Public Art Workshops

These Arts for Public Schools projects are large-scale and vary from mosaics to murals. The final work is installed as permanent public art in the school. These workshops not only teach students a wide range of art skills, but are also structured to develop democratic thinking and cooperative learning in the studio and beyond. In the studio, students develop their own ideas for designs, discuss the possibilities, vote, and then work together in groups. Strategies for linking the art workshop with the school curriculum are discussed with classroom teachers so that arts based learning can develop and grow with the other lessons learned. When the final work is installed, students discover that they have the power to beautify and change their environment for the better.