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Re: end of the year art leftovers-LONG

From: Felsecker (felsecker)
Date: Wed Jun 21 2000 - 09:26:08 PDT

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    At our h.s. we have two semesters (four quarters). Each semester brings in
    a new group of art students that have registered for a variety of art
    classes. When the first semester begins we immediately begin by explaining
    to the students that we will be considering their art work for inclusion in
    the spring school art show. We usually try to include one piece from each
    student. All finished flat work is stored in large cardboard boxes (from
    emptied mat board boxes or illustration board boxes). We encourage pottery
    work to be taken home for safe keeping until the spring show. Then, I put a
    star by that students name, to remind me nearer the show, that he/she needs
    to bring in that particular piece. By the time we get to the day preceding
    the show, our art rooms are filled to the brim with art work collected over
    the school year (obviously from first and second semester). Students from
    each art class are automatically expected to help put the show
    together...from carefully stapling the flat work onto large display panels,
    to carrying each individual ceramic or sculpture piece down to the gym where
    the show takes place. Same for when we are taking down the show. We
    announce over the morning announcements that all art work can be picked up
    the day after the show. We also warn them that any work not claimed within
    a reasonable time period (usually our last day in the building) will be
    pitched. I take some of it for next year's inspiration (but usually the
    better pieces are claimed). I don't know about the sizes of your
    classrooms, but we just DON'T have the room to store art work from year to
    year. It's a miracle we are able to find a place for our year-to-year
    supplies, let alone art work unclaimed. There are ALWAYS pieces of art work
    that go unclaimed...it's life. Some kids care; some kids don't give a rip.
    BF

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <Tmcnorf>
    To: ArtsEdNet Talk <artsednet>
    Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 7:20 AM
    Subject: Re: end of the year art leftovers

    > In a message dated 6/21/00 7:06:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
    > malexander06 writes:
    >
    > << If you gave that up, what do you do instead?
    > >>
    > that's why i have a problem. i have these piles of artwork from the
    entire
    > year all over the art room that i sort through in may, display and then
    ask
    > the kids from all four semesters (over morning and afternoon
    announcements)
    > to pick them up. they know i don't allow them to throw away their art
    work
    > (at least in school) so i feel hypocritical if i do. i don't know of an
    > effective way of dealing with it.
    >
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    >
    > 

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