Artist in Residency Happenings as of October 24

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AIR Mel Kolstad is happy to say that she met with Dr. Michels’  African/Asian History and Cultural Studies classes last week, and will be advising them on their “mind maps” they’ll be creating for their unit on African Cultural Groups. As she meets with them further, she’ll have some photos of the students’ work to share. She is looking forward to seeing what they create!
 
Mel is also very honored to be featured in The North Star! Thanks so much to Cassy Wolker for the great interview and article. 🙂 http://www.nhsnorthstar.com/features/2014/10/22/print-master-general/
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Molly Sampson, curator, visit Sheboygan North High School Art Department

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Molly Sampson PictureMolly Sampson has over five years of New York City contemporary art gallery experience. She travels to New York frequently to keep on point with the current art market but stresses the importance of exploring local art markets. She lectures undergraduate students on professional practices in the art world and teaches art history courses on Graffiti Art. She wrote her Master’s thesis on the birth of the graffiti movement in New York and focused her research on the role of the blackbook.

Currently, she is on the committee to create art education programming to start in 2016 for the ARTgarage in Green Bay, WI. Past curated exhibitions include: Off the Walls and Post No Bills (Summer 2013), Love Me (Summer 2012), and Graffiti NYC: Artists of the Third Rail (Summer 2010). She received her MA in Modern and Contemporary Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market from Christie’s Education, New York and her BA from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

To learn more about Molly visit her at mscontemporary.com.

Drawing Intensive Students Juxtapose

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Juxtaposition
jux·ta·po·si·tion
ˌjəkstəpəˈziSH(ə)n/
noun
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. 
Drawing Intensive students are using Olivia Gude’s Post Modern Practices to create their own original artwork based off of the term “juxtaposition”. After their initial sketch of what this meant to them they were to redraw it in a larger format incorporating whatever media they wanted to use. 
More images coming soon…

Large Format USPS Stamps at the Sheboygan Post Office

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The Drawing Intensive recently finished a series focusing on large format USPS Postage Stamps. Drawings range from 16 x16 inches to 18 x 24 inches. Students were introduced to a variety of color pencil techniques and they were to select three (3) to apply to their sketch. 

They will be on display at the Sheboygan Post Office, 522 N 9th, from November 15, 2014 – January 31, 2015.

USPS Postage Stamp by Ashley
USPS Postage Stamp by Mikayla
USPS Postage Stamp by Ching Meng
USPS Postage Stamp by Choua
USPS Postage Stamp by Kacey
USPS Postage Stamp by Alexis
USPS Postage Stamp by Kendra
USPS Postage Stamp by Destiny
USPS Postage Stamp by Esther
USPS Postage Stamp by Savannah
USPS Postage Stamp by Jeffrey
USPS Postage Stamp by Doua
USPS Postage Stamp by Matthew
USPS Postage Stamp by Raven
USPS Postage Stamp by Ezra
USPS Postage Stamp by Talya
USPS Postage Stamp by Rachel
USPS Postage Stamp by Marissa
USPS Postage Stamp by David
USPS Postage Stamp by Karly

Artist Lecture Series – Sara Willadsen at Sheboygan North High School.

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The Artist Lecture Series is an in-school program at Sheboygan North High School that invites local and regional visual artists to share their journey as artists with the beginning, intermediate, and advanced art classes. Visiting artists present and expose art students to such as but not limited to: a digital portfolio, actual artworks, talk about about careers, and the opportunity to interact with the artists. This program is organized by the Sheboygan North High Art Department. 

Former presenters were Melissa Dorn Richards, Kendall Polster, Katie E. Martin, Dale Knaak, Kay Jelinek, Holly Bakich, Denise Presnell Weidner, Kitty Klich, Dara Larson, Bonnie de Arteaga, to  name a few.

Sara Willadsen was born in Sheboygan, WI in 1987. She received her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting from Northern Illinois University in 2014 and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Lakeland College in 2010. Working predominantly with paint and various found materials, Willadsen’s work explores ideas of abstract spaces and structures inspired by her childhood spent in Sheboygan County. She has had work shown at the Museum of Wisconsin Art and exhibits frequently in group exhibitions. Willadsen lives and works as a visual artist and freelance designer in Sheboygan.

Artist Statement
I make pictures that satisfy my curiosity in aesthetics and found materials. Combining these articles with reappropriations of my own work allows me to employ past patterns and marks as prompts for new structures and environments. The aggressive process used to construct these secretive spaces is kept in balance with the consciousness to know when to stop.
Check out her work at www.sarawilladsen.com

Who Doesn’t Like A Good Selfie?

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The Art Foundations 3 students just finished a series of Selfies. Each one as unique as they are. Students learned various color pencil techniques, which they were to select up to 3 that they wanted to incorporate within their drawing. Students were encouraged to approach it traditionally or experiment with non-traditional use of color. 

365 Artists 365 Days Project at the Wisconsin Art Education Association Conference

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Today Mr. Juarez presented the 365 Artists 365 Days Project at the Wisconsin Art Education Association Fall Conference at the Bruce Guadalupe Community School in Milwaukee. This project is used as a vehicle to infuse Literacy into the art room. This project exposes, educates, and engages his Art Foundations 1/2 students into the world of Contemporary Art through the use of technology, silent reading, group discussion, and individual work on a weekly basis.

Mr. Juarez is currently compiling a list consisting of artists’ names, locations, website and genres. To receive this database email Mr. Juarez at fjuarez(at)sasd.net and in the subject box type: 365 Database. This will become available in early  January 2015.

Mr. Juarez is available to talk to any teacher interested in implementing this project into his/her art curriculum. 

About the 365 Artists 365 Days Project

On January 1, 2014, Frank Juarez from the Frank Juarez Gallery (Sheboygan) and Rachel Quirk and Zina Mussman from the Greymatter Gallery (Milwaukee) launched the 365 Artists 365 Days Project to the world.

What started as a way to spotlight contemporary artists daily  from across the country blossomed into getting the attention of artists from across the globe such as Germany, Slovenia, Australia,  Russia, London, Serbia, Israel and the United Kingdom.

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Click here to download his presentation and handout(s). 

365 Artists 365 Days Project Frank Juarez – PowerPoint

365 Artists 365 Days Project Frank Juarez  – PDF

365 Artists 365 Days Project Art Edition (Flyer) – PDF

– Student Audio

All questions can be directed to Frank Juarez, art department chair, at fjuarez(at)sasd.net.