Making artwork visible in the public eye is the biggest advocacy tool teachers have to promote their programs and share the powerful way the arts can shape human potential. With many school systems not giving the arts the respect they deserve, art teachers may feel they’re constantly fighting for time, resources, and even validation for their programs. Our answer has been to make Provo High School’s art program more visible to the district and public through student art exhibits. This has not only helped students, but it has conveyed the importance of arts and its role in education beyond the classroom.
Art teachers incorporate technology and new media into their lessons. Young students become subjects of historical American artworks through digital projection, elementary students create outer space-themed LED circuit-enhanced drawings, middle-school students research the art of printmaker Barbara Jones-Hogu and design posters with powerful messages, high-school students digitally illustrate food recipe layouts, and more.
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