Art and Community

Art on Sedgwick

Congrats to our students who participated in Art on Sedgwick!  Nineteen total students from ICSJ participated, with three students presenting formally in the program.  These students described what our community means to them and how they represented the good of the community through their self-portraits (both 2-D and 3-D) in this local effort to bring members of our diverse community together through art.  Great job, students!

Kindergarten

Kindergarten students completed their Water Lily paintings (if not already completed) before engaging in "free paint" this week to let their imaginations direct the brush.  Students also helped to create a very special prop/decoration representing our city for the Spring Show.

First Grade

First Grade students continued to work on their Rainbow Fish collage background.  Once our watercolor has dried, we will apply various other materials and layers still before adding the fish themselves!

Second Grade

Second grade continued to work on their construction paper animal creations to be made into a class totem pole!  Great work, second grade.

Like other grades, second grade also helped to paint a Spring Show prop!  Here are some students helping to make a very special Chicago landmark.

Third Grade

Third grade students learned about the Kuna people of Panama and their colorful "Mola" artwork! Students observed concentric shapes, bright colors, and lots of detail in these artworks before beginning their own version as a collage (not a tapestry or cloth).  Students are creating a range of creatures or shapes in their Mola-style artwork:  octopus, cat, snake, and much more.

Fourth Grade

Fourth graders created homemade sun prints or nature collages using fabric paint and natural items created outdoors.  Because of low sunlight this week, most artworks did not indicate sun printing; however, some that received more exposure to light did in fact print! Students also learned about other printing processes, such as collographs and photographs, and even a homemade pinhole camera.

Fifth Grade

Fifth grade students had their Odyssey through the Arts presentation this past week for scheduling reasons.  Students did a great job using the language of the arts to describe, analyze, interpret and judge the architecture of Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano and Jeanne Gang.  Thank you to our parent volunteers for sharing of their time and knowledge with us.

Sixth Grade

Sixth grade students continued to work on their Pop Art self-portraits!  Many students began painting their bubble wrap in neon colors to use as an overlay with their drawings in highlighter.

Seventh Grade

Seventh grade finished their Henry Moore style sculptures this week, painting a second coat or additional colors for contrast.  Great work, seventh grade!

Eighth Grade

Lastly, eighth grade students planned for their independent study to wrap up the school year.  Students will participate in a project of choice and a short reflection indicating related artists and movements.  Some students will be creating a video as a continuation of our last unit, the film study.  Others took note of projects created in other grades or came up with new and unique ideas to wrap up their year and ICSJ art career.  We are looking forward to this final choice project!  Then, students helped to paint Spring Show props for the Hill Street campus.  Thanks for your help, eighth grade!