Brookeside Montessori School art students in kindergarten through sixth grade are participating in a traveling art show from January through May
Students will get to experience exhibiting their artwork in public spaces. This is a curated exhibition by Rachel Yoder, artist and art teacher at Brookeside Montessori School. The intention of this exhibition is to expose students to the beautiful and rewarding art discipline of community arts. Partnering with local businesses, students become mindful of the aesthetic responses art can evoke. Students are being introduced to art making for a purpose and practicing mindfulness during the art making process.
An overarching theme for this year in art is folk art of the Pennsylvania Dutch. The current project: “Heart in Hand” is a traditional folk art motif, associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch. The imagery is said to represent friendship, love, and truth. The process is known as Scherenschnitte which means “paper cut” in German. The art form was developed in Germany and Switzerland in the 16th century and brought to America in the 18th century, primarily by settlers in Pennsylvania.
The bridge between this project and Firefly Cafe is students were asked to think about compassion while creating their artwork. They were told that Firefly is a vegan cafe and one important aspect of a vegan diet is often compassion for animals. Students collaborated with Mrs.Yoder and came up with positive notes of love and kindness.
Come see our exhibit at Firefly Cafe and Outpost and enjoy some amazing food! It will be on display until January 31, 2020. We thank Firefly Cafe for graciously hosting our first exhibit in the Traveling Art Show series!
Location: Firefly, 12 N Reading Ave; Boyertown, Pennsylvania
http://fireflycafeboyertown.com
(484) 415-5066
We thank Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts for a grant to expand our art program this year. For more information on our school and art program please visit:
https://brookesidemontessori.org/art/
Brookeside’s child-centered educational environment provides activities and a Pennsylvania state approved curriculum appropriate to each child’s developmental stage. The integrated curricula are guided by a highly trained staff, who are aware of the needs of the individual child.
Enrollment is ongoing as space is available.