LVAA Grant: Received by Visual Art Teacher, Carolyn Braden

I received a grant a few weeks ago that will fund an art project I planned for my 5th grade students. Here is the article from the JCPS Monday Memo:

Kudos to Martha Bartlett, art teacher at South Park Teenage Parent Program (TAPP), and Carolyn Braden, art teacher at Schaffner Traditional Elementary. Bartlett and Braden were both awarded with JCPS Visual Art Supply Fund Grants, which they will use to initiate special visual arts projects in their schools. Bartlett will create a personal story quilt with each of her students that can eventually be passed down from generation to generation. They will reflect on their lives using journaling, memory, exploration, lifelines, and sharing to develop the significant life events into a story. Braden will create a ceramic relief tile mural for the Schaffner lobby with her fifth-grade students. The students will create a relief self-portrait on a clay tile that will ultimately form the shape of a dolphin, which is the school's mascot. Application deadlines for the Louisville Visual Art Association (LVAA)-sponsored JCPS Visual Art Supply Fund grant are Thurs., Nov. 15, and Sat., June 15. To apply, art teachers may click here and download an application. For more information, contact Jackie Pallesen at 896-2146, Ext. 104.


http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/Pubs/MondayMemo/090312kudos.html

I am currently working on other grants that will hopefully fund even more great projects!

A good idea from Kroger

In a recent mailing from Kroger, there was a section about how to connect with your children. Here is an idea they had for making an "artistic connection."

It's All In the Presentation
"It doesn't take a lot to make school-produced illustrations look terrific. Go to the local craft shop and get some matted frames with protective glass. 'Display your children's work like it is great art,' says Pablo Solomon, an artist/designer who also has degrees in psychology and sociology. 'Some of it is remarkably good. Picasso was often quoted about the need to recapture your inner child's openness and freedom as an artist.' "

Keeping it for Life
"By the time children leave the nest, you're going to want to have these items on hand. Take photos of the artwork and transfer to files for your digital photo archives. Remember to do a "Save As" on the best of the computer generated essays and tuck them into a desktop file. Keep original on-paper work in a nice album that will protect it from dust, moisture and sunlight."

Hope you like these ideas! The suggestion to take pictures of your children's art is great. Take a picture of their art with your cell phone (make sure there is plenty of natural light for a great photo) to share with family and friends.