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Art

Art Room Picture

Here at Somers Intermediate School students create art and express themselves through a large variety of media and techniques.  Students work in crayon, marker, oil pastel, printmaking tools, various paints and sculptural materials.  Each unit is aligned to New York State Standards for the Visual Arts and is designed to engage each student in the joy of art making.

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Visual Art in the Halls

Houses
Fish
Love
Heart design
Winter Cardinals
Winter Trees
Pumpkin
Self Portraits1
Self Portrait wall

Celebrating Student Art

First page of the PDF file: StatementK12CelebrationoftheArts

Visual Arts

Some of the objectives of art education are to encourage awareness, to educate the senses, and to promote personal growth and maturity. Through studio-classroom experiences, the student will have an opportunity to explore and experiment with a multiplicity of media, techniques, and styles of creativity. In addition, works of other artists, past and present, will be studied as they relate to art history and art appreciation. Our program is open to all students - those who choose art as preparation for careers as well as those who choose it for personal enrichment.

Philosophy of Art

“Art provides unique opportunities to explore and develop ways of knowing, doing, and being. As such, art, as a core subject, ...is a critical component in the development of every child and in multiple ways permeates every aspect of human existence.” U.S. Department of Education

While every student will not be inherently talented within the visual arts, they will be challenged to use their imagination, creativity as well as their knowledge to practice and appreciate the arts and their methods.  In our changing global community, students will need to adapt and think innovatively in order to be 21st-century problem solvers.  The development of personal aesthetics, assessment, self-reflection, and critical thinking skills is an asset that will be used throughout their lives.  

It has been said that a student's education in the arts is the polish that makes their academic experience not only more holistic, but results in them being a more cultured individual.

Concepts in Arts

Art Room Sign

At SIS students have art once a week for a 38 minute class period. Students explore age appropriate art mediums which may include: markers, colored pencils, watercolor, tempera paint, craypas, pastels, clay, paris craft, metal, wood, wire and more! Parents should expect most artwork to come home in May and June.

Ms. Gioffe is the SIS art teacher and she can be reached at: mgioffe@somersschools.org

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Write Ups about Art Projects in Somers