East Nashville Magnet Middle School: 8th Grade

East Nashville Magnet Middle School 8^th graders studied Red Grooms and one point perspective with Ms. Bellgardt. Red Groom’s Looking up Broadway, Again! was the focus of a Paideia seminar that helped the students focus on the main ideas behind the painting.  The students used photographs of Nashville city scenes to inspire them to create uniquely Nashville cities in one point perspective.

Meigs Academic Magnet: 6th Grade

Art Teacher: Jan Hatleberg

Meigs Academic Magnet: 5th Grade

  Art Teacher: Jan Hatleberg

Meigs Academic Magnet: 7th Grade

Art Teacher: Jan Hatleberg

Park Avenue Elementary

1st Grade

4th Grade

(grade level not provided)

Art Teacher: Katy Friends

Cumberland Elementary:Mayan Self Portrait Inspired

Anthony Falgione : Art Teacher    

Inspired from his 1966 print "Mayan Self Portrait"

Materials used: Paper, posterboard, Black crayon, watercolors, scissors, straws, funtack, and modeling clay as the base for sculpture.

Percy Priest Elementary: 1st Grade Portraits

Tina Atkinson & Stephanie Godlove

First grade looked at Grooms' portrait of Gertrude Stein, the famous art collector. Using marker,crayon and watercolor, the students created self-portrait with patterns. Students discovered that they are art collectors too!

McGavock Elementary School: 2nd-4th Grade Portraits

Art Teacher: Margaret Thomas

Hermitage Elementary:

At Hermitage Elementary, we are working towards a giant city installation in the showcase corner.  Each grade level is taking responsibility for one part of the installation. 

The 2^nd graders used pencils and watercolors to create 2 of the same car.  After completion, they put small paper loops in between their cars to give depth enough for the cars to stand.  To cover up the loops, we used a strip of paper, and wrote words about the city, attaching it over the loops.  We looked at Red Grooms’ “NYC Taxi” for our inspiration. 

Art Teacher: Julie Fritz