Summer Art Fun!

If you are feeling artsy this summer, there a lot of cool activities around the area!

Art Walks
There are a lot of Friday Art Walks.  Most people know about the the Santa Fe Art Walk, but there are a few others. Below are some links to a couple if you would like more information.

Santa Fe Art Walk

RiNo Art District

Arts on Belmar


Art Festivals
The Denver area is also a host to a lot of cool art festivals and events. Check out the list below.

May 26-17
Denver Arts Festival

June 2 & 3
Denver Chalk Art Festival
*A good friend of mine participates in this as an artist every year!

July 6-8
Cherry Creek Arts Festival

July 21 & 22
Pearl Street Arts Festival

Summer Art Classes
There are also many fun summer art classes for broadening art skills!  Below is a list of some of those opportunities.

SOAR at Rocky Heights Elementary is open to 4th -8th graders.  I teach 2 art classes SOAR.
* Canvas and Creativity
* Wearable Art

The classes I teach are both on July 16-19.

There are many other fantastic courses through the SOAR program.  Below are links to the SOAR site:

SOAR Website
Rocky Heights SOAR Classes

Here are some other summer art opportunities to consider:

Talk to the Camera
Kids Art Highlands Ranch
Monart
Young Art
Young Rembrandts
Arts On Fire
Highlands Ranch Rec Centers
Michaels

Have a Great Summer!  Maybe I will see you at some of these events!  I hope you come back to school refreshed, inspired and ready to make some awesome art!!!

Fourth Grade Metallic Shaded Quotes

Fourth Grade Artists created these fun and inspirational quotes by using metallic paint markers to outline the lines and the words as well as using metallic colored pencils for the shading in between the letters.  Give them a read, they are quite inspiring.

S.O.A.R.

I teach two classes for the SOAR Progam at Rocky Heights Middle School.  Below is a link to the SOAR Website followd by the descriptions of the classes that I teach. If you are interested in taking one of my classes don't delay!  They fill up fast!

S.O.A.R. Program

Cool 5th Grade Dance Photo

Below is one of my favorite pictures from this year's 5th-grade dance. It's just cool.

4th Grade Art Club Party

This year's 4th Grade Art Club party was full of creativity, fun, and food! Below are some pictures of the party.
 

5th Grade Art Club Party

This year's fifth grade Art Club Party was a BLAST!  We ate all kinds of yummy foods and created some very exciting wearable art! Pictures of our party are below!





                     

DCSD's Art Award Presentation

Two TTE students were honored at the DCSD Art Award Presentation, in conjunction with Air Academy Federal Credit Union.


Lyric Miller - 1st Place, HR 4th-6th






Katelyn Calfee - 2nd Place, HR 4th - 6th Grade






It was such a fun surprise to run into Claire Blaser, former student who was also honored by winning an Art Award.  She has always been a favorite student of mine!  I am so glad that she is still creating!