For this project students in grades 1 - 6 will create bowls in art class, with assistance from Senior High pottery students serving as mentors. In addition to the bowls made by students, local artists will participate, creating and donating bowls. This project was developed in response to a need created by a recent flood in Fort Collins. Communicating through the arts This project demonstrates for students how artists speak to us and send messages through their art work.
Students come to understand the arts as a way to communicate.
They learn an important lesson about the value of their art work through the auction process. Encouraging talented young people to become educators. The opportunity for High School Pottery students to work with elementary students allows Senior High Students some 'real - life 4 experiences as teachers, attracting these talented students to the teaching profession and a career in Art Education. The parent community will participate by attending the auction and bidding on the bowls created by our students. Local artists will join in and donate bowls to the auction, serving as positive role-models for students considering a career as a studio artist.