St. Peter Catholic School Art Room

Submit your artwork!  Students interested in displaying their artwork, and competing against other artists in their grade, may submit an original work to the  2022 St. Peter Catholic School Art Contest and Exhibition.  Any student in grades K-8 are welcome to submit original artwork by April 29th .  8th grade Art Club members will judge each artwork and select the Top 3 artworks to be exhibited.  Information regarding the type of artwork accepted, and protocols for judging are listed below:  Type of artwork accepted:  2D 3D and photography Protocols for judging:  Composition: balance, unity, theme  Color: greyscale or vibrant  Format: completed work, no wide-rule notebook paper, no tracing/copying, Student name (first & last), grade, and date must be included on the artwork. Students may submit one original artwork following the above protocols to the art room by April 29th. Questions? Reach out to Ms. Thurman. Good luck to all! Th...

 7th and 8th grade students worked together on this project. Students engaged with tessellations in their math classes, and then came to the art room to learn about a famous artist and create their own art.  Students explored the artworks of MC Escher. Students learned about Escher's use of shapes, depth, and tessellations in his artwork.  Then students voted on what type of tessellation they wanted to create. After choosing their tessellations, students applied their knowledge of shape, movement, pattern, and color or greyscale, to create an original artwork.  Each student then had the opportunity to connect their work with classmates in one tessellating work of art.  Check out our work in the upstairs hallway, and photographed below: 

8th grade has begun restoring the Butterfly sculpture that was donated to our Art Room.  Students worked hard plastering cracks and sanding the sculpture. After a few days air drying, students applied two coats of white paint. Now we have a blank "canvas" to create our class design.  We plan on installing our finished Butterfly in the garden for everyone at our school to enjoy.  Check out the process so far! 

St. Peter Catholic School artists are participating in a nation-wide effort to encourage and inspire people suffering in Ukraine.  Ms. Thurman connected with other art rooms in the USA who are creating artwork in solidarity with the Ukrainian families affected by the war. Art students participated in creating uplifting and empowering artwork using various mediums, including paint, oil pastel, markers, and colored pencils to communicate a message of compassion and hope.  Art students learned that, throughout history, artists have come together to create artwork to support those suffering. Students engaged with symbols representing peace and unity in their artwork. We reflected on Pope Francis's call to the "peacemakers" to become helpers during the war.  We stand in solidarity with the families suffering in Ukraine. We hope that our messages of Jesus's love and compassion will bring them peace during this grievous war. Ms. Thurman is busy scanning and uploading our art...

 Grades sixth through eighth have been working hard to create a winter canvas using paint. Check out their artworks in the sixth grade hallway! 

 Students spent first quarter learning about creative process.  They met various objectives throughout the quarter to complete a final, finished project. This included brainstorming, practicing technique, planning a layout, and finally: creating their poster.  Throughout the creative process students learned about various artists, including Bonnie Maclean who created the first Rock posters for the famous Fillmore Concert venue. We discussed different design elements through observing Maclean's artworks to gain inspiration for our posters.  Students also covered artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec and Alfred Mucha for inspiration and context into the art world. We discussed themes of art as advisements and functions of street art.  We applied this knowledge to our own artwork.  Pictured below: 8th through 6th grade posters.