Arts in Education Awards

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Past Event ....... June 1^st, 2011 — 3:30 pm

We will be hosting our wonderful community partner, LA Arts, for the annual presentation of their Arts in Education certificates to both students and artists. The public is invited to this event which will take place in Callahan Hall on Wed, June 1 from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. The afternoon program will feature performances by local students and their artist/teachers, drummer Michael Wingfield and storyteller/mime Randy Judkins.

For more information, see the news release below or contact LA Arts directly at 782-7228.

Arts in Education school program achievers to be recognized at Certificate Presentation on June 1st

LEWISTON, MAINE – On Wednesday, June 1^st, L/A Arts Executive Director Odelle Bowman and Lewiston Public Library Director Rick Speer will co-host an Arts In Education Certificate Presentation to be held at the Lewiston Public Library at 200 Lisbon Street in the Callahan Room, from 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM. The program is open to the public and will recognize the extraordinary 2011 artistic efforts of students and schools in Lewiston and Auburn, with the presentation of certificates wrapping up L/A Arts’ busiest arts in education year ever.

At the presentation, students and artists will receive certificates of achievements, and schools will be recognized for their outstanding collaborative work in bringing arts in education to their schools. Several artist / performers, who worked with students throughout the past year as well as several student/performers, will demonstrate their talents at the event.

L/A Arts’ Artist in Residency Program hosted 17 artists over the school year, talented professionals who provided a total of 38 arts experiences to students of the Twin Cities. In all, more than 5,000 students and 350 teachers attended performances or took part in classroom-based residencies. Goals of the Arts in Education program include preparing students for life with examples of core values and reinforcing the valuable skill of working together, in addition to learning about and through the arts. The programs are designed by L/A Arts and school staff, based on curricular content and need at each school.

Most of the school-based artist residencies ran from February 15 to early May 2011 this year, although few short programs remain on the roster for the end of this year. During a residency, a professional artist, who has established success in both their field of art and as educators, work with a particular class or grade level, to teach those students about that art genre.

Artists are carefully chosen for their level of expertise and ability to work as teachers of children. Many travel regionally, nationally or internationally to bring their work to schools. Included this year were drumming, mime and dance, storytelling, paper and book arts, drama, poetry, graphic novel writing, musical lyrics, singing history, and comedy.

In some cases, enthusiastic parent associations stepped in to bring more resource dollars to the existing arts in education programs, making it possible for more students to attend the artist residency programs. For example, Geiger Elementary featured Michael Wingfield who collaborated with L/A Arts and the school to provide an intensive weeklong workshop for the entire school, culminating in a school wide performance—parents invited—on the last day of the workshop week. In addition, Geiger Elementary hosted Randy Judkins who brought storytelling and movement instruction especially created for the Geiger population. Both programs were made possible by combined L/A Arts funding and parent association funds.

L/A Arts strives to bring the highest quality arts in education programs to students in the Auburn-Lewiston area with an overall mission to integrate the arts into the fabric of life in the community served. Below is the list of schools and arts in education programs for this year.

Auburn Middle School

Graphic Novels with Nicole Chaison
Storytelling Performance by Michael Cooper

East Auburn Community School

“Story in Motion” with Antonio Rocha, all school residency

Fairview Elementary School

“Imagine That!” Books into Drama with Mitch Thomas, Grade 2

Farwell Elementary School

Creative Writing with Lynn Plourde, Pre k through Grade 2

Geiger Elementary School

Drumming with Michael Wingfield, Grade 3 and All school performance
Story and Mime with Randy Judkins, Grades 5 & 6/ All school performance

Lewiston Middle School

Graphic Novels with Nicole Chaison, Grade 8

Longley Elementary School

“Imagine That!” Books into Drama with Mitch Thomas, Grades 5 & 6

Martel Elementary School

Paper Book Sculpting with Rebecca Goodale, Grade 3

McMahon Elementary School

Drumming with Michael Wingfield, All school performance
Dance and Movement with Karen Montanaro, Grades 4 and 5

Montello Elementary School

“Dance Unlimited” with Laura Lewis, Prek - Grade 3 and Grade 5
“Movement for Focus” and Energy with Karen Montanaro, Grade 4
Dance with Debi Iron, Grade 6
“The Art of the Book” with Jenn Greenleaf, Grade 6
Drumming with Michael Wingfield, All school performance

Park Avenue Elementary School

Graphic Novels with Nicole Chaison, Grade 5
Young Artist Workshop: Books into Drama with Mitch Thomas, Grade 5
Storytelling Performance with Michael Cooper, Storytelling, Randy Judkins

Sherwood Heights Elementary School

Figures of Speech Theater, Grade 2

Walton Elementary School

“Singing History” with Monica Grabin, All school
Storytelling Performance with Randy Judkins

Washburn Elementary School

Music and Lyrics with Carolyn Currie
Storytelling Performance with Randy Judkins
Young Artist Workshops at L/A Arts, Julie Goell, “Clowning Around”
Michael Wingfield, Drumming

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Posted: Sunday, May 29th, 2011 in Celebration, Community Meeting, Family