Cleveland School First Annual iCAN Art Show!

We had our first annual Art Show here at Cleveland Elementary School this past Friday and it was a wonderful turn out! Thank you to everyone who helped and attended, and a BIG thank you to the Incredible Children's Art Network!!!

Art In The Garden

This year in iCAN's after-school Art Enrichment Program fifth and sixth grade students created signs for our garden!  The garden has been recently renovated here at Cleveland, by our awesome garden teacher Sarah.  Students first went up to the garden in January to see what it was they could make to add some flare.  Once we decided on signs, they did some on site sketching to get some images they could incorporate into their paintings.  Next, we sketched, and transferred the drawings.  Students learned how to mix acrylic paint to create value, gradations and shadows.  Finally, we put it all to work on our garden signs!  Our last day was a celebration of what the garden means to our school.  We found spots for our signs, and talked about the importance of growing our own food!  

Grade 5: Linear Perspective Cityscapes

The fifth graders learned all about drawing in one point perspective. They had an introduction to the concept in their first class when they drew their names in one point perspective block letters. They transferred the skills they learned from this small project to a bigger area and began designing their own cityscape. After drawing one side of the street with buildings, the students had the freedom to draw whatever they wanted on the other side. They finished the drawing by painting with watercolors.