Anne Baruth instructor: Middle School ART

Every year we had an art show. It took many years of importuning, but finally, instead of being an extra to the music concerts (hardly anyone went through our extensive displays, and everyone had to be very quiet in the main lobby near the auditorium), we were able to have our own ART NIGHT!!!

We had displays, art activities in the art room (more displays there as well), guest artists, a scavenger hunt for young ones (items in student artwork), professional art people to give a couple awards, I’d make a 15ish minute slide show of students at work throughout the year, Philip would perform live classical guitar through the sound system or even strolling, free high quality Reynebeau Cookies made professionally by a former principal, student tour guides and greeters …

The center wide hallway would be clogged as hundreds of art viewers crowded in and wandered out to the other hallways and main lobby: art was displayed throughout the large school. Hundreds - maybe even a thousand - people would show up. People dressed nicely for our glorious art openings!

Tables for sculptures had black paper tops and carefully pleated Mylar skirts … about 15 tables and 14 or 15 large bulletin boards including 2 large display boxes, yards and yards and yards of hallway cork boards.

It was grand fun. Guests filled in their names and comments if they wanted to in our art night guest book …

Nights to remember!

Students at work:
https://fb.watch/zIkyXH3Pdc/?

Some pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/100057358395073/posts/846119433976662/?

Video of art:
https://youtu.be/JXn3MXMbRlQ?si=ni375nqh61bxKcCv

Invitation:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154800811093732&set=a.10154789753903732&type=3

Feedback:
https://youtu.be/nIf2RRmSViM?si=a-uWbUHXJPqCN99j

More pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/100057358395073/posts/671452434776697/?

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=846119433976662&id=100057358395073

Official summaries:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=672136314708309&set=a.569485044973437&type=3

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=672136334708307&set=a.569485044973437&type=3

Links that encourage thought, education, imagination, and art - see comments:

Former student …