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art partners
The over arching goal of Art Partners is to develop our youth into independent and well-grounded adults. Art Partners places professional teaching artists in the classrooms of area schools and also conducts special programs in Silvermine School of Art’s studios. The curriculum-based workshops are designed with the classroom teacher with goals of improving critical thinking, collaboration and literacy skills. The achievement gap in Connecticut is one of the largest in the United States. Art Partners is one program that strives to close this gap. During the past 16 years, the program has reached 10,600 Norwalk and Stamford students. During the past school year, Art Partners’ workshops included: An intensive seven-week drawing series for students from Briggs High School led by Nomi Silverman and separately, a ceramics program led by Heather Houston. Teamwork, self-expression and cultural history were all elements in these workshops. An after school program taught by C.J. Guerin for Nathan Hale Middle School students provided an opportunity for students to experiment and improve artistic skills. Geometry was nicely integrated in lessons on portraiture, the body and perspective. Marta Kot created a collage workshop for first grade students at Columbus Magnet School linked to their unit on bees at the New Pond Farm and created a sculpture workshop linked to poetry and ecology at Brookside Elementary School. Two cartooning workshop were taught by Jerry Craft. One workshop linked the elections to political cartooning for fifth graders at Davenport Ridge Elementary School and a second workshop linked visualization of a favorite book to drawing in cartoon form at Ponus Ridge Middle School. Silvermine Elementary School fifth graders created a delightful mural of the universe that focused on collaboration, visualization of the science curriculum, design and use of color. Art Partners is funded by grants and individual contributions. The program is a recipient of funding from Bank of America Foundation, Fairfield County Bank, NewAlliance Foundation, People’s United Community Foundation, The Maurer Family Foundation, and independent foundations. Contact Leslee Asch at 203 966-9700, ext. 15 or lesleeasch[at]silvermineart.org for more information. New Program: Youth Open Art Studio Beginning September 11th through the school year, the School of Art will offer Youth Open Art Studios two Friday nights a month. This exciting program is free to all participating teens between the ages of 13 and 17. Each month will feature a new medium or art form and teens will study with talented working artists who are Silvermine School of Art Faculty members. The curriculum is wide ranging from portraiture to graffiti, cartooning, drawing, painting, collage and art installation. Students will be able to build a portfolio, meet new friends, work with different art mediums or just have fun creating art. All levels of experience are welcome! Materials and refreshments will be provided at each workshop. Check under tab School and then Special Programs to see the many workshops available and dates.
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