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Artsmart Elementary School Program
Artist Nicole Emanuel's Artsmart Program
Artsmart Elementary School Program
Program description
Artsmart has provided cross-cultural, community arts programming in several Shawnee Mission School District public schools. Students are exposed to a variety of artists, who act as stewards or mentors, who discuss their career in the arts and who provide diverse creative projects and artforms. The programming themes are creative diversity and environmental concerns. Artsmart links elementary students, high school mentors, parents and community artists through sculpture, performance art, story telling, music, puppetry, painting, fashion design and other artforms.
FUNDING: Each year, Artsmart Program is partially funded through the Kansas Green Schools Grant Program http://www.kansasgreenschools.org/ by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KSDHE) and Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) funds. StoneLion Puppet Theater is funded by Johnson County Stormwater Management http://stormwater.jocogov.org/ Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) http://www.marc.org/ , Missouri Arts Council https://www.missouriartscouncil.org/ , KC Parks and Recreation http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/ParksandRecreation/index.htm and ArtsKC http://www.artskc.org/
Artsmart provided 53 classes and an assembly (two classes to each room) -- eleven different programs, taught by five local artists and organizations -- during the 2009-2010 school year. Over 37 classes and an assembly are in the works for 2010-2011. English Language Learners (ELL) and interpreters are included in all programs.
LOCAL ARTISTS IN BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY'S ARTSMART PROGRAM
1.) Holly Swangstu - local artist and Director of the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center http://www.leedy-voulkos.com/:
"Camouflage Collage", "Mega-Cool Animal Sculpture", and "Textile Patterning"
2.) Joho - local story-teller performs global folktales with environmental themes http://www.johostoryteller.com/.
"Crossing Bok Chitto" (Native American); "All Things Connected" (African); "Bad Ogres of Kauai" (Hawaiin); "Agatha's Feather Bed" (American);
"The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal" (Indian); "Paca and Beetle" (Brazil)
3.) Anthony Pack – local sculptor who uses recycled materials. http://www.whohadada.com/apack/index.html
4.) Kurt Flecksing – local artist & Andy Warhol "Rocket Grant" recipient http://www.charlottestreet.org/opportunities/rocket-grants/ teaches social studies based art programming with a reuse materials emphasis. flexart7@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/people/Kurt-Flecksing
5.) Kristie Velicer – KC Symphony's Second Violinist http://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicians-of-the-Kansas-City-Symphony
6.) Chris Doolittle – Musician and songwriter http://www.chrisdoolittlemusic.com/index.html cdoolittle2@kc.rr.com,.
7.) StoneLion Puppet Theater – local NFP arts organization will: http://www.stonelionpuppets.org/
Artsmart/StoneLion Public Art Program: The entire 4th grade (including ELL) made giant puppets to float on Brush Creek in the Country Club Plaza at The Green Festival 2010 with Stone Lion Theater's "Gian Puppet Pageant" a community art performance about water conservation.
Artsmart/StoneLion Assembly: "Backyard Buggin" and "Down the Drain", environmentally focused performances, with marionetes, rod-&-mouth puppets and lots of audience interaction!
Artsmart/StoneLion Classes: "Very Hungry Caterpillar" turn-about sock puppets, "Kansas River Wildlife rod puppets/Celebrate Urban Birds", "Foot prints on the planet collage", "Endangered Species Rod Puppets", Recycled Art Masks"
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