Second graders at Longfellow Elementary School recently wrapped up a Side x Side program integrating physical theater and performance with writing and research during a unit on Schools Around the World. Students explored the many barriers children face in accessing education globally, and the creative ways communities provide equitable education despite challenges such as natural disasters,
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Student Art Exhibit and Opening Reception Served as Learning Experience During Portland’s First Friday Art Walk
The bitterly cold winter weather on Friday, December 5th didn’t deter the crowds from getting outside to enjoy Portland’s First Friday festivities. In honor of the event, Side x Side hosted an opening reception for an exhibit of student art work created during after-school classes at the studio. Classes included: Creative Explorations, Threads & Textures,
Original Poetry Comes to Life at East End School Through Art
Fourth graders at East End Community School recently wrapped up an arts-integrated Side x Side program called, “Poetic Forms and Inspiring Minds.” A collaboration between Side x Side teaching artist Leah Cross and classroom teachers, students wrote original poetry and used drawing, watercolor, and collage to visually represent their poems and the inspiration behind them.
Summer Campers Get Messy During a Week of Sculpture Making!
Beautiful starfish and creative buildings were made during Oak Street Studios papier-mache sculpture summer art camp July 21–25!
Oak Street Studios Drawing & Painting Summer Camp Kicks of Mid-July
During Oak Street Studios Drawing & Painting summer art camp in July, campers learned how to draw self-portraits, played games, drew music, and created some beautiful art with teachers Phyllis Sabattis and Bella Bloom!
Campers Create Mixed Media Art Pieces During Oak Street Studios Week-Long Summer Camp
Oak Street Studios summer campers dove into mixed media to create some fabulous art with teachers Cat LaBarre and Sophie Kilbreth!
Bird Sculptures, Puppets, Drawings, and Paintings Created During 2nd Week of Oak Street Studios Summer Art Camps
BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS! was our second week-long summer art camp at Oak Street Studios… beautiful bird creations were popping up everywhere! Led by teachers Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo and Meghan Scribner, campers experimented with drawing, painting, cardboard puppet-making, and papier-mâché bird sculptures! Special thanks to TEMPOart for collaborating with us on this camp.
Oak Street Studios Week-Long Summer Art Camps Kick Off with Print & Stitch!
Oak Street Studios week-long summer art camps kicked off on June 23rd with ‘Print & Stitch’ – a printing and sewing camp led by teachers Betsy Scheintaub and Biz Brooks. Campers painted, printed, and sewed bags, pillows, masks, stuffed animals, and more!
Connors Elementary School’s Civil Rights Team Creates Permanent Mural During Side x Side Program
Throughout the school year, the Civil Rights Team teachers at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston collaborated with teaching artist Jill Osgood on a Side x Side mural program. During the program, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students on the Civil Rights Team studied diversity and inclusion in their school and community and learned portrait drawing
A Collaboration Between Lyseth’s Art Teacher and Side x Side Results in a Mosaic Mural
Lyseth’s art teacher, Ellen Handelman, collaborated with teaching artist Leah Cross on a Side x Side program for fourth graders that integrated school values and a Wabanaki studies unit with mosaic tile and design to create a permanent mural. The program kicked off with a presentation on public mural design including the world’s longest title