Artists in Residence
Sorensen staff, families, and students get to participate in Artist in Residency projects! This is a very special time where our school connects with local artists who come into our building, work with staff members to create integrated units, and work directly with students to teach the artist's particular medium of art.
May 2008:
Sorensen is proud to welcome Glass Artist, Kim Huender. Each Sorensen student was able to learn about glass art, and create an individual glass pendant that incorporated 3 colors that represent 3 aspects of the student's life. Students also created a piece to donate to an all-school display to be hung in the stairwells by Fall of 2008! Thank you Ms. Kim! The learning experiences were meaningful, deep, and rich.
January, 2008:
Jennifer Slaw - Juggler in Residence
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Jen was our Artist-in-Residence from Jan. 14-18, 2008.
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All of our students worked and performed with her!
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November 2007:
KuUmba!
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This African drumming group, from Spokane, spent a day at Sorensen, teaching workshops, performing for and with our students. It was a fabulous day!
October/November 2007:
Morse Clary, Wood Artist
Artist in Residence for the week of Oct. 22-26th
Mr. Clary will be working with students to create individual "symbols" that continue to explore who the child is, reflected in color, nature, and design. Students will explore foreground, middle, and background concepts, as well as have the opportunity to be included in a school-wide wooden book display collage of all of the "symbols." Elements will be studied and discovered by walking field trips to Tubbs Hill in the fall.
September/October 2007:
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Moose Country Quilts @ Moose Country Quilts - Home Idaho Commission on the Arts- Artist in Resident Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
Mrs. Terrie Kralik
Terrie Kralik, founder of Moose Country Quilts in Sandpoint, came into our school to complete the first "Telling Our Story" residency project. Staff participated in professional development about how fabric can be used in art. Historically, quilting has been used to communicate stories. First, Sorensen students were able to create fabric self-portraits with real Artist Statements. Students are encouraged to document the process, and the project was tied to literacy, social studies, and math curriculum. Second, each classroom participated in developing quilt squares that "tell the story" of Sorensen. Mrs. Kralik, with the support of the North Idaho Quilter's Guild, came into the school to host an old-fashioned quilting bee so that students could experience the entire process first hand. Some students even participated in tying quilt tops for local charities. This school-wide quilt will be revealed at a Sharing Assembly in December, 2007.
This Artist in Residence project was made possible by a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and Arts Powered Learning.