Emily Trammell, Durham Intermediate School Art Teacher

            DIS Art Webpage


DIS Art Overview

            Fifth grade students at DIS attend art three times every other week. Throughout the year they will have the opportunity to learn to use a variety of materials with projects in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. In fifth grade an emphasis is placed on developing drawing skills. Developing confidence, taking pride in artwork, and gaining an appreciation for different kinds of art are also goals for each student. Students are exposed to art history through lessons that are taught with a focus on a particular artist or art style.
 
Sixth grade students attend art twice a week if they are not in band. In this second year of intermediate school art they further develop their ability to use materials with a greater focus on self expression. Projects are designed to give students opportunity to express ideas that are important to them, while still learning art history and appropriate use of art media.
           

           Throughout the school year our students will have art on display on our campus and around the community. The four largest exhibitions are Barnes and Noble Show, Southlake Public Library Display, and Art in the Square and District K-8 Art Show. Dates for these shows will be on the district and DIS calendar, as well as listed on the DIS art website. Letters will be sent home with students when they have art on display in one of these shows.

 

Our school has two special art programs in addition to our classroom art curriculum. The Art Docent Program is a monthly presentation by parent volunteers that further exposes students to artists, history, and culture. The Art Club is a chance for interested students to participate in extracurricular art making. More information on the Art Docent Program and Art Club can be found on the art website.

 

Art TEKS “4 Strands”

1.      Perception: Develop and organize ideas from the environment

2.      Creative Expression: Express ideas in art through media and skills

3.      Historic/Cultural Heritage: Art and Culture are a record of human achievement

4.      Response/Evaluation: Informed judgments about personal and others’ artwork
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