Jump Rope for Heart T-Shirt Design Contest

This Valentine's Day we are participating in Jump Rope for Heart again here at Brookview.  I want to let everyone know about a fun way to spread awareness about heart health through art.  All Brookview bulldogs have the opportunity to participate in the official T-Shirt Design contest for Jump Rope for Heart.

Parents need to fill out a permission slip when the design is uploaded so you will need to help your little bulldogs turn in their entries.

Entries are Due by January 31st.

Take a photo of your child's artwork and upload it to the Jump Rope for Heart site here:  http://tshirtcontest.heart.org/submit-a-tshirt-design/

To see past winners and read more details click here:

 http://tshirtcontest.heart.org/

Please email me some of the entries and I will post them on my art class Facebook page.

lshort@warren.k12.in.us 

I can't wait to see your entries! Good Luck!

Mrs. Short

https://www.facebook.com/mrsshortartclass 

Voting for Youth Art Month Flags!

Please visit Brookview's Facebook page to vote for your favorite flag! Voting is open September 23rd- September 27th.  Click here for the facebook photo album The 4 artworks with the most likes will be sent to the state competition!  Thank you to all the students who entered! We had 65 entries to Brookview's competition and I will post the top 14 from grades K-4! Good Luck

http://yamindiana.weebly.com/

3rd and 4th graders critique the art of visual artist: Jason Brammer

The 3rd and 4th Graders have been learning about the artist Jason Brammer.  In this video they learn what an artist studio is, find themes in his work, learn the meaning of Juxtaposition, and discover how his art relates to his geographic surroundings.  The kids sum it up in one word, "Wow!" when they see his art studio for the 1st time.  Here is a link to the video with some student remarks on his work.  Jason Brammer: Chicago Artist

Student Responses:

How does his art relate to the place he lives?

" The art he makes answers questions.  Outside some things he sees he thinks.... you know I could make rust."- Heaven, 4th Grade

"He makes art out of stuff that he finds around his city.  He would use an airbrush to make fake rust."
-Deniyah, 4th grade

"When he sees something interesting on his way to work he will go in his studio and paint it."
- Sophia, 3rd grade

"He recreates steel and paints rust on it."- Miles, 3rd grade

"It relates to where he lives because in the alley he walks through, there is this amazing stuff that inspires him and the buildings. Also, the L-Train and decayed things."- Riley, 4th grade

Do you like his art? Why or Why not?

"Yes, I like his art because it looks real."- Devaon, 3rd grade

"I like it because it is creative and has details"- Jillian, 3rd grade

"Yes, I love his art because it makes me think" - Samantha, 3rd grade

"I like his art because it reminds me of my imagination"- Seth, 3rd grade

"I like it because I use scraps too."-John, 4th grade


Thank you to the artist Jason for emailing our students and encouraging them to investigate more contemporary art! 

September Artist of the Month

Congratulations to Brianna S. in 3rd grade for being selected as our Brookview artist of the month.  Here is her painting of an elephant in the African sunset.  Great Work Brianna!

2014 Youth Art Month Flag Design Competition

Brookview Call for Entry: 2014 Youth Art Month Flag Designs

All students in grades K-4 at Brookview will have the opportunity to enter a drawing contest sponsored by the Art Education Association of Indiana. Brookview will send 4 artworks to the state competition in October.  The winner of the state competition will have their artwork made into a flag that will be flown in Washington D.C. for Youth Art Month in March.

Entry forms will be coming home this week.  Here is a link in case you would like to print another
YAM Flag entry form

Voting for the top 4 will be available online at Brookview's Facebook page.
Give our page a like!https://www.facebook.com/BrookviewElementarySchool

I will post a link to the competition folder after the entries are in! :-)

Here is a link for more information about:
Youth Art Month Indiana

All entries are due to Mrs. Short by Friday, September 20th. 

Good Luck Bulldogs!

New "Short" Film ......Art Mission: Mystery Monster Color Mixing

Welcome to the debut of our latest art room action flick...Art Mission: Mystery Monster Color Mixing.  The students in Life Skills worked very hard in creating this film. Click below to check it out, enjoy!

https://www.wevideo.com/view/95104237

If the link above doesn't work for you then try clicking our YouTube version below:

Great start to a new year!

Wow! What a great start to the year we have had in the art room.  I'd like to introduce myself for those of you who are new to my classroom blog.  My name is Mrs. Short and this is my 7th year teaching art at Brookview Elementary.  This is the  place for you to find updates about what is happening in the art room this school year.  I will post pictures and videos of art that we create in class. I will also post announcements of special art displays and art shows that the student's will be participating in.  I look forward to a great year.  To get things started off right here are the kindergarteners with a special look at the art room rules!

We are part of the township art show featuring 14 schools!

                                                          Here is a preview of the show! Enjoy!



Kindergarten Line Paintings

Our kindergarten students have been learning about all the different types of lines that artists can use.  They were able to experiment with some of their favorite types of lines and created crayon resist paintings. Here are a few great examples!



Art Club T-Shirts!!!!!

I would like to thank my parents who own Sports Unlimited in Knox, IN.  for donating their time to create our art club T-Shirts! We love them thank you! :-)



Art Club Aboriginal Dot Art

The 4th grade art club students just completed a project about the aboriginal art of Austrailia.  They saw some art examples and learned about their culture from the people themselves in this video.

Then they learned about the use of symbols to tell stories in art and created original designs that incorporated the ancient symbols.  Here are a few of the artworks! Great work kids!



Art Club Music Video.... What I Am!

The 4th grade Art Club has put together this fun music video called, "What I Am".  In the video they are sharing what they love the most about who they are. Watch out for the blooper reel at the end! Enjoy! :-)

Click the link to see our creation!    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lvlxYJ6Ms4

                          *This video was created by kids just for fun and all music rights go to Will.I.Am, Sesame Street, and Baauer*

Follow Brookview's artists on Instagram!

              Enjoy all our wonderful artworks on Instagram! Search for mrsshortartclass or follow this link 
                                                     http://instagram.com/mrsshortartclass/



Collaborative Art! Red, Yellow, Blue......

We are currently creating posters for the art room to help us remember different color groups.  The poster we just finished is "Primary Colors".  90 kids worked together to make this painting.  Check out our video!

Brookview Artist of the Week for February 4th!

Congratulaions Chaniya in 1st grade for being seleted as our Brookview Artist of the Week!  Great Job on your real texture collage. Click the fotobabble link below to learn more about her artwork.

Click here to learn more about this artwork ------> mrsshortartclass's Fotobabble

Happy New Year follow our class on Instagram!

Art class is off to a great start! You can now follow our class on Instagram