Yarn Installation

Inspiration for yarn installation by J. Dawes

Camp of Swagg Mural

Students came up with a mural idea using a stripe pattern and the words "Camp of Swagg."  

That means our camp is COOL.

Volcano Construction

Students in the second group decided to create a volcano.  

We began construction using boxes for a base.

Covered it with brown paper.

They used red celaphane for lava and then painted lava on the brown paper.

The lava drips down the doorway.  Watch your head!

Tree Mural

Tree and Pattern Mural

Students drew ideas and then decided to combine them all for this collaborative mural.

Students create leaves for the tree.

Flower Drawings

Flower Drawings

Chihuly Glass Flower Sculpture

Students use real flowers for observational drawings.

Dale Chihuly Inspired Chandeliers

Chihuly Glass Chandelier

Instead of colored glass students use permanent markers on recycled water bottles and clear paper.

  

They cut the plastic into strips and punch holes in each shape.

  

The pieces are then strung on a piece of yarn and an adult hits the plastic 

with a heat gun to melt and manipulate it.

This project was made possible through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Arts in Education Partnership is administered in sw PA by Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA) is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in visual arts – specifically film, video, photography, digital media, and fine and creative arts and crafts; the provision of equipment and facilities for artists; the conduct of instructional programs; and the stimulation of public understanding and awareness through exhibitions, demonstrations, and sales.

School & Community Programs at PF/PCA is dedicated to bringing high quality arts services to tens of thousands of participants at schools, nonprofit service agencies, and community organizations working with both children and adults in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties through our partnership with the Arts in Education division of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.. Our programs are designed to place trained, knowledgeable, and practicing artists into school and community settings where they can share the benefits of the creative process. 

Pattern and Graffiti Walls: Evolution

 Students us Lines, Shapes, and Color to create Patterns.  

They use markers, colored pencils, and crayons to color them.

The addition of the Graffiti wall was added to the mix!

Students use inspirational words to practice their skills.

More Patterns are added to the wall as students complete their art.

More Inspirational Words are written on the Graffiti wall each day.

Students add their stenciled and stamped patterns to the wall!

Students even created a pattern by recycling food packages from their daily snack!

This project was made possible through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Arts in Education Partnership is administered in sw PA by Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA) is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in visual arts – specifically film, video, photography, digital media, and fine and creative arts and crafts; the provision of equipment and facilities for artists; the conduct of instructional programs; and the stimulation of public understanding and awareness through exhibitions, demonstrations, and sales.

School & Community Programs at PF/PCA is dedicated to bringing high quality arts services to tens of thousands of participants at schools, nonprofit service agencies, and community organizations working with both children and adults in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties through our partnership with the Arts in Education division of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.. Our programs are designed to place trained, knowledgeable, and practicing artists into school and community settings where they can share the benefits of the creative process.