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Elementary Art Project: Exploring the Elements of Art
In our elementary school’s innovative art program, students delve into the fundamental elements of art through a hands-on project that engages their creativity and critical thinking. This project utilizes individual circular paper plates as canvases, where each plate represents a unique exploration of various artistic elements. Guided by the “Studio Habits of Mind” pedagogical approach,…
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Celebrating Artistic Excellence: A Look Back at the IB Art Vernissage
This year’s IB Art Vernissage at Marymount was a spectacle of creativity, dedication, and community spirit, setting a new benchmark for artistic exhibitions. Over two years, our senior students poured their hearts and souls into creating art that was not only visually stunning, but also pushed the boundaries of vulnerability and thought-provocation. The result was…
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From Darkness to Discovery: Reductive Charcoal and the Romantic Spirit
In an inspiring educational endeavor, an 8th-grade class embarked on a project that bridges the past with the present, engaging with Caspar David Friedrich’s “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” through the medium of reductive charcoal drawing. This Romantic masterpiece, painted around 1818, depicts a lone figure overlooking a misty landscape, embodying a poignant blend…
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Celebrating Creative Courage
In the realm of International Baccalaureate (IB) education, the Art program stands out as a formidable journey, challenging students to stretch the limits of their creativity and technical skill. It is a path marked by rigorous demands and the pursuit of excellence, where students embark on a quest to discover not just their artistic voice…
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Visionary Vinyls: Imaginary Bands, Iconic Covers
Embarking on a journey of creativity and technical mastery, our recent 2-D Design project brought to life the imaginary soundscapes of fictional bands through the lens of album cover art. This endeavor was not just an exercise in design; it was an exploration into the heart of what makes music visually resonant. Students were given…
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Ceramics Club Are Go!
Within the Ceramics Club, students have passionately explored hand-building, wheel-throwing, glazing, and firing techniques, exhibiting their versatility and dedication to the craft. Diving into the technical intricacies of ceramic making, our students have demonstrated precision in coil construction, wheel-throwing, and elevating their craft to new levels of sophistication. Beyond creating beautiful objects, the Ceramics Club…
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3-D Design Climate Change Assemblage
In this art project, students embarked on an immersive exploration at the intersection of art, history, and environmental awareness. Their objective was to utilize the intricate technique of assemblage, a practice deeply rooted in avant-garde movements of the 20th century, in which artists sought to redefine conventional notions of art by incorporating everyday objects into…
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Zentangles: The art of mindfulness and creativity
In an innovative approach to art education, our students delved into the Zentangle method, a unique blend of meditative art and organic design. Created by Rick Roberts, a monk, and Maria Thomas, an artist, this method emphasizes the fusion of creative expression with personal well-being, offering a fresh perspective on organic design. Through the practice…
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Organic Abstraction: The Intersection of Nature and Geometry
Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Organic Architecture” Philosophy Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the most prolific architects of the 20th century, once said, “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” Taking a cue from his philosophy of “Organic Architecture,” our high school students embarked on a unique artistic journey.…
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Early Christian Art ‘Personal Symbol’
Grade 7 students have made wonderful ‘Personal Symbol’ sculptural drawings. Inspired by Early Christian Art symbols, students were tasked with developing their own symbol that embodied personal values, beliefs, and purpose. Students completed a ‘Personal Values’ worksheet, then made sketches focused on reducing their symbol to simple, but powerfully meaningful images. Clay was introduced, for…
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MMI Art Expanded Classroom 