CRES ArtWalk 2018

Another successful student exhibit at Central Riverside Elementary School! EVERY student at CRES had at least one piece of artwork with a total number of  over 500 paintings, collages and drawings.   Please enjoy the video below that shows the entire exhibit.  

                

CRES Legacy Project: 5th Grade Self Portrait Tiles

Another year comes to an end and, for the third year, Central Riverside 5th graders leave their mark on their school by creating a self portrait tile.  Each creation was glazed, fired and permanently installed on the interior walls of our school.  This legacy project allows them to leave a part of themselves at their elementary alma mater and perhaps one day they might return and relive the wonderful memories they had while a student at Central Riverside Elementary School.

VSA at the Cummer Museum

Such an heartwarming experience, taking my DHH and ESE students to The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens this week for the annual VSA Festival.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is home to the Jacksonville affiliate of VSA, an international organization that provides opportunities in the arts for individuals with disabilities. The annual VSA Festival, which takes place in the spring of each year, invites Jacksonville-area students with disabilities to visit the Cummer Museum for a chance to experience art through all of their senses. Over the course of four days, nearly 1,800 children, 700 teachers and chaperones, and 1,300 volunteers fill the Museum to engage in art viewing in the galleries, movement, music in the gardens, and art-making activities throughout the entire Museum. The event allows each student to participate in the creative process and to demonstrate their own artistic abilities. 

http://education.kennedy-center.org/education/vsa/