Last week we mailed off over 750 GORGEOUS pieces of artwork for framing in anticipation of our favorite event of the year: Evening in the Garden and the Ford Elementary Art Show!! Here are two amazing pieces prepped and ready to go.

The show will run from 5:30-7:30pm in the gym on Tuesday, May 1st. Please remember that the kids' artwork is not for sale (it already belongs to the kiddos!); the frames around the artwork are for sale. Any frames that are not purchased the night of the art show are unloaded and the artwork is returned to the school. If you choose to purchase the frame, the first frame is $25 and the second frame (if you have more than one student or just want to buy an empty matching frame for an extra piece of artwork) is $20.

We appreciate your support! It is through your support of fundraisers such as this one that we are able to purchase art supplies throughout the year (clay, glass, paint, ink, equipment, etc).

Smith-Gilbert Gardens Partnership!

We are so excited to have a new Partner in Education with Smith-Gilbert Gardens! To celebrate our new partnership, Smith-Gilbert will be displaying 30 fabulous outdoor and nature-inspired pieces of artwork from selected Kindergarten through 5th grade Ford Elementary artists. Our 2nd grade "warm color" Chihuly will also be on display during business hours from Saturday March 10th through April 15th. Please feel free to visit; Smith-Gilbert Gardens is an amazing treasure in our community!

Here is a stack of art being matted for display at the gardens; we have SUCH talented artists at Ford!

11 Alive!!!

We were honored to have Donna Lowry with 11 Alive News in the art room filming yesterday for the Class Act segment! Keasler's 2nd grade class created their amazing clay pinch pot fish with Donna Lowry (yes... she created one, too!) and for "King Bruce" behind the camera. It was a BLAST and the kiddos did an awesome job! It will air on Monday (Halloween!) on 11 Alive at 6:40am, at the noon hour and then online after that. Please watch our lil' Ford artists on TV!

Reflections 2011

In its more than 40-year history, the Reflections program has encouraged millions of students across the nation and in American schools overseas to explore their artistic talents. The program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students in preschool through grade 12 are encouraged to submit works of art in six arts areas:

•Dance choreography

•Film production

•Literature

•Musical composition

•Photography

•Visual arts
Reflections Theme - "Diversity Means..."
Each year, the National PTA Reflections Program challenges students to create art inspired by a specific theme. Themes are selected from hundreds of ideas submitted by students in the PTA Reflections Program Theme Search Contest. Past themes have included "Exploring New Beginnings," "If I Could Give the World a Gift...," "A Different Kind of Hero," “I Can Make a Difference by…” and “Wow!” and "Together we can." The 2011-2012 theme is "Diversity Means..."

For more information, please go to
http://www.ptareflections.org/cs/about_reflections
or
http://www.fordptsa.com/awards.htm

WELCOME 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR!!!

It has been a great first three days of school! The kids and I have had a blast diving into our projects on the first day of art. We REALLY don't have a minute to waste!

We have been asked to participate in the Cobb EMC Holiday Card Contest so we're having winter in August / September in the art room! I wonder if our snowflakes in the art room will cool the weather down outside?
Square One is also coming up shortly! We have to have all of our beautiful projects ready by October so that we make sure that you can order products with your kiddo's gorgeous artwork by the holidays. More info will be coming soon!

Thanks for your support of the art program at Ford!

Square One Art!!!

Thank you to all of the wonderful support from the Ford families for Square One! A special thanks also to PTSA and to Andrea Lundeberg for making it all possible with her dedication and for putting her time and organizational skills to work for the art program at Ford Elementary!

Our deadline for orders is tomorrow (November 18th) but we have realized that there have been a few late packets so if your order and payment is submitted by November 19th it will be okay.

The art program at Ford is fully funded by fundraiser dollars and it is through your support and companies such as Square One that make all of it possible!

Allatoona Ally Contest!

The deadline for the contest has been extended to November 5th... I encourage any and all 4th and 5th grade students to apply! We will not have time to work on these in class at school but it would be a wonderful project to work on at home!

Check out the link at:

http://watersmart.net/action/program1