2023-2024

YOUR ART TEAM & COMMITTEE CHAIRS

• Cilicia Reavey - Director of Art, PTSA | thereaveys2014@gmail.com | 702.321.4774
• Christy Helmbrecht - Co-Chair, Art Docent Committee | christy.helmbrecht@gmail.com
• Rajni Chaudhary - Co-Coordinator, Clay Program | rajnipr@outlook.com
• Sok Grant - Co-Coordinator, Clay Program | sok.grant@live.com
• Bri Cooley - Chair, Gallery Walk | brimcdougal@gmail.com
• Andrew Wilson - Chair, Reflections Committee | awilson@valvesoftware.com

ART PROGRAM

• Reflections Art Contest
• Art Lessons
• Clay Making and Glazing
• Gallery Walk
• STEM Lesson

REFLECTIONS

Reflections is a National PTA Art Contest. All students are welcome to enter an original work of art.

ART DOCENT PROGRAM

Art Program is fully funded by PTSA Donations. What this means is that all lessons, instruction, and supplies are provided by the Peter Kirk community through the generous volunteers and donations made to the PTSA. If you have donated, thank you for contributing to our awesome program! If you would like to donate, click here.

Last year’s stats:
* 100+ volunteers
* 4800+ kid-hours in creating art
* 4200+ total pieces of art
* ~600 total pieces of glazed ceramics
* 1200+ pieces in the Gallery Walk
* <$17 per student

CURRICULUM

Help students explore artistic expression by way of:

* knowledge of ARTISTS and/or ART MOVEMENTS
* development of TECHNIQUES
* the use of various MEDIUMS
* understanding TERMINOLOGY

The foundation of the way we talk about art consists of SEVEN ELEMENTS.
The SEVEN ELEMENTS of art are the basic components of art; they are the building blocks that artists use to create works of art:
* Line
* Shape
* Color
* Value
* Texture
* Space
* Form

WHAT OUR DOCENTS DO

LESSONS
The Art Program is allowed 6 art lessons plus 1 STEM lesson.
• 4 of the 6 art lessons based on the Elements of Art or the Principles of Art. These are what you will be teaching.
• 2 of the 6 art lessons are reserved for Clay-Building and -Glazing.

LESSON PLANS & RECIPES

We offer a large collection of art recipes and lessons that many of our docents have shared. You can always create your own, but you’re more than welcome to beg, borrow, and “steal” from our library, as well. Be sure to check out our Dropbox.

CLAY

CLAY BUILDING
• Docents, docent helpers and parent volunteers assist with the Clay-Making lesson.
CLAY GLAZING
• Docents, docent helpers and parent volunteers lead the Clay-Glazing lesson.

GALLERY WALK

This year’s Gallery Walk is Saturday, May 4, 2024. It is a co-event with the School Play.

Our Gallery Walk is a beautiful exhibition of the student body’s artistic work. Docents and volunteers transform the school into a wonderfully curated museum of masterpieces created by our young artists.