNyjdhqDfMhyh_N0cvKcbpW-iNbM/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000
Grade 7/S2 Art Show2021-22 Semester 2 - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSxEwwWmIPxBeK04BUwrbvbBcZaIZfj1GYza6CGf98zOS-6OcfHabUptiKxyfT23QZlhDMHhJKlZ4O1/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000
Gr8/S2 Spring Art Show 2021-22 Semester 2 - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQHeOBLrFz-grn4OCuHwGch9eXRFSqkuIFJCUkV1mhNDP86eei-Dspk9xXyc_a5N4PZQEhwj0qkcf3C/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000
NJAHS 2021-22 Art Show - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQyFvYvz2C5zhE1xp1YOCM0_SsNrF04GuC1ng1fJtIV2gdmhEMmwgS_ub8n5nNe0mYzZURlNgb5MM2A/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000
Click on the icon to the right to view the Universal Visual Art Grading Rubric for grades 6, 7, & 8
Check out this article, shared by Ms Rao, on Visual Art as a coping mechanism during the pandemic:
grade 8 students work on the makerspace that was recently replenished with funds from a STEM grant
Alternative Pigment projects by grade 8 students, Emma B and Jeremy J
The COVID19 pandemic has us finding new ways to create art and connect with one another. Grade 6 will have trimester rotations and Grades 7 &. 8 will resume semester rotations in Visual Art this year. Visual Art students are going to create some amazing art this year!
Students in Grade 8 experiment with alternative pigments found in nature. Prior to gathering specimens, students studied plant identification, to include toxic plants, such as poison ivy.
I am posting the work from last year so that you can see the digital slide shows by each class and the National Junior Art Honor Society.
Click here: Grade 6 Visual Art Show Trimester 3, 2020-2021
Click here: Grade 7 Visual Art Show Trimester 3, 2020-2021
Click here: Grade 8 Visual Art Show Trimester 3, 2020-2021
Click here: National Junior Art Honor Society 2020-2021
PAST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Take a look at past announcements to see some of the fun things that we do in the Visual Art Department!
See Announcements for Paint Night Fundraiser on November 22, 2019!
We worked with the Mayor's Office of Children, Youth, & Learning (OCYL) to create work that was completely free choice of medium as it relates to expression emotions. Here are some samples:
Collage by Hope J (left) Ceramic Figure by Aidan P (above right)
Art Club Anagram (below) created by Kaliah S , Erica P. & Alexa B.
Winter 2019-2020
Welcome back!
Our year is off to a big start with our Office of Children Youth and Learning Expressive Arts program held after school on Thursdays through the first part of October. Students who are participating in this program are learning about mental health issues and art. We have Peace Love studios included in this dynamic experience.
The first meeting of the McCourt Art Club and the National Junior Art Honor Society is scheduled for Thursday, October 17. See you in the Art Studio, room 39!
Spring 2018-2019
Thinking of Art lessons? Here are some tips to find a teacher who is right for you:
how far do you want to drive--do you want to stay in your community or drive to the city?
what does the Art teacher or studio provide? Are they a mix of experimenting with different types of media; do they just do painting or ceramics?
Ask around about the style of teaching. Does the teacher take the brush from your hand and paint on your canvas or does the teacher demonstrate options on an alternative surface?
Does the studio compete and exhibit work? If so, are you obligated to submit work for competition or can you create art for "Art's sake?"
Are you expected to maintain a sketchbook and work outside of class or is work limited to class time?
Although we cannot endorse any programs, here is a list of local Art programs:
Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education Young Artist Program (Providence (all year) & Barrington (summer), RI): http://ce.risd.edu/programs/young-artist-program
Jocelyn's Art Studio (Cumberland, RI), joceynsartstudio.com
Pea Poddery (Cumberland, RI): http://www.peapoddery.com/
Winter 2018-2019
NJAHS Election meeting January 9, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.
Art Club & NJAHS members pose (below) with supplies donated by a friend of McCourt, Ms Hollace Rooney. Thank you, Ms Rooney!
An informational meeting for the Art Club & National Visual Art Honor Society (NJAHS) was held on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Regular meetings will resume on Thursdays beginning January 3, 2019, immediately after school. Dismissal will be in time for the late bus.
Winterfest
The Art Club & National Visual Art Honor Society (NJAHS) had a booth at the McCourt Winterfest. This was an opportunity to fundraise to offset costs for the spring field trip and supplies for the Art Club & NJAHS.
Academic Year 2017-2018
Spring 2018
Art Club/National Junior Art honor Society will have the Spring Art Field Trip to the Newport Art Museum on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
Grade 8 students, Yulianna Sanches & Jaylene Badillo, put the finishing touches on the collaborative portrait of Martin Luther King.
As we rapidly approach the end of the school year, check out this article to encourage creativity:
https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/7-ways-nurturing-student-creativity
Congratulations to Carley Murnin for winning the RI Art Education Association Youth Art Month flag competition for Rhode Island!
Thanks to the (below) students who presented in March at the Amazing Schools Presentation at the RI Dept of Education showcase: Morgan Tyler, Willow Grudain, and Kayla Hinton. Our focus was using Personalized
Learning in the Art Studio.
Winter 2018
Mindfulness through Mandalas of Tibet
by Jayda Domenech (left)
by Julia Pytka (right)
Students in Grade 7 completed symmetrical designs in Art that were created in the style of Mandalas of Tibet. Mandalas are created by Buddhist Monks as an exercise in mindfulness. Buddhism is technically a philosophy; however, is often referred to as a religion. There is an emphasis on process in making a mandala as a physical act. The Monks will take several days to construct the mandalas with intricate patterns using colored sand. In the end, the Mandala is deconstructed and returned to the earth. This is a reminder that our time on earth is temporary and that we are all ultimately all the same. Selected mandalas created with marker on paper are on exhibit in the lobby window gallery.
Harvest Fest 2017!
Winners of the 2017 Harvest Fest Maddie Dixon & Kayla Hinton donate their
Pastel Painting Contest art for raffle to benefit the McCourt Art Club
Self Portrait Collage grade 7 students
By Julia Pytka drawing a still life
Welcome to Visual Art at Joseph L. McCourt Middle School Our Visual Art program is an opportunity for students to express themselves and learn a variety of skills. Through critiques, students create complex works of art and designs that are personally meaningful. Below is an overview of the exciting creative experience available to McCourt students.
In 6th Grade, we explore techniques in design, drawing, 3-Dimensional Design, and Ceramics.
In 7th Grade, we build on the skills from 6th grade and apply them to more complex forms of art. Such projects include maskmaking in plaster and still-life drawing.
In 8th grade, we prepare students for high school level art by focusing on more complex skills. Students learn how to create a block for printmaking on a printing press and complex methods of attachment and form in Ceramics.
Students exit the middle school art program with the skills necessary to be successful at the high school level in Visual Art 1.
Students can check Google Classroom for assignments.
We are looking forward to another great year together!
Respectfully,
Carolyn M. Dooley
Art Competitions and Shows
McCourt is active in Art Competitions and Exhibits of student and community art shows. See the Announcements tab for a current list of exhibits, shows, and competitions.
Casey Conklin, Mrs Dooley, Mrs Conklin, Kelly Ann Benros, & CJ Magill at the 2017 Youth Art Month Exhibit at Fidelity Investments
2017 McCourt Spring Art Show
Xia Myers, winner Best in Show at the at the
2017 McCourt Spring Art Show
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