Marin

Visual Arts

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Our students explore the visual arts in every grade, helping to foster the children’s self-confidence, creative spirit and self-expression.

Weekly art classes stimulate divergent thinking, awaken an aesthetic sense and appeal to the individuality of each child. Students create in the visual arts through painting, ceramics, woodworking, paper, weaving and sculpture.

Well-known artists are introduced to provide a foundation in art history and for an understanding of art and its techniques. 

Our children visit Bay Area museums and art shows to enhance their appreciation of the creative world. We are proud that our students’ artwork has been selected to be exhibited at the Marin County Fair.

 


Visual Arts News

  • A Whole Lot of Art Going On

    Posted March 7, 2012

    Our students in all grades have been working on multiple projects over the past few months. "Their creative output has been amazing," said Lisa Levy, art teacher. Among the many projects are the sixth grade letterboxing project, where students have learned to carve stamps and make books; a third grade exercise in manipulating clay into the portrait of a favorite cat or dog; third grade hand-drawn comic books; and a fifth grade collaborative project known as "the perfect school," where students work collaboratively to design the ideal structure based on addressing "needs" and answering questions until they get it right. "They are so excited and engaged by this project, which really draws from our work using design thinking process," added Levy. PHOTOS

  • Fourth Grade Visits Largest Collection of Bay Area Art

    Posted December 8, 2011

    Our fourth grade students visited the di Rosa art collection and site, located on more than 200 acres of beautiful land in Napa and hosting the most significant holding of Bay Area art in the world (approximately 2,000 works of art by more than 800 artists). Art teacher Lisa Levy led our students a tour, which includent a docent-led presentation about the di Rosa's incredible collection of California art. "We saw the outdoor Sculpture Meadow, visited Renee di Rosa's former home, and explored some really unique installation pieces. The field trip was a very mind-broadening experience for our students!" said fourth grade teacher Purnima Mani.

  • Fifth Grade Takes a Close Look in the Mirror

    Posted October 6, 2011

    The fifth graders have been hard at work on their self portraits, learning realistic drawing techniques by the grid drawing method. Take a look at some of their work - and stay tuned for the finished portraits!

  • 1st Grade Artists Face Up to Mother's Day

    Posted May 5, 2011

    In preparation for Mother's Day, our 1st graders created beautiful ceramic faces of their families to present as gifts. They also answered questions about their families to serve as descriptive text that answers the question: "Who is my mother, what is she like?" Other grades prepared special gifts for their mothers and parents as well, and in the process, contemplated the meaning of family and the feeling of gratitude.