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RE: art shows

From: Dease, Christine (CDease.us)
Date: Tue Mar 07 2000 - 07:56:02 PST

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    Sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. I teach at the High School and
    we have student volunteers go to help at the elementary events. Maybe they
    could work with the students for the demos to free you up to talk to guests.
    On the labels I like to put "titles" that the students create. Often times
    it gives the viewer a little insight into the meaning of the artwork.

    Chris Dease

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            From: skygeoff [SMTP:skygeoff]
            Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 3:38 PM
            To: ArtsEdNet Talk
            Subject: art shows

            I'm getting ready for my annual student art show and I'd like to
    hear how you
            do yours. I teach grades one through five - about 600 students. I
    decorate
            the whole school, all the hallways, with student work. The parents
    help me
            mount the 2d work on construction paper. They also type and print
    out labels
            for me on the computer. The labels state the child's name and
    homeroom. Long
            cafeteria tables are set out in the lobby and covered with 3d work.
    I print
            out colorful signs describing all the different projects. I show at
    least one
            piece of work for every child but some children have more if they do
            outstanding work. All year I chose the very best work the children
    do. I
            strongly feel it is better to show their best efforts so I try to be
    very
            selective. They know it is an honor to have something chosen for
    the show.
            But they also know that everyone will have work in the show. On the
    night of
            the show (when all the parents are invited to come and see the work)
    I have
            about a dozen student demonstrators doing various projects in the
    art room.
            I'm considering eliminating this because it's stressful to be
    teaching and
            working with the children and also greeting and having conversations
    with the
            parents. The show is on display for about 6 weeks. I'm just
    curious to hear
            how others do this at their schools. I've been to some student art
    shows
            that were like extravaganzas. The teacher literally spent months
    painting
            murals to set off the children's work. But I felt they overshadowed
    the
            children's work. I think a student art show should be more like a
    real art
            show at a gallery. Any thoughts?
            Sky

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