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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Patricia Bartholomew's kindergarten class had an art exhibit for the parents on Sept. 26 at St. Charles School. Bartholomew hosts an opening school theme every year and has never repeated a theme throughout her 33 year career teaching.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Students at St. Charles School showed their artwork to the parents on Sept. 26.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Pat Lumpkin and Sandy Trolio from The Butler Art Museum spoke about their programs at the Butler for children as well as their experience showing the children around the Butler earlier in the year.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.The kindergarten students at St. Charles School created a variety of artwork for their Art Exhibition on Sept. 26. Some forms of art the children used were squirt gun art, still life, chalk and tie-dye.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.Some of the art during St. Charles Kindergarten's Young Artist Exhibit 2017 tied in with student's uniqueness and religion.
by ZACK SHIVELY
Artwork covered the hallways and inside of Patricia Bartholomew’s kindergarten classroom at St. Charles School for the kindergartners’ art exhibit on Sept. 26.
Bartholomew hosts a special opening theme every school year and decided on an art exhibit this year based on her own love for the arts.
“It’s an honor to work with the children,“ Bartholomew said. She her expressed love for teaching kindergarten and being able to have fun with the students.
The students created more than 25 different works of art. Bartholomew spent hours the night before setting up the children’s artwork around the room and into the hallway. The parents of the students came in with their children at 8 a.m. for the event. The students navigated the different areas for their parents and explained how and when they did the art.
The children made both innovative and classical artworks. They filled a squirt gun with different paint colors and shot the canvas with paint for one of their projects. The students used crushed Skittles as paint and made another project during the event. They used kitchen utensils and tempera paint for their “Art in Motion Mural.“
On the more classical route, the students learned about and made self portraits and still life paintings. Bartholomew also had the children emulate Michelangelo by having them lay on their backs and paint crosses. This project hung on the ceiling above Bartholomew’s doorway.
The Butler Art Museum helped with the art exhibit. The class went to the Butler to see different examples of works of art.
Butler members came to the school and helped the children create a “Seascape“ project where they made a boat and sea with torn pieces of paper. Pat Lumpkin and Sandy Trolio spoke at the event about program for adults and children at the Butler.
The class received support from local businesses as well. Chic-Fil-A donated nuggets for the parents and children to eat. Marc’s grocery store gave the students shirt to tie-dye for the event.
Batholomew has taught at St. Charles School for 31 years, and for 33 years overall. She has made an opening theme every year she has been at St. Charles and has never repeated a theme. Her past themes include a rainforest theme and ocean theme.