Epic Arts Fall Exhibition - All Welcome

EPIC ARTS FALL 2012 YOUTH EXHIBITION 

Exhibition Dates: December 8 - 30, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 8, 1-4pm

The EPIC Arts Fall 2012 Youth Exhibition will feature artworks created by students participating in RedLine’s Educational Partnership Initiative for the Creative (EPIC) Arts program at Bruce Randolph High School, Annunciation School, Slavens ECE-8 School, Soar Charter School, Joliet Learning Center and Denver Green School

RedLine’s EPIC Arts program provides a platform for RedLine Resident Artists to work in collaboration with students and educators over several weeks in K-12 schools to implement an experiential curriculum that creates a body of artwork through a lens of contemporary social justice.  EPIC Arts empowers youth to become active interpreters within their own unique art practice alongside a professional artists both in and outside of the classroom.

Fencing at DGS

Recently DGS Middle School students, had the opportunity of trying 'Fencing' - courtesy of owner/coach Elaine at Cheyenne Fencing Society.

A Special Opportunity for 6th Grade - Introducing 'EPIC ARTS' by RedLine Gallery

The 6th grade class in the current specials rotation has been chosen to participate in the 'Epic Arts' program provided by RedLine Gallery.  This program partners a local artist with a class of students who collaborate to produce an art project to be exhibited at RedLine Gallery with a special focus on arts and social justice education. 

The students are working on their individual pieces which they will bring together to make a mixed-media installation in the gallery.  (Click on images to view larger)

   

Currently the 6th Graders are working with artist/designer Matt Scobey (pictured above).  You can find more information about him and his work here:        http://cargocollective.com/mattscobey  

    
 

This is a great opportunity for the students, who will have their work exhibited in a contemporary art gallery with an opening celebration December 8th - all DGS community welcome.  More details to follow!  In the mean-time here is a link to RedLine Gallery and its community projects - really worth checking out! www.redlineart.org

  

Día de los Muertos - Art Projects AND Harvest festival

Learning about Día de los Muertos - or - Day of the Dead in Art, the K and 1st Grade made paper flowers and skull pictures for the alter.

Finished Alter piece.

Sugar Skull

First Grade Tributes

The 6th Grade Harvest festival decor was enhanced by a lovely recycled tree 'forest' made by 2nd and 3rd grade in art - and gorgeous straw-people were also on display.