During the 2020 - 2021 school year, the Artist in the Classroom program

will provide virtual learning. Lessons will be compiled for in class learners and in home learners.   

   

The artist and the classroom teacher will form a team

to help your child learn about art.

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Students will:

• Explore art from a variety of cultures, historical periods, and places.

• Create art through hands-on art activities such as painting, drawing, sculpting, and more.

• Develop critical thinking skills by observing, describing, and interpreting master artworks and their own artworks.

 

ArtWise is a major partner in this Grand Forks Public School District program,

providing $23,500 in 2020 to the school district in direct support for the program.

ArtWise also provides the annual elementary ArtWise Art Show. 

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This is the program's 28th year in all of the Grand Forks Public elementary schools.

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Parental involvement can strengthen our art program. 

Your response to your child's artwork is important to your child's overall art experience. 

Please ask your child to tell you about their artwork. 

In some classrooms the artwork is kept in a portfolio to be brought home later in the year. 

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Our classroom artists hope

to help your child develop imagination and that the art instruction

will help your child perceive the world more clearly,

understanding the perspectives of other people and cultures. 

We look forward to sharing in the creativity of your child