VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM
-Drawing with our eyes closed to live cello, accordion, and a DJ set with bird song, Tibetan gongs, and 80’s rock music.
-Discovering colors that make our hearts sing.
-Developing cardboard building skills for Caine’s Arcade.
-Drawing gorgeous moths with oil pastel for an animated projection at Harmon Guest House in collaboration with digital and sound artist Hugh Livingston (date TBA).
-Learning about the history of murals with 6th grade for our future mural projects.
-Creating giant circles and patterns with chalk in preparation for the 3rd grade ground mural.
-Learning about biofluorescent animals and the chemistry of florescent colors for our glow-in-the-dark installation this week.
Announcements:
•This will be "the year of the mural" at West Side! We will be covering the existing crumbling ball walls with new plywood. If you are a builder and can come help, please contact Ms. Jessica at [email protected].
•Our students are famous...again! Last year’s vegetable compositions made by K, 1st, and 2nd are on display at the Randall Art Museum in San Francisco for their new exhibit, “Food for Thought.” It will be up for the next year.
•Starting October 19th, 4th-6th grades will get to do a 6 week printmaking workshop with our first guest artist of the year, Angelica Blancas. This workshop is part of a series of visual and performing arts programs offered through Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. We’re have some guest dance teachers up next!
•Peptoc is still going strong since it launched last year, with over 12 million calls to the hotline! We receive letters of thanks every week from people all over the world, and still get thousands of calls a day.