Art Literacy
Welcome to Findley Art Literacy!
2023/2024 Volunteer Training Schedule:
Sept 21: Mary Cassatt (Rikki Nouri lead volunteer)
NOV 2 : Mexican Folk Art (Deidra Trusley lead volunteer)
JAN 9 : Paul Gauguin (Lead volunteer TBD)
FEB 29: Frank Stella (Lead volunteer TBD)
April 23 : Ansel Adams (Lead volunteer TBD)
For Classroom 'Lead' Volunteers, monthly Art Lit trainings will all begin at 10:00 a.m.
All volunteers will need to be registered in the BSD volunteer management system BSD Volunteer Link
Once registered with BSD please go to our sign up page to register for Art Lit Lead or Assistant for your child's classroom
Deidra Trusley (Findley Art Lit Co-Coordinator)
This website is for Findley Art Literacy Volunteers:
Here we will keep our Training and Classroom Presentation Calendar updated,
We will post Presentation and Project Documents for you, as well as
Information about various Findley Art Lit Volunteering opportunities.
If you are interested in Volunteering, please fill in our Contact Form by clicking on Sign Up to Volunteer.
Do you need an email list of art lit volunteers in your classroom? Would you like more information about Findley's Art Literacy program? If so,
Email Deidra Trusley, the Art Literacy Co-Coordinator, at artlitfindley@gmail.com.
Art Literacy Needs Volunteers!
No art background is required and all materials are provided.
Volunteers for each classroom are needed in the following roles:
Lead Volunteer: Responsible for:
Attending the Art Lit trainings
Scheduling presentation dates with your teacher
Reserving the Art Lit cart on the calendar
Communicating scheduled Art Lit lessons with your teacher and support volunteer
Present the lesson and art making to your class
Support Volunteer: Responsible for:
Assisting with the art production in the classroom
The Beaverton District Art Literacy program celebrated its 40th Anniversary!
Art Literacy Overview
Since 1979, the Beaverton School District is home to an exceptional volunteer-run elementary and middle school art education program called Art Literacy.
The district's Art Literacy curriculum at present is based on more than 100 artist-inspired lessons, including European masters, renowned American artists, cultural arts, some living and local artists.
Findley's Art Literacy program consists of six different lessons presented throughout the year. Morning volunteer trainings are scheduled for each lesson to learn about the upcoming artist-inspired projects.
In the classroom, 'lead' and 'assisting' volunteers work together to teach about the featured artist and assist in the art-making process, resulting in unique and creative student art productions to display and take home.
No previous artistic experience is required and all materials are provided.
All volunteers must have an mVP profile.
We Believe Art Literacy:
Helps students to think creatively and problem solve, both which help prepare them for the future.
Helps students learn how to observe, something naturalists, climatologists, writers and doctors need to know how to do.
Encourages students to form mental images - an ability chemists, engineers, architects, designers and inventors use to think up new ideas!
Celebrates many perspectives. Students learn to value diverse views and cultures, something ever important in a global society.
Has the unique ability to communicate ideas and emotions of the human spirit, connecting us to our history, traditions and heritage.
Helps students to realize there are many ways to see and interpret the world.