Visual Arts Program Artistic Discipline

Express Yourself Club

Students in rising grades 6 – 8 are invited to attend Express Yourself Club with a music therapist from Piedmont Music Therapy. Students will focus on creative outlet in dealing with anxiety and emotional issues. They’ll explore music and art, drama, songwriting, lyric analysis and musical improvisation through out the club program. This program is geared towards teenagers to help smooth the transition from elementary school to middle school. The program aims to help students in rising middle school grades to build self-esteem and self-confidence. They will explore concepts related to healthy coping skills, peer pressure and supportive resources. The club will weave creative and expressive arts through out the theme of resiliency and growing up as these middle school aged students explore their own journey and connect with fellow students.

First Nations Totem

Residency ; Workshop

Ceramics has a long and rich history not just in the state of North Carolina but worldwide. This workshop introduces students to the cultural practices of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Totem poles were and are used for a variety of purposes. As house poles, they symbolize the wealth of the family while other poles recount significant myths or local events. After a brief discussion of the totem poles and their function, students will sketch and design their poles as a group. Each group will then sculpt their own ceramic totem poles using the coil and pinch methods of handbuilding. Discussions and projects will be age/grade appropriate. Most schools use this project as an opportunity for their students to make an totem piece that is part of a greater totem pole and displayed as an art installation on their school campus. Workshops: Will create a totem piece per student that will become a part of the Totem Pole. Residencies: Students will have the opportunity to dive more in-depth into the history of totems. Students will the have opportunity to add color using underglazes. Projects will travel back to Clayworks to dry and be fired before being returned to Clayworks. We will provide rebar for installing the totems. Installation of the piece is not included.

Global Studies - World Cultures

Assembly/Performance

GLOBAL STUDIES The World in Our Backyard is extremely proud of our 45 minute programs developed for students to engage them in a creative and energetic way through the use of photographs, artifacts, cultural costumes and traditional music. Attached are photos from past presentations. Our in-house field trips support the North Carolina Common Core State Standards and World Languages Essential Standards by exposing students to diverse global cultures. Geographical features, natural resources, traditional beliefs and values, and important historical events impact the social development of all people. The following programs are offered: Africa, Australia, China, India, Mexico and the Native Americans.

Guided Tours - Title I Schools

Day Trip

Students will check-in and enjoy a guided tour of our current exhibitions with a Docent. The Docent will provide in depth information on the history of the Gantt center and all of the current art exhibitions. Guided and self-guided tours are available to groups of 10 or more people. The Gantt Center requires one adult chaperone per 10 students. Groups of very young or special needs children must provide a smaller youth to chaperone ratio. Guided tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance, are led by museum educators who will engage groups to support understanding of the cultural and historical context of the artwork, and last one hour. To schedule your Tour please fill out a Tour Inquire Form (https://forms.gle/tdwVwVt3cJt6vDNs9). Once the form is completed, a staff member will contact you and email an invoice with a scheduled tour confirmation. Payment is due in full upon arrival at the Gantt Center to start the tour. You can during admission, call to pay in advance with a credit card or by check from your organization or school.

Installation Art: Butterflies, Birds, Mandalas, Hot Air Balloons & More! (All Levels)

Residency ; Workshop

Let us collaborate with your class to enhance an area of your school with small sculptural forms that will be individually enhanced by your students. Students will learn about installation art, how to apply a variety of mediums on acrylic or wood and assist with the design of their art large, collaborative art installation. Quotes or silhouettes may be added to the visual display for more impact.

Just For Me!

Residency

This residency is full of play! Students will have the opportunity to learn the Japanese Stab Binding technique to create a 10 page journal that they can call their own. This program connects great with English and Visual Arts Programming. Day 1: Setting Sail – Creating Your Art Journal. In our first session, students will craft their own unique art journal to accompany them on their artistic journey. We begin by learning an easy binding technique to create the journal. Day 2: Expressive Art Techniques This session will teach participants how to use art as a language for emotions and thoughts. We’ll explore expressive art techniques, such as stenciling, mark making, and collage to get our creative juices flowing. Day 3: Write Right Now Today, we discuss the benefits of journaling and the importance of journaling prompts, stream of consciousness writing and why these simple tasks are of lifelong importance. We will discover the diverse sources of inspiration and how to stay inspired throughout our creative journeys. Participants will learn how to observe the world around them and translate their observations into captivating art journal entries. Day 4: Intro to Mixed Media Welcome to the world of mixed media! Today we delve into tactile texture and play with mediums such as glass beads, modeling paste and heavy gesso. Day 5: Being Transparent In our last day together, we will explore the harmonious combination of colored pencils, inks and aquabrushes to create more unique and captivating artworks in your art journal.

Let's Make a Music Video! (Grades 3-5)

Residency

Students will love making their own music video to a song of their choice in this fun, active program. Stop motion animation can be used to pixelate students in creative ways or short video clips highlighting each student can be edited together for a video that showcases each student’s individuality. Videos can be shared at school events or online.

Literacy & Art Explorations (Pre-K-1)

Residency ; Workshop

Your students will love this fun program that focuses on literacy, positive reinforcement and visual arts! Each class visit will include a variety of creative stations and experiences that connect to a particular book. We are happy to connect the theme of the book to your curriculum or we can select one of our favorites. Programs are designed to build essential skills, vocabulary, social skills and motor skills. Stations will include 2d art, 3d art, sensory explorations and more! This program can be booked as a workshop or as an ongoing residency program.

Make Your Own Cartoons (Grades 3-7)

Residency ; Workshop

Students will learn how to create their own cartoons to tell their story. This fun program uses a allows students to create their own 3d characters and enhance readymade characters within animated cartoon scenes. They will love adding their own sound effects and narrating over their animations to create their own, unique cartoons! ASC Goals: Teacher Professional Development, Middle School Transition, High School Graduation Rate

Mint Museum Tour- Learning to Look: ArtBasiCs

Day Trip ; Virtual/Online Program

Artists use line, shape, color, texture, and pattern to create dynamic art. Students will learn about the basic elements of art and how artists use these elements to make meaningful works of art.

Mint Museum Tour- Learning to Look: ArtBasiCs

Day Trip

Students will discover how artists use line, shape, color, texture, and form to create works of art. Students will learn how artists across time, place, and culture use theme elements to communicate with the viewer. Recommended for grades K-2, this tour integrates the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts with the North Carolina Visual Arts standards.

Mint Museum Tour- The African American Experience through Art

Day Trip ; Virtual/Online Program

Engage with and interpret art that depicts African-American culture, history, and traditions in various time periods. Through encounters with various works of art, students will grapple with the question: what does it mean to be African American? Recommended for grades 3-12, this tour integrates the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, as well as the North Carolina Social Studies Standards, with the Visual Arts Standards.

Monoprinting on Clay

Residency ; Workshop

Printmaking is a very popular form of art making which many people overlook when working with clay. Many of the processes and techniques which are used in traditional printmaking can be translated into ceramics. Students will learn how to create monoprints on clay using simple drawings on newsprint and transferring the images onto clay to create a unique surface design. Many students are comfortable with drawing and painting, and this technique is a great bridge between 2-D design and 3-D design. This is a materials heavy lesson –using clay, slips and underglazes for the transfers. Proper time for the workshop is necessary and should include cleanup and setup time for the teacher in the classroom. One-time visits will create an image and tranfer it onto a clay tile. The teacher will come with the tiles prepped. Students will focus on the transfer technique and will not manipulate the clay to create a form. Residencies or 2-3 days will have the opportunity learn the transfer technique on a slab. The lesson will continue with the students learning the basics of building with slabs to create a decided up form (cup, vase, shallow dish as a few examples). Clayworks will fire all of the work and return it to the school when compteted.

Murals

Residency

This residency is very site specific. Each school and each art teacher may have a different vision or goal. I have created murals directly on the wall, painted raised beds for a school garden, and created installations utilizing canvas panels adhered to plywood.

Musical Me: Staff Development

Professional Development

This staff development seminar is aimed to support school or organization staff in learning more about themselves through the arts. Tips on promoting health and wellness will be incorporated as the safety of children rests in the caring instruction of competent staff. Musical games will be used to practice communication styles and learn more about improving communications with fellow staff and students. No musical training is required for participation in the staff development program. The staff at Piedmont Music Therapy (PMT) are nationally board certified music therapists who are comfortable lecturing on topics such as: Musical Strategies for the Elementary, Middle or High School Classroom Exploring The Benefits of Music & Music Therapy Instruments and materials will be provided through this hands-on workshop. Following completion of this 2-4 hour workshop, staff will have a stronger working alliance with fellow co-workers present, gain a better understanding of their effects in the academic setting and feel more empowered to utilize healthy coping skills for taking care of themselves whether through the arts or other available leisure activities.

Nature Photography & Poetry (Grades 3-5)

Professional Development ; Residency ; Virtual/Online Program ; Workshop

Explore the great outdoors through your personal lens! This program will teach students the fundamentals of nature photography. Photography sessions will be followed by a poetry workshop where each student will be challenged to write a short poem to accompany their photograph for exhibition.

Neon Glow Art! (All Levels)

Residency ; Workshop

Explore the creative possibilities of neon art in this fun program! Students will manipulate neon lights and/or neon paint to create one-of-a-kind displays for their school. Lights can be formed into words, one-line drawings and collaborative, glowing class murals! The science behind neon lights and/or fluorescent paint can be woven into the program for a science focus.

Paper Mache Animals

Students utilize recycled materials and paper mache to create three dimensional animals. Teachers choose the direction of the project to tie into their classroom lesson plan. The animals can be from different regions of the world: Arctic Polar Bear, African Giraffe, Amazon Snake. Students then research their chosen animal, and create a habitat painting for their animal. Each animal can serve as a writing prompt to draw out Adjectives and Descriptive Writing, or they can Compare and Contrast the animals and their regions.

Paper Mache Bowls

Residency

Two techniques are offered, using shredded paper is best for lower grades, and using recycled papers is best for older grades. Each process can take two or three steps, depending on the level of completion desired. Art paste is used in a concentrated form so the bowls dry and harden, the shredded paper bowls are painted with acrylic paint, and the recycled paper bowls are embellished with additional images, and can have yarn/ ribbons woven around the edge. Still life drawing may be incorporated with the lesson.

pARTnership Residencies + Workshops

Professional Development ; Residency ; Virtual/Online Program ; Workshop

pARTnership Elementary School Residencies + Workshops: Residencies between 1-6 visits Explore curricular needs of ANY general classroom. Lessons & Units available for: ELA Math Science other subject areas possibly available by request Residency/Workshop examples: 6 visits focused on introduction + conceptualization of fractions 3 visits exploring close reading of informational texts 1 visit focused on force & motion pARTnership Middle & High School Residencies + Workshops: Workshops/Residencies between 1-6 visits Music-focused visits engage local college/university Music instructors & Private Voice Instructors to engage in: Master Classes One-on-One Vocal Coaching Solo Audition Prep Stage Presence as a Soloist Non-music Residency/Workshop example: 3 visits exploring historical period/movement/concept through drama

Past, Present, Future AR Workshop

Day Trip ; Workshop

Join us for an exciting class where you’ll learn how to harness the power of AR technology to bring a dynamic component of our new mural, “Past, Present, Future,” to life. This stunning mural by Abel Jackson is a tribute to the iconic figures who have left a remarkable impact on the Charlotte community and beyond. During the workshop, you’ll dive into the realm of AR and explore the limitless possibilities it offers for artistic expression. With hands-on guidance, you’ll learn how to use AR software, 3D models, and animation tools to animate elements of the mural, creating an interactive and immersive experience for you and your peers. Discover historical events, iconic figures, and their invaluable contributions as you explore the intersection of art, technology, and storytelling. This class is an opportunity to celebrate the individuals who have propelled progress and transformed our world.

Pinch Pot Animal Sculptures

Residency ; Workshop

Through observation, investigation and discipline, students will create a pinch pot animal demonstrating the use of the materials and principles of design. Students will be able to apply three-dimensional media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas and solve challenging visual art problems. Students will learn the basic ceramic vocabulary when referring to the process of shaping clay objects, use their hands to mold, manipulate and shape the clay into their own unique creation with control. Students will learn how to attach clay together and add colored slip to bring ‘life’ to their animals. The teacher will deliver the project complexity in a way that matches the grade level. Older students have the skills to create more detailed animals. One time workshop projects will be dipped into one of our glazes. A 2 or more day residency would dedicate one session to making (or two days) and one session to the students using underglazes to add color details to their project. Projects will be taken back to Clayworks to be fired before being returned to the school. The process takes about 2-3 weeks.

Pirate Goodie & The Magic Chest (Character Education)

Out-of-School-Time

Available In Person or Virtual Character Education Show Come along with Pirate Goodie Twoshoes and his parrot Pete on an amazing undersea adventure. Goodie can’t remember how to open his magic chest full of treasure. So he calls upon the audience and his animated friends to help. Each character exhibits major character flaws and Goodie helps to identify them and find ways to correct behavoir. The show includes a giant video screen with colorful animations and charming puppets. Plenty of magic, music and comedy make this show unforgettable. Duration: 30 or 50 Minute Show For Ages: Pre-K – 5th Grade Setup: 30 minutes to 1 and 1/2 hours depending upon the performance space. Tech Requirements: One Chair, One Table 6’X2′ and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

Poetic Paintings (Grades 6-12)

Professional Development ; Workshop

Students will get inspired by artists who combine words and paint then build their own multi-layered paintings. A free-flow writing activity will inspire final works that integrate poetry, symbols, vivid colors and expressive gestural strokes. Students will express their emotions, make statements and/or tell personal stories in their original paintings. A classroom set of canvases will be provided for this program.

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