Jacksonville Elementary “Art Adventure” Exhibition March 20
4th Grader Delaney Murray's art was named Best Design and used for the Cover of the March Jacksonville Review
The 8th Annual Jacksonville Elementary Art Program Exhibition is themed “Art Adventure,” and will be held on Tuesday, March 20 from 5-7:30 pm in the school gymnasium. Student works of art will proudly be displayed for the entire community to enjoy!
Since the program inception in 2005, students at Jacksonville Elementary School have learned about perspective, pointillism, color and collage. They can tell you the difference between fine art and illustration, realism and abstraction. Thanks to a unique partnership of parents, teachers, administrators and community members, students are studying art in K-6 classrooms and applying lessons to other disciplines.
Between October and March, parent volunteers with the Art Program lead students through projects designed to teach art basics such as shape, color, line and texture. Parent volunteers are in the process of teaching 20+ projects to their students at any given time. They’ve introduced students to the work of master artists such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keefe, Vincent van Gogh, Albrecht Dürer, Eric Carle and Henri Matisse. Andy, they’ve exposed students to a wide variety of materials and techniques including paints, pastels, clay, wire, textile and gourd.
The support received from teachers is also outstanding. They participate in every art class and help students understand how their art relates to other subjects. The program, first introduced and managed by local artist and teacher Tami Lohman, continues in good health, due in large part to the quality of her written instruction on each subject. One does not have to be an artist to understand and teach these lessons. Tami originally created this program in the Portland area so when her family relocated to Jacksonville, she was able to bring the program to fruition in JVE. Tami says, “Kids love art…and art teaches them so much – like planning, estimating and spatial thinking.” Jacksonville Elementary has had the program in place since 2005. Since that time, Ruch and Griffin Creek Schools have also implemented the program.
Past Art Show artist
Special thanks are in order to the caring businesses and organizations that are supporting this program at providing kids at JVE with the life-long gift of art education – Rays Food Place, the Lions Club, Valley View Nursery, Bigham Knoll Campus, parents and community members. The support of these generous organizations and individuals makes this amazingly high-quality program possible!
Since community support fuels JVE’s Art Program, please consider making a donation to the Art Program through the Jacksonville Elementary PTO, 655 Hueners Lane, Jacksonville, OR. 97530.