Arts in the Schools

These residencies will achieve the goal of supporting high-quality, age-appropriate arts education for residents of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts. Grade 6: Students will work collaboratively to convey a unifying theme in our Minnesota History mural collage installed in a school hallway by brainstorming, planning, researching and gathering imagery and texts that reflect the theme. Grade 5 - Students will learn about and create public art - mosaic tiling for the school playground. Students will learn new vocabulary for mosaic tiling through the use of tools and collaborate with community members to add an art installation for the public on the school playground. Grade 4 - Students will use the science of sound and math to build a one-string dulcimer and a limberjack. They will learn to play the dulcimer, both as a solo and in a group and learn several folk dances and songs. From these three artist residency projects, we expect that our students will be exposed to new art forms, learn new ways to approach the creation of artwork, work collaboratively with each other and with community members to understand the impact of the visual and performing arts. Grade 6 - Students will assess work of final mural through writing and class critiques about the work. Grade 5 - Students will document the process of creating and installing mosaic tiles by writing reflective paragraphs and by preparing an article for the local newspaper. Grade 4 - Students will complete a set of instructions on the building of two folk instruments. They will perform on each instrument and share their new skills with younger students and with senior residents. They will journal on the experience of building these instruments.