Exploring Art

Exploring Art: Barren Reflections

March 27, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Today our Exploring Art group spent our time in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. After we arrived in the Pine Barrens and had a quick tour of the lake, students began working on their individual or group projects. Regardless of the 30 degree weather, we were able to get a lot of unique...

Exploring Art: Synergies

March 26, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Today everyone worked on completing a project for tomorrow’s trip to the Pine Barrens. These projects consisted of creating either an abstract or realism sculpture. Some people worked together, others chose to work alone. The students were offered various options on the type of sculpture they could create, or there was the option to...

Exploring Art: Lines and Tides

March 25, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Today we spent the day at Ocean City, NJ. The weather was not ideal; however, we prepared and had back up clothing thanks to Mrs. Edmund’s winter clothes container. Originally, we planned to install our artwork and create projects for 4 hours but the weather cut that number in half. While baring the cold,...

Exploring Art: Paper People

March 24, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Today, the focus was on preparing for our adventures to Ocean City that awaits us tomorrow. We began with a slideshow, and after that started construction of our sculptures we will install on the beach. Some people built sculptures and some people built tools with which to create sand drawings. After that, we headed...

Exploring Art: Enlivening the ruins

March 21, 2014October 13, 2015Blog Editor

Day One Today in our Exploring Art intensive learning trip we traveled to Fairmount Park in order to address the remains of a former home as a location for site-specific art. The structure was a mere ruin with visible entrances, however there were no doors or windows. Many street artists have taken advantage of...

March 12, 2014March 12, 2015Blog Editor

This Intensive Learning year our group will be traveling to local destinations to create ephemeral art that relates to the environment in which we are standing–from improv and street art to using trees to draw. Our three trips will include Philadelphia, Pakum Pond in the Pine Barrens and the beaches in Ocean City, NJ....