Art Focus Workshop
Changes the community wants to see…
I want to see children use art to problem solve
Break stereotypes of what are is
Real life artists do demos - encourage mentoring
Want to see art infused into every discipline and every class
I want to see art as a process not a product to hang on the wall
To have sustainable art
Increased amount or number of sessions
Full time art teacher
Choices
Art should teach other principles and as history and geometry
More art time at schools
I want to see "non artists" become artists - build confidence
More information, creativity, use of skill
Art is supposed to be a weekly lesson
More freedom for the teacher
Use of multiple mediums
More opportunities to incorporate art
More classes
What excites you?
Allowing children to learn in a way they understand
Allowing kids to understand art better, being able to empower them with better skills
To see kids with their faces smiling showing off their art work
More ways to express
More art time/classes available and the prospect of a variety of art
Bringing art back to schools
Unlimited possibilities
Children experience the world through art
What don’t you want to see…
Structure
Once a month lesson
Some structure is required to teach the basic but let them grow in their direction
Teach art in a way that it is not experienced, felt, and understood so they get invested in it
I want to see teachers teach children not "art"
Limited class times and pre-defined "old school" art
Art corps type of rigid structure
New Opportunities you would like to see…
See the world with their eyes, express it with art as a medium
Let them talk about their art and their product
Appreciate contemporary art and art history
Experience different types of art from old school to new
Exposure to a higher level of art background skill
Bring them the foundation and let them experience
Use of clay and oil
Having museums and galleries
For our kids to have fun doing art and see them loving doing it on a weekly basis
Opportunity for kids to work in groups or independently on real world projects
Learning art history and how it pertains to life
Deal Breakers
Not rush
Limited to current or less sessions
Rules and regulations of what art is
Same art schedule like the current public school
Same project for everyone and they all look the same
Daily learning of art