Arts in the Schools
Arts in the Schools
Hutchinson High School Minneapolis Institute of Art Field Trip.
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.
Deb Ahmann: literature, education; Mary Kay Frisvold: music; Lisa Hill: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Candace Joens: music, theater; Joyce Meyer: visual art, education, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Dana Miller: literature, education; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board.
ACHF Arts Education
Our primary project goal is to give art students an opportunity to visit a nationally recognized art museum and view masterpieces of art in person. A secondary goal is to make the experience enjoyable and interesting to encourage more students to visit the quality art museums in our state. We also wanted to give our advanced placement students the opportunity to tour a well-recognized art school campus. We are planning to give a short survey after the trip to evaluate the interest in visiting another art museum. Also, the advanced placement students will be writing a critique response to one of the artworks they view.
Our participants included all age groups and both art and non art students. Our survey showed that the majority had not been to an art museum prior to this trip and also showed the majority had favorable opinions of both the current trip and the potential for future visits to this and other art venues. Many students expressed personal enthusiastic notes about their reactions to the artworks and the environment of the museum.