The Burlington Art & Design program encouraged students to think critically and creatively and to generate and develop new ideas. Students explored different methods of problem-solving, and they were guided to understand that there may be more than one solution to a problem. Students across grade levels explored a variety of materials and processes and learned a wide range of skills in perceiving and creating. They develop a sense of community through collaborative projects, group critiques, informal discussions, and participation in exhibitions. They were encouraged to look closely and carefully at things, to discuss their observations, and to critique their own work and that of their peers. Students benefit from and become more well-rounded through the enriching experience of art-making.
Students had their work published in the Marble Collection, Massachusetts’ High School Magazine for the Arts, and in Collab, the high school’s literary magazine. Student work was on display in the Scholastic Art Awards, the Massachusetts Art Education Association’s Youth Art Month Exhibition, the Sixth Congressional District Art Competition, the high school’s 44th annual Art Exhibition, fifth annual Fashion Show, and eleventh annual Portfolio exhibition, the Regional High School Art Exhibition hosted by the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, in other competitions and exhibitions, and on display in the high school’s Cambridge Street Gallery, which continues to provide exhibition space to BHS alumni artists, community members, students, and faculty. All the elementary art teachers held their annual school art exhibitions in May. Middle school teachers shared the work of their students during their Open House night. Advanced photography students collaborated with students in the Winchester High School photo program in an exhibition entitled “Photosynthesis XII” at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester.
Some of the larger collaborative efforts of the art program include the following: Art students in several Burlington schools were involved in developing designs for a display of community-oriented banners during the winter season on the town common (to be installed next winter). Elementary art teachers were involved in developing a collaborative lesson around the 4th grade Science unit of pollinators. High School art teachers developed a number of lessons around The Power of One, the individual’s ability to effect change in the community/society, which related to the high school’s essential questions for the 2017-2018 school year.
The art department developed its three-year improvement plan using the Planning for Success model.
Students had their work published in the Marble Collection, Massachusetts’ High School Magazine for the Arts, and in Collab, the high school’s literary magazine. Student work was on display in the Scholastic Art Awards, the Massachusetts Art Education Association’s Youth Art Month Exhibition, the Sixth Congressional District Art Competition, the high school’s 44th annual Art Exhibition, fifth annual Fashion Show, and eleventh annual Portfolio exhibition, the Regional High School Art Exhibition hosted by the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, in other competitions and exhibitions, and on display in the high school’s Cambridge Street Gallery, which continues to provide exhibition space to BHS alumni artists, community members, students, and faculty. All the elementary art teachers held their annual school art exhibitions in May. Middle school teachers shared the work of their students during their Open House night. Advanced photography students collaborated with students in the Winchester High School photo program in an exhibition entitled “Photosynthesis XII” at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester.
Some of the larger collaborative efforts of the art program include the following: Art students in several Burlington schools were involved in developing designs for a display of community-oriented banners during the winter season on the town common (to be installed next winter). Elementary art teachers were involved in developing a collaborative lesson around the 4th grade Science unit of pollinators. High School art teachers developed a number of lessons around The Power of One, the individual’s ability to effect change in the community/society, which related to the high school’s essential questions for the 2017-2018 school year.
The art department developed its three-year improvement plan using the Planning for Success model.