P.E.S. Art Program


Paula Ourso, Art Teacher	*Welcome to the* *Art Program Web Page at Pontchartrain Elementary!* The students at P.E.S. attend art lab once a week for thirty-five minutes. Students are instructed using the Discipline Based Arts Education approach (DBAE). This form of instruction includes aesthetics, criticism, history/culture, and production. Lessons include viewing and discussing famous artwork, art education games, using art materials and tools safely, and creating art. Every lesson may not be a production lesson. Lessons include concepts from math and science. There is some overlap into music, theater, and dance.
PROGRAM GOALS Some of the goals of the art program are: To introduce students to the elements of art: Line, Shape, Color, Form, Texture, Value, and Space. Also included are the principles of art: Balance, Movement, Rhythm, Contrast, Emphasis, Pattern, and Unity. 2009-10 THEMES FOR THE ART LAB First nine weeks - Green and Growing: Celebrating 100 years of a Clean and Green St. Tammany Second nine weeks - Picturing America Third nine weeks - Artists Who Push the Limits of Art: Is it really art? Fourth nine weeks - Sculpture

Celebration After studying Dorothy Gillespie, third grade students created wire sculptures.
Cityscapes Inspiration from Brazilian artist Trasila do Amaral
Celebration K-2 K - 2nd students create 3-D paper celebrations
Combining Rembrandt's portraits with emotion and Chen Wei's landscapes of waves, PES students create WAVES OF EMOTION in neutral colors.
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Students practiced arranging a still life with plastic "glassware", mirrors, and shells just like Janet Fish. Then they combined plastic and regular paper to create their own still life.

Flowers like Georgia O'keeffe
Bone drawings using real bones. Georgia O'keeffe

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