Arts in the Schools
Arts in the Schools
Artist Residency - Paper: Cut, Fold, Sculpt
Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Justin Condelli, music, education; Cindy Demers, visual art, education; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Brett Lehman, music, SMAC Board; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, SMAC Board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education
ACHF Arts Education
Outcome #8: "Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques." 9-12 HS Students will participate in the residency and 6-8 grade will see a demonstration and see the process of creating paper sculptures. Students will have new skills to work with paper and know that paper isn't only for 2D work and that it can be used for 3D works. Students will learn about different types of paper and how to think about it from a sculptural sense and see how the organic and geometric folds can change the texture, strength and light passing through it of paper. They will learn how to combine papers to create a tabletop sculpture and learn how to collaborate on a larger work of art as a group. The following survey questions will be asked to the students before and after the residency: Have you ever seen paper sculpture? Would you like to learn more about alternative ways to sculpt? How do you think visual imagery impacts you and your peers/community? Success will be indicated in the following ways: Students learn out to manipulate paper; Students will create a 3D sculpture; Students will collaborate to make a large sculpture for display to be seen by the community.
At the beginning, students really didn't think that paper was something used in sculpting, and most didn't have answers to how visual imagery impacts others. Making original designs included starting over more than once, doing a few trial pieces with different types of paper to see how the paper reacted, working through different options and opinions as they created with a partner. This gave them the opportunity to see how an artist creates which can be much different from a class assignment. The artist talked to the students about finding their voice. She encouraged them to not only create the art but to explain with confidence and clarity their thoughts about their art, share during an art critique what is working or not and have a discussion on what to do next, and during collaboration how communication is so important.