HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!!!!!
January- 3rd grade Art Adventures (dates to follow soon...)
January 21 Registration due for Darien Woman's Club- Creative Youth Art Fair
January 31 Darien Woman's Club- Creative Youth Art Fair (see below for information)
1st Grade- Monet Bridges: We will continue learning about Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet. Students will begin building their own bridges based on Claude Monets ever popular Japanese footbridge. Students will color their bridges with oil pastels.
2nd Grade- Legs of Degas: Students will continue learning about the artist, Edgar Degas and his French Impressionist style. We will begin creating our own 'Legs of Degas'. Students will finish sketching their shoes, clues and backgrounds.
3rd Grade- Wright Mansions: We will continue learning about architecture and local artist Frank Lloyd Wright! Students will begin creating their own facades of their dream mansion.
4th Grade- MC. Escher Hands and Aboriginal Art: We will be focusing on sketching our hands as realistically as we can. We will consider lines, shapes, forms, and spacing. Other classes that have finished their Escher projects will move on to study Aboriginal Art.
5th Grade-Pop Art Painting: We will use the works of Andy Warhol and other Pop Artists to learn about color and the color wheel. Students will be picking their Pop Art subject matter and sketching it on canvas board. We began with primary colors and now are moving on to Secondary and Complementary colors!
Art Folder 11 (will be posted soon)
INFORMATION REGARDING:
The Darien Woman’s Club Charity Fund, Inc.
Presents the Creative Youth Art Fair of 2010
The Creative Youth Art Fair is an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculptures created by the youth of the Darien area that is sponsored by the Darien Woman’s Club Charity Fund, Inc. The exhibition will be held at Eisenhower Junior High School, 1410 75th Street, Darien, IL, on Sunday, January 31, 2010 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Prizes and awards will be presented at 3:15pm. To enter the Art Fair: 1) Complete the Registration Form below and return as instructed below by January 21st and 2) Read all of the Rules and Regulations below before completing the Registration Form. Additional forms are available at the Indian Prairie Library lobby information display and on the DWC web page at www.darienwomansclub.org.
Rules and Regulations
1.Darien area youth age 4 years old through twelfth grade are eligible to enter by filling out a Registration Form and returning it to Heidi Ramirez, 1613 Heather Lane, Darien, IL 60561 (630 985-3813) postmarked by January 14th, or by dropping it off at the Indian Prairie Library in the drop box located in the lobby by January 21st before closing. EACH PIECE OF ARTWORK MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED, NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. While every care is taken with the artwork submitted for display, DWC takes no responsibility for lost or damaged artwork. Total number of entries will be limited to 650 on a first-come-first-served basis.
2.Pre-registered artwork will be accepted only on Friday January 29th between 4:30 and 6.30pm. Artwork should be brought to the Eisenhower Junior High School Commons Room. Absolutely no exhibits may be removed before the end of the show. All exhibits must be claimed on Sunday, January 31st at 3:30 PM.
3.Each individual may enter no more than two pieces of artwork in the show. Exhibitors may enter in the media(s) of their choice.
4.All artwork must be the original work of the artist. No tracing, paint by numbers, or kits of any kind will be accepted.
5.Paintings and drawings must be no larger than 24” by 36” including mount, matte or frame without glass. Entries MUST be mounted on construction paper, matted or framed (without glass). Artwork in frames with glass will NOT be accepted. Sculptures must be no larger than 18”x18”x20”. No mobiles will be accepted.
6.Each piece of artwork must have the entry label affixed to the front (see entry label below). The back of the artwork must also be labeled with the exhibitor’s name and telephone number.
7.An independent panel of judges will evaluate each piece of artwork. A point system will be used to evaluate originality, design, use of color and shading, line and texture, and workmanship. A special award will be presented to the overall winner in each division as well as in the Photography/Computer Generated media category. Division winners will be informed on Saturday, January 30th. Artwork of Division winners and selected entrants will be displayed at the Indian Prairie Library during the months of February and March.
Divisions
Media Choice
Division I - 4 yrs to Kindergarten
A – Crayon, Marker, Colored Pencils, Chalk, and/or Oil Pastels
Division II - 1st to 2nd Grades
Division III - 3rd to 4th Grades
B – Paint (Water/Tempura/Acrylic/Oil)
C – Black/White/Gray Art
Division IV - 5th to 6th Grades
D – Mixed Media
Division V - 7th to 8th Grades
E – Sculpture (Freestanding: 18x18x20 in. max)
Division VI - High School
F – Photography/Computer Generated
Registration Form 2010
Number of Entries (max 2)__________________
Student Name
Address
_______________________________________
Phone
School Grade:
Entry 1 Entry 2 (if applicable)
Division: _______ Division:
Media: _______ Media: ______
Please PRINT NEATLY and return this portion as instructed above.
ENTRY LABEL
(AFFIX TO FRONT OF ART WORK)
Division: Media Choice:
Student Name
School Grade:
Title of Artwork
(Label back of artwork with name and telephone number.)
ENTRY LABEL
(AFFIX TO FRONT OF ART WORK)
Division: Media Choice:
Student Name
School Grade:
Title of Artwork
(Label back of artwork with name and telephone number.)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Monday, December 14-18, 2009
Winter Break begins December 21, Happy Winter!
Congratulations Karina Kling of Miss Trefonas's 5th Grade Class for winning 1st place for her grade in the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors of Northern Illinois! Karina has earned some wonderful prizes for herself and our school! Way to go Karina!!!!
All classes will get to a good stopping point on their project, then the rest of their class time this week we will celebrate their creativity!
1st Grade- Monet Bridges: We will begun learning about Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet. Students will begin building their own bridges based on Claude Monets ever popular Japanese footbridge. Students will color their bridges with oil pastels.
2nd Grade- Legs of Degas: Students will be learning about the artist, Edgar Degas and his French Impressionist style. We will begin creating our own 'Legs of Degas'. Students will finish sketching their shoes, clues and backgrounds.
3rd Grade- Wright Mansions: We will begin learning about architecture and local artist Frank Lloyd Wright! Students will begin creating their own facades of their dream mansion.
4th Grade- MC. Escher Hands and Aboriginal Art: We will be focusing on sketching our hands as realistically as we can. We will consider lines, shapes, forms, and spacing. Other classes that have finished their Escher projects will move on to study Aboriginal Art.
5th Grade-Pop Art Painting: We will use the works of Andy Warhol and other Pop Artists to learn about color and the color wheel. Students will be picking their Pop Art subject matter and sketching it on canvas board. We began with primary colors and now are moving on to Secondary and Complementary colors!
Art FolderWe will be temporarily stopping Art Folder Assignments following Art Folder #8. We will begin Art Folder #9 at the beginning of Trimester #2.
Art Folder #9 (beginning the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4th)
Winter break...no Art Folder assignment!!!
Congratulations Karina Kling of Miss Trefonas's 5th Grade Class for winning 1st place for her grade in the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors of Northern Illinois! Karina has earned some wonderful prizes for herself and our school! Way to go Karina!!!!
All classes will get to a good stopping point on their project, then the rest of their class time this week we will celebrate their creativity!
1st Grade- Monet Bridges: We will begun learning about Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet. Students will begin building their own bridges based on Claude Monets ever popular Japanese footbridge. Students will color their bridges with oil pastels.
2nd Grade- Legs of Degas: Students will be learning about the artist, Edgar Degas and his French Impressionist style. We will begin creating our own 'Legs of Degas'. Students will finish sketching their shoes, clues and backgrounds.
3rd Grade- Wright Mansions: We will begin learning about architecture and local artist Frank Lloyd Wright! Students will begin creating their own facades of their dream mansion.
4th Grade- MC. Escher Hands and Aboriginal Art: We will be focusing on sketching our hands as realistically as we can. We will consider lines, shapes, forms, and spacing. Other classes that have finished their Escher projects will move on to study Aboriginal Art.
5th Grade-Pop Art Painting: We will use the works of Andy Warhol and other Pop Artists to learn about color and the color wheel. Students will be picking their Pop Art subject matter and sketching it on canvas board. We began with primary colors and now are moving on to Secondary and Complementary colors!
Art FolderWe will be temporarily stopping Art Folder Assignments following Art Folder #8. We will begin Art Folder #9 at the beginning of Trimester #2.
Art Folder #9 (beginning the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4th)
Winter break...no Art Folder assignment!!!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Monday December 7-11, 2009
December 7, 2009 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Congratulations Karina Kling of Miss Trefonas's 5th Grade Class for winning 1st place for her grade in the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors of Northern Illinois! Karina has earned some wonderful prizes for herself and our school! Way to go Karina!!!!
1st Grade- Monet Bridges: We will begun learning about Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet. Students will begin building their own bridges based on Claude Monets ever popular Japanese footbridge.
2nd Grade- Legs of Degas: Students will be learning about the artist, Edgar Degas and his French Impressionist style. We will begin creating our own 'Legs of Degas'.
3rd Grade- Wright Mansions: We will begin learning about architecture and local artist Frank Lloyd Wright! Students will begin creating their own facades of their dream mansion.
4th Grade- M.C. Escher Hands: We will be focusing on sketching our hands as realistically as we can. We will consider lines, shapes, forms, and spacing.
5th Grade-Pop Art Painting: We will use the works of Andy Warhol and other Pop Artists to learn about color and the color wheel. Students will be picking their Pop Art subject matter and sketching it on canvas board. We began with primary colors and now are moving on to Secondary and Complementary colors!
Art Folder
We will be temporarily stopping Art Folder Assignments following Art Folder #8. We will begin Art Folder #9 at the beginning of Trimester #2.
Art Folder #9 (beginning the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4th)
Art Folder #10
The sphinx is a mythical creature whose figure combines the body of a lion with the head of a human. In ancient Egyptian sculpture, the head was often that of the pharaoh. The most famous sphinx guards the Great Pyramid at Giza. This colossal stone sculpture is over 240 feet long.
Invent a creature that combines animal and human features. What is it? What would you call it?
Congratulations Karina Kling of Miss Trefonas's 5th Grade Class for winning 1st place for her grade in the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors of Northern Illinois! Karina has earned some wonderful prizes for herself and our school! Way to go Karina!!!!
1st Grade- Monet Bridges: We will begun learning about Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet. Students will begin building their own bridges based on Claude Monets ever popular Japanese footbridge.
2nd Grade- Legs of Degas: Students will be learning about the artist, Edgar Degas and his French Impressionist style. We will begin creating our own 'Legs of Degas'.
3rd Grade- Wright Mansions: We will begin learning about architecture and local artist Frank Lloyd Wright! Students will begin creating their own facades of their dream mansion.
4th Grade- M.C. Escher Hands: We will be focusing on sketching our hands as realistically as we can. We will consider lines, shapes, forms, and spacing.
5th Grade-Pop Art Painting: We will use the works of Andy Warhol and other Pop Artists to learn about color and the color wheel. Students will be picking their Pop Art subject matter and sketching it on canvas board. We began with primary colors and now are moving on to Secondary and Complementary colors!
Art Folder
We will be temporarily stopping Art Folder Assignments following Art Folder #8. We will begin Art Folder #9 at the beginning of Trimester #2.
Art Folder #9 (beginning the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4th)
Art Folder #10
The sphinx is a mythical creature whose figure combines the body of a lion with the head of a human. In ancient Egyptian sculpture, the head was often that of the pharaoh. The most famous sphinx guards the Great Pyramid at Giza. This colossal stone sculpture is over 240 feet long.
Invent a creature that combines animal and human features. What is it? What would you call it?
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