Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Family Art Night and Silent Auction
Our Annual Family Art Night and Silent Auction came and went. It was a huge success and I couldn't be happier with the turn out as well as the profits from the auction. I did things very similar to previous years. My preparation for this event is massive but I have gotten it down to an "art" and It comes together easier every year. I also have a co-worker that is a tremendous help and I couldn't do it with out her.
I mount and label all the work then mount it on black butcher paper weeks prior to the show. Then I start with a team of volunteers about 1:30 the day of the show tacking up the sheets of paper onto the walls. It goes surprisingly fast. I like that the kids come back that night and the halls have been transformed.
We set up the lunchroom with tons of art activities for all guests to enjoy. Some of the centers were watercolor, still life, free collage, Legos, modeling clay, zentangles, and free drawing. We set up a little photo booth area for people to take fun pictures. Our book fair was also open this year and that was a popular stop for guests.
We served light snacks and those are always a hit. I mix up a snack mix of Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. It tastes like a s'more! I also have juice in the primary colors and the kids can pick two colors to see it change in their cup. Last but not least, we had our silent auction featuring canvas art made by each homeroom. It was a big success and the kids did an amazing job. Now I will go take a nap.
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Great Show! I would buy everyone of the auction paintings! Love them! :)
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable! I've never seen anything like this at a school!! I love the art and the primary color drinks!! Must share this with my co-teachers and see if anyone would be interested in doing something like it next year. We don't have an art teacher so would have to coordinate it all ourselves but it would be awesome!! You deserve a rest after this!!
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Love all the pics. Can't wait to get together after Spring Break and compare show notes.
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You are an awesome inspiration to the children in your care. The art work they create is full of color and design! You create success! My hats off to you and the way you help children to value themselves and feel proud!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I hope you inspire other teachers to do the same!
Thanks for posting...I found this blog via Pinterest.
Bess, Whoa! Awesome art show ideas.
ReplyDeleteHow many pieces of work do you display per student and do you prefer to hang the work scattered by grade level or have you ever hung the projects that are all the same together. Hope this makes sense. Just wondering how you organize as I have a show coming up in one month. AHHH!!! :-)
Thanks Mrs. Johnson! We have 2 halls that connect our 2 main wings. One leads to the K-2 classes and the other leads to the 3-5 classes. I hang the 3-5 art together and the K-2 art together on their halls but I don't worry about hanging classes or projects together. I like to have it mixed up. I also think it makes people look at all the work to find their own :) You are obviously not in the South...I only have 6 days of school left!!!! Good luck with your show!!!
DeleteThanks for the response. I am in New Jersey....we get out of school June 20something......
DeleteA few questions {because you have inspired me for next year}:
ReplyDeleteWhere do you store the butcher paper with the work? Rolled up? And what do you hang the paper onto the walls with. We have cinder block and the only thing that will stick is the 3M super expensive tape. Thanks so much!
Hi Kristin,
DeleteWe have some empty classrooms that I have stored the butcher sheets in. Sometimes I can fit them in a shared office with the music teacher. I keep them flat until the show. It takes up space but works best for me. I hang them with dime sized hot glue globs in the top corners. I hope that helps!
I had the same questions as Kristin (must be the name!) If you would please still clarify- I am having the same trouble...
DeleteYou use the hot glue to attach the student work to the butcher paper, or the butcher paper to the walls?
I spend time hanging EVERY single piece in the halls one at a time. I think your way looks much more professional and hanging would be much faster...so any help you can offer would be great! Thanks!!!
Hi Kristin,
DeleteI attach each piece of art to the butcher paper with little dots of hot glue in each corner and then I hang the butcher paper on the wall with larger dots of hot glue in the top corners. I attach the art to the paper in the weeks prior to the show with volunteers and then hanging the black sheets of art for the actual show happens pretty quickly. I hope that helps!
AWESOME- it sure does! I will try that this year! Thanks for the tip!
DeleteWonderful show! Everything looks so clean on the black bulletin board paper. I love all the art activities - pentangles/collage/still life etc....we only offer one activity per show. Your color punch sounds fab. I'm pinning it all to my art show board.
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Just love these ideas for a fine arts fair! Do you come up with a theme for the auctioned canvas art? Do the kiddos help with that? How do you organize it so that each kiddo is apart of the art process? Is it something they work on when they finish their work or is it something you focus on for a few class sessions?
DeleteI come up with a theme for the younger classes but the older grades (3-5) collaborate more on the plan. We discuss how this is a fund raiser and we have to consider who our consumer is (parents) and that we need to make art that they would want to buy and hang in their home. We mostly make collages where the kids make their part independently and it then gets glued on the canvas. Examples are: each kindergartener made their own fish to go in the ocean, 2nd graders made their own house to go in the neighborhood, etc.. The stacked birds and turtles were made by 3rd grade. I put them in groups to work as a team making their animal and then we glued them to the canvas. These are being worked on while other projects are going on at the same time. It usually takes about 2-3 class times to complete them. I hope those random thoughts answered your question! :)
DeleteI just love these ideas for fine arts fair! Regarding the canvas auctioned art, do you come up with a theme? Do kiddos help come up with a theme? How do you organize it so that all kiddos take part in the art process? Do they work on it when they finish early or do you focus on it for a few class sessions?
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