ART
Art is an integral part of the curriculum at Epiphany School because we believe that art should be a part of everyone’s life, whether that means creating it or just appreciating it. The art program at Epiphany School equips students to do both.
school practice. Visiting artists expose students to additional media and collaborate on in-depth projects. Throughout each grade level at Epiphany School, our art specialist collaborates with classroom teachers to enrich each grade level's curriculum, introduce skills and exploration, and inspire creativity.
Creating in the art studio and all around campus, students grow their creativity through the arts. They explore their own identities in self-portraits and study the principles of good design with engaging hands-on projects. They experiment with three-dimensional art, including clay, textile arts, and surrealist multimedia sculpture. Each year, students continue to develop their drawing and painting skills.
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Monthly grade-level updates from our art studio.
- Pre-Kindergarten
Art News in March: Pre-K
Pre-k students have been busy over the last few weeks learning all about bees during our collaborative outdoor education/art classes. We practiced drawing bees, paying attention to their specific body parts and what makes them unique, learned about hives and used bubble wrap to stamp hive patterns, and we used different color papers and simple shapes to make bees out of paper. Next, we will begin a unit about insects!
- Fifth Grade
Art News in March: Fifth Grade
It’s been a busy month for the fifth-grade artists! We spent a few weeks exploring monochromatic art, learning how to mix tints and shades of a hue, and how using value can make our work look more realistic. Students were then given different options for exploring monochromatic color schemes in various media. Some students created color collages, others painted monochromatic landscapes or disco balls, and some explored paper weaving. Next, we took inspiration from glass artist Dale Chihuly. Using plastic, beads, and fishing line, students are creating dynamic hanging sculptures. For their clay project this year, students will work on creating animal sculptures using a pinch pot as the base. It’s always exciting to see the creative ways students find to create their animals!
- Second Grade
Art News in March: Second Grade
Over the last month, second-grade artists have been learning about the Pop Art movement. First, we took inspiration from Andy Warhol as we chose an everyday object to draw four times with contrasting colors. Then we learned about onomatopoeia, and how artists like Roy Lichtenstein used graphics and words in his comic book style artworks. For their clay project this year, second graders created two mini sculptures, representing two things that go together. Students focused on three-dimensional form as they thought about how their sculptures would stand on their own and be viewed “in the round”, or from all it's sides. These cute pairs will be finished with acrylic paint and paint pens after they’re fired in the kiln!
- Kindergarten
Art News in March: Kindergarten
The kindergarten artists have been busy in their second quarter of art! We took some time to explore facial expressions and how faces convey different emotions, and practiced drawing expressions on organic and geometric shapes. After some practice, each student drew a large face to contribute to the backdrop for their grade-level performance this month. I can’t wait for everyone to see their expressive drawings! Our next big project has been inspired by the Lunar New Year. Each student drew their own fire horse and completed the work with oil pastels and sparkly watercolor paints, and will choose a few words to add what they want to manifest for the new year. Next, we will learn about clay and work on our ceramics project for the year!
- Fourth Grade
Art News in January: Fourth Grade
It’s been wonderful to ring in the new year with the fourth-grade artists after winter break! One big project we worked on was the grade-level art project for GATHER, which focuses on their love of outdoor education as a specialist class. Each student painted something they might see while in our outdoor classroom, and their work will be collaged together into something for the event! We also began a unit focused on balanced compositions, exploring symmetry, asymmetry, and radial balance. Students were asked to use bubble or block letters of their names to create a radial design, and the results are quite hypnotizing! We will continue to explore radial balance in the fourth quarter this spring!
- Third Grade
Art News in January: Third Grade
The third-grade artists have been busy since returning from winter break! This month was all about collaboration and teamwork. We spent a few classes working on the grade-level project for GATHER, which is focused on their love of library as a specialist class. Each student created a paper book spine of one of their favorite books, which will be collaged together to create a class “bookshelf” on canvas. It was so fun to see what students selected, and how they added designs to their drawings. We also worked on creating the backdrop for their performance this week. We worked collaboratively between both classes, divided into different teams to accomplish different parts of the design, and the result was so vibrant and incredible! I look forward to another quarter of artmaking together in the spring!