Please enjoy a peek into some Lower School art installations around campus.
Also, don’t forget to mark your calendar and plan to visit the Howe Library in Hanover to view Crossroads Academy K–8 student artwork being displayed during the months of March and April in the children and teen section of the library. Please call ahead to confirm which grade-level is up when you visit. This year the art is being split among March and April.
Kindergarten
100 DAY DOT HEARTS: Kindergarten students created these colorful heart artworks to celebrate one hundred days in school! While creating they were tasked to count the dots and see if they used 100 (or more)!
Love Monster: After reading this fabulous story by award-winning British author and illustrator Rachel Bright. Students took inspiration and collaged their own love monster!
ALEXANDER CALDER INSPIRED STAMOBILES: Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static “stabiles”, and his monumental public sculptures. Kindergarten students created their own rendition using wire, shapes, and his classic primary colors for their creations!
First Grade
SNOW GLOBES: The first graders returned to 3D as winter approached. After we read the book Snow Globe Family by Jane O’Connor, they created a paper snow globe with views of a snow figure and drew on the light from the moon to create shadows and highlights.
WARM & COOL HEARTS: After learning about living artist Jim Dine, students celebrated the symbol of the heart by creating these warm and cool oil pastel watercolor resist artworks.
Second Grade
THE GOLDFISH, HENRI MATISSE INSPIRED COLLAGES: The second graders then engaged with the work of Henri Matisse, including The Snail (also known as Chromatic Composition) and Goldfish. After we read the book Henri’s Scissors, which was inspired by Matisse’s Goldfish painting, they created their own versions of the famous artwork through a variety of techniques, including painted and sponge-painted paper and watercolor salt resist. Each student also created a mixed-media collage using a balanced compositional design.
Third Grade
THE SCREAM: Third grade students viewed the work of Edvard Munch, The Scream, and looked at how the elements of art often work together. We discussed elements such as figure and ground, pattern, balance, and symmetry. Students drew inspiration from Munch’s The Scream and created their own. In addition, they playfully collaged a photo of themselves into the artwork adding the perfect touch.
Fourth Grade
ISLAMIC STAINED GLASS WINDOWS: Fourth grade students looked at a variety of Islamic art and architecture. They each focused on a geometric design capturing the colorful stained glass windows found in many mosques.
Fifth Grade
WINTER BIRCH TREES: Fifth grade students created Winter Birch Trees inspired by printmakers Currier and Ives and their iconic winter landscape prints. Today, original Currier and Ives prints are much sought-after by collectors, and modern reproductions of them are popular decorations.
