ART CLASS ADDS MUSIC
Jancy Nightingale
Issue date: 9/17/09 Section: News
"What kind of things do we use to make art?" asks sophomore Becky Schoon.
The initially bashful kids - ages 8 and up - began excitedly listing off the usual art supplies such as pencils, crayons and pastels. One eager boy sitting front and center suggested socks and pumpkin pie as excellent materials.
The G.O.A.L. program Art for Creative Minds holds classes for children in the Sage Center Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. The first class was this week.
Provided with crayons, markers, and paper, the kids went wild with their first creative exercise. Schoon said they may draw anything they wished, in order to broaden their imagination and capture it with their given mediums.
Art for Creative Minds aspires to expand artistic activities both on and off campus. Schoon currently focuses on the initial classes running smoothly, but she's already looking ahead.
"The plan is to reach more students in local schools apart from those who will be coming to the weekly classes," Schoon said. "There's a need in the community for fine arts."
Though the expansion of Art for Creative Minds is not set in stone, Schoon hopes to collaborate with other G.O.A.L. programs, particularly with Music in the Community, run by junior Katie Walker.
"We can share volunteers, and achieve the same goals," Schoon said.
"Becky really wanted to incorporate music into her program along with art," Walker said.
The feeling was mutual.
"Kids are already being brought in, so I can bring my volunteers over and it would be really fun and a great way to get musically involved as well," Walker said.
Most of the Music in the Community's volunteering occurs off-campus, providing accompani-ment for local churches or fully leading the music program at Hillsdale Preparatory School.
Walker expressed uncertainty about when the joint effort would go into effect, but said it should happen within this semester.
"I'm very excited to give people the opportunity who want to work with kids, but who don't have time or aren't able to go out and teach an entire class, or accompany a choir," Walker said.
Schoon said anyone interested in art could volunteer, regardless of major.
"Half of it's just being a role model for the kids," she said.
This November, Schoon will apply for a Y.O.U.T.H. grant for art supplies, which will also give her a better idea about how far her expansion plans can go.
"I'll be filling out that application soon and we'll see what happens," Schoon said.
The initially bashful kids - ages 8 and up - began excitedly listing off the usual art supplies such as pencils, crayons and pastels. One eager boy sitting front and center suggested socks and pumpkin pie as excellent materials.
The G.O.A.L. program Art for Creative Minds holds classes for children in the Sage Center Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. The first class was this week.
Provided with crayons, markers, and paper, the kids went wild with their first creative exercise. Schoon said they may draw anything they wished, in order to broaden their imagination and capture it with their given mediums.
Art for Creative Minds aspires to expand artistic activities both on and off campus. Schoon currently focuses on the initial classes running smoothly, but she's already looking ahead.
"The plan is to reach more students in local schools apart from those who will be coming to the weekly classes," Schoon said. "There's a need in the community for fine arts."
Though the expansion of Art for Creative Minds is not set in stone, Schoon hopes to collaborate with other G.O.A.L. programs, particularly with Music in the Community, run by junior Katie Walker.
"We can share volunteers, and achieve the same goals," Schoon said.
"Becky really wanted to incorporate music into her program along with art," Walker said.
The feeling was mutual.
"Kids are already being brought in, so I can bring my volunteers over and it would be really fun and a great way to get musically involved as well," Walker said.
Most of the Music in the Community's volunteering occurs off-campus, providing accompani-ment for local churches or fully leading the music program at Hillsdale Preparatory School.
Walker expressed uncertainty about when the joint effort would go into effect, but said it should happen within this semester.
"I'm very excited to give people the opportunity who want to work with kids, but who don't have time or aren't able to go out and teach an entire class, or accompany a choir," Walker said.
Schoon said anyone interested in art could volunteer, regardless of major.
"Half of it's just being a role model for the kids," she said.
This November, Schoon will apply for a Y.O.U.T.H. grant for art supplies, which will also give her a better idea about how far her expansion plans can go.
"I'll be filling out that application soon and we'll see what happens," Schoon said.
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