Why is Art programming important?
-it allows for multigenerational engagement
-promotes creativity and exploration
-it is necessary for the advancement of the S, T, E and M in STEAM.
1st Presenter- Robin Isicson, San Diego County Library:
Spoke about the process on gathering shareholder and community support to add murals to the library walls at one of the branches as a means for graffiti abatement.
-Saul Baraja was the artist commissioned for the projct becasue he was already invovled in the community and so would be accepted.
-library conducted a lot of outreach into the communtiy for input about what to represent in the murals- all ages, all sectors-teens, elders, families, etc
-once the murals were agreed upon, there were community parties planned that included those who had been asked for feedback- get buy in from community, create sense of ownership and pride,
-these were called "Painting Parties"- one for each of the 5 mural panels
2nd presenter: Michael Voss, San Diego County Library:
programming doesn't have to involve a music teacher, nor formal music lessons
Music as Literacy
Ideas: discuss lyrics to popular songs (chordie.com or pitch lab-lite version), write songs, display books about songwriting, learn about musicians lives (bio's), evolution of popular styles of music, teach about the basic notes and quarter notes, etc. (this was a bit foreign to me as I have never played an instrument or read sheet music, but he assured us anyone could learn it)
Music is More:
helps increase self-esteem in teens, demonstrates the value of team work, gives teens a sense of ownership in the library and the programming
Music Entertains and Inspires:
Everyone (community) loves to see a performance, exposes kids to new things
Remember: staff don't need to be experts, Musicians love to show each other what they know!- kids can teach each other.
Kristin Ward, San Diego County Library
Takeaways:
How to choose art activities, always ask yourself these 2 questions:
-Does it promote creativity?
-Do participants need to use problem solving skills?
What to do:
keep it open ended,
do NOT include a sample,
instructions should be simple and few
everyone's end product will look different
Some examples of art programming:
-water with misc. small object frozen into blocks, kids then use salt water and eye droppers to make it melt away, revealing the objects
-bag of parts- misc items in a bag- kids told to create something-anything with it and then explain what it is
-halloween example- set out all white objects- paper, white platics cups, cotton balls, etc- tell kids to make a ghost
-paint without paint brushes- using cut vegetables, plastic forks, random objects rather than brushes
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Great to read about the art events offered at San Diego County Library. Goes along with RCPL's SSP 2015 plan for What Might Be...to "conduct and host adult art related programs and workshops on the 2nd floor." Thanks for passing along the ideas!
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