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!
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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!
Middle School Program in Lewiston Uses Storytelling to Teach a Literacy Unit
Eighth graders at Lewiston Middle School recently wrapped up a Side x Side program that integrated a literacy unit on dystopian writing with storytelling and performance. Led by teaching artist Antonio Rocha, students learned how to use oral storytelling as a tool to create a personal narrative. Through compassionate sharing and listening, students created stories
Project M.A.I.N.E. Culminates with Hands-On Summer Workshops in Arts Integration
We enjoyed an inspiring, art-filled week of Project M.A.I.N.E. summer workshops that kicked off at USM Gorham on June 24th, continued at the CMCA in Rockland June 26th and UMaine Orono on June 27th, before wrapping up at Monson Arts on June 28th. Thankful for the educators from Kittery to Presque Isle and everywhere in between,
Seventh Graders at Lewiston Middle School Create Mixed Media Books During Arts-Integrated Program
Seventh grade ELL students at Lewiston Middle School recently wrapped up a Side x Side program integrating a literacy unit based on the book “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park with mixed media bookmaking. Led by teaching artist Jill Osgood, students learned how to use watercolors with crayon resist and collage to
Public Art Created During Side x Side Program for Seventh Graders Brings Positivity and Inclusion to King Middle School
King Middle School seventh graders recently wrapped up a Side x Side mural program that was a collaboration between classroom teacher Mindy Allen, art teacher Rachel Maloney-Hawkins, and Side x Side teaching artist Alicia Uth. During the program, students researched global perspectives on public art, activism throughout history, and how art can positively impact the community. They then designed and
Pollination and Decomposition Showcased in Banners Creating During Side x Side Program in Lewiston
Sixth graders at Thomas J. McMahon Elementary School in Lewiston recently wrapped up a Side x Side program that was a collaboration between FoodCorps service member Ms. Guion, sixth grade teacher Ms. Stambolis, and Side x Side teaching artist Sarah Boyden. Students learned about pollination and decomposition and used drawing, watercolor, and collage to create characters for
Join us at a Flatbread Community Night Fundraiser for Side x Side!
Mark your calendars and plan to join Side x Side at Flatbread Company in Portland on Tuesday, Nov. 15th, 5-9pm! A portion of each pizza sold (including takeout orders) between 5:00 and 9:00pm will be donated to Side x Side! Eat pizza and help fund Side x Side’s arts-integrated programs in the Portland public schools!
Sixth Graders Capture Learning on Climate Change in Books and Physical Theater Performance
Sixth graders at Lyman Moore Middle School recently wrapped up a Side x Side bookmaking and physical theater program led by teaching artists Anne Ackerman and Gretchen Berg. Integrated with a science unit on climate change, students worked with Ackerman to create alternative book forms to capture their research on Earth’s vanishing ice and visualize ice melt