This video
captures a moment in history and the creation of the Morton Ranch Junior High
School's STEAM Mural Project. STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology,
Engineering, ART and Math to represent that fact that whole brain
education includes arts integration to incorporate a creative thinking process
and higher learning. Over 100 students worked with Master in Residence, Vicki
McMillan of ARTreach and Crystal Andrus, MRJH Art Teacher in the conception,
creation and completion of this 6’ x 16’ mural that will be permanently
installed in the school’s main hallway. Visitors are welcome to stop by and see
the mural during school hours. Morton Ranch Junior High is located 2498 North Mason Rd, Katy TX 77449.
This
project was sponsored by ARTreach, non-profit arts and educational outreach www.artreachonline.org
This is a short documentary film on the mural that created by
ARTreach's Program Director/Resident Artist Vickie McMillan and the art
students from Martha Raines High School during the spring of 2010.
Karen Richards is the Art Teacher at KISD Raines HS and she is always
looking for new ways to engage her student’s heart and mind in fine
art, she seeks out projects that will take her students to the higher
level and measures her students’ improvement not just on the project
outcome, but also on the changes in their attitude, outlook on the
future, and work ethic. She applied for ARTreach project support when
she learned the organization had received new grants that would help
fund collaborative murals at underserved schools in Katy ISD. She
wanted to do a special project that would capture the essence and
unique student culture at Raines.
ARTreach provided an opportunity for the students at Raines to work
with a professional wildlife artist and muralist Vickie McMillan as an
Artist in Residence. The project concept would be developed by the
students to be unique. The project would combine several teaching
objectives supporting fine arts and also demonstrate how to work as a
team to create collaborative work of art. It was decided that the mural
should become a legacy piece to motivate future Raines High School
students in their academic careers.
ARTreach in partnership with Texas PTA and The Children’s Museum of
Houston is hosting “Art on the Plaza” in Cinco Ranch on the first
Sundays in March, April and May at Villagio Town Center, 11am – 3pm.
This is an interactive art fest designed to encourage participation in
the arts in Katy.
Our Katy ISD Art teachers, PTA members, students, and community art
volunteers from ARTreach will be on hand to introduce families to a
variety of cultural art making processes. Families can participate in
community art projects, and learn about printmaking, wheel thrown
pottery, weaving, Nigerian bead painting for example. Families can buy
art, make art, and enjoy visual and performing artists and music jams.
Artists, musicians and dancers are invited to be here and share their
talents with others.
“This is a introductory event, and we’d like to see it grow. It is a
cultural event that promotes economic development and a Katy future
that includes the arts,” says Terri Bieber, executive director of
ARTreach “our organization will pilot the festival for three months
this spring. We will be measuring community support for the arts by
documenting increases in numbers of visitors to Cinco Ranch and
attending the event.”
Communities that support the arts can benefit from a variety of
opportunities, including children’s museums, performing arts centers,
and cultural districts that improve quality of place and lifestyle for
residents in the area. Economic development plans that incorporate art
districts can be initiated by the city to embrace surrounding counties
and unincorporated areas to benefit the entire community.
The community is invited to please come and support the Art on the
Plaza events and help the idea grow. This is a free event, funded by
ARTreach, and made possible by art volunteers and individuals that
appreciate the arts and recognize the positive impact the arts have our
community.
Coming to Cinco Ranch Villagio Town Center March 7th 11-3 pm, April 4 and May 2.
Villagio Town Center is located on the NE corner of Westheimer Parkway and Peek Road in Cinco Ranch.
On April 7, 2010 at Agave Road in Katy, Texas, the ARTreach fundraiser "Espresso Yourself" was a delightful evening and Christine Stilwell, Development Director for ARTreach, delivered the intention of the event as it filled everyone's senses with coffee. Everybody got to touch it, smell it, taste it and see it; all for a great cause.
Sandy Buller said, "Coffee, it's not just a drink". Check out the photographs and you can see for yourself the expressive collection of art that coffee was being used in various mediums from painting to culinary.
"Brushstrokes of a Wordsmith" Meet multi-talented and self-taught Nigerian artiste, Folasayo Dele-ogunrinde. She has the ability to express her creativity in several genres including visual arts, drama, writing and filmmaking. She is the author of Conversations With The Soul At 3:00am, a collection of love poems and art photography (Home of African Concepts) and the British Council/ANA award winning play: The Woman with a Past. This is an original ARTreach “Art With A Voice” Exhibition. See Folasayo’s latest works of art, and enjoy her short film The Hunt, along with a unique Spokenword presentation accompanied by African drummers. Additional music and poetry presentation with Michael Guevara Opening Saturday, March 6, 2010. Art with a Voice—Free public event An ARTreach Exhibition at The “V” Gallery at Villagio Town Center Suite 240, 22756 WestheimerPkwy Katy, Texas 77450
