ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Through our Artist-in-Residence program, professional artists are paired with classroom teachers to deliver residencies in mediums such as watercolor, oil pastels, 3D sculpture, block prints, acrylic painting, creative writing, poetry, and theater arts. We work with a curated roster of about 20 teaching artists in the Okanogan Region.
Teachers, parents, and kids, here you’ll find ART LESSONS to do at home. The lessons are organized by grade level and include interactive videos, lesson plans, and outdoor art activities, as well as other links and suggestions for incorporating ART in your life during these uncertain times.
ART LESSONS AT HOME (click on links below)
ART VIDEOS FOR REMOTE LEARNING FROM OUR LOCAL TEACHING ARTISTS. FIND THEM HERE.
Methow Arts has put together easy to use art videos made by our local and regional teaching artists. These videos are targeted at students in grades K-6 who are in remote learning situations. All videos have a suggested target grade, but depending on the child and the amount of parental support available, any given lesson is adaptable for younger or older grades. Click around, see what your child is drawn to, and then give those lessons a try! Let us know what you think.
METHOW ARTS has created many ART Lessons for home learning, find them HERE
Lessons translated to Spanish HERE
Methow Arts enriches the lives of students, teachers and other community members in Okanogan County through quality arts education programs and by sharing student work through public art and presentations.
Read stories about our in-school programs CLICK HERE
Help us support the Arts in our Schools. DONATE ONLINE through our secure Network for Good account
A big thank you to our ARTS EDUCATION SPONSORS for making the magic happen.
SCHOOL PERFORMANCES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE 2022-23
Methow Arts also offers a robust presenting season in the schools, bringing four professional touring groups to perform in school-wide assemblies. During the 2022-23 school year, we have scheduled these groups to perform in partner schools in Okanogan County: Nobuntu, Missoula Children’s Theatre and TaikoProject. More to come.
ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Through our Artist-in-Residence program, professional artists are paired with classroom teachers to deliver residencies in mediums such as watercolor, oil pastels, 3D sculpture, block prints, acrylic painting, creative writing, poetry, and theater arts. We work with a curated roster of about 20 teaching artists in the Okanogan Region.
Annual 5th grade block print residency works by Tommie Ochoa, Logan Hall, Kristy Vieth, and Jonathan Ing-moody (’13)
Read the stories of our work in schools HERE
HISTORY
Arts education in ACTION!
Methow Arts facilitates a regional consortium of public schools, businesses and community entities that bring ideas and resources to arts education. Since 1987, Methow Arts has partnered with the Methow School District to provide learning in the arts for students. In 1996, Methow Arts entered a formal partnership with the Methow Schools, and in 1998 established the same with the Omak School District. In 2002, the Okanogan and Pateros schools joined the partnership, and in 2005, the Paschal Sherman Indian School on the Colville Reservation joined. In 2006, the Brewster School District became a partner and in 2012 Bridgeport joined to become the newest partner. Through this partnership, Methow Arts maintains the arts as essential and central, providing opportunities for students to gain essential skills in the arts through residencies with artists. Lessons both deepen and expand other learning areas through the arts, and provide art specific learning.
ANNUAL ACTIVITIES
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- Artist residencies in classrooms K-12 in greater Okanogan County, thirteen schools and six school districts
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- Professional performances in the schools
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- Professional development for elementary teachers and teaching artists
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- Student performances, exhibitions, publications & public art installations
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- Recognition for artistic excellence awarded to seniors
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- Build partnerships and expand support and impact of program
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- Final evaluation and renewal of partnership with School Districts
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- Final reports to funders
- Program assessment and evaluation
CONTACT
SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS – contact us to request a residency in their classroom
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS – contact us if they are interested in learning more about ways to teach in public schools
FUNDERS – We couldn’t do it without your support! Please help us to sustain and enhance ART EDUCATION programs in our schools. Your penny goes a long way.
EMAIL: info@methowartsalliance.org, 509-997-4004
EVALUATIONS
Evaluation forms for teachers:
- CLICK HERE for fillable evaluation form,
- CLICK HERE for PDF
Evaluation forms for students:
Evaluation forms for artists:
- CLICK HERE for fillable evaluation form,
- CLICK HERE for PDF