A program initiated by Liberty Arts brought the arts to students and seniors throughout Siskiyou County during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The art education and learning outreach program “We Artwork Jointly” replaced the nonprofit’s classic “Explorations” gallery-visits system, claimed Barbara Soule, Art Schooling Director for Liberty Arts in Yreka.
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She stated the outreach served 14 educational institutions and groups throughout the county, with unique attention to the extra distant, rural spots, through both equally length and hybrid-finding out protocols. It furnished more than 1,200 unique artwork jobs to students and seniors in all areas of the county, including far-flung Happy Camp, Seiad Valley and Dunsmuir that never typically take part in the check out software.
The We Art Together program was supported by the California Arts Council and Pacific Electrical power Basis with the intention of exposing new art to students by creating jobs tailored from concurrent gallery exhibitions, Soule stated.
She coordinated the project along with Maureen Williams.
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Feedback from both of those educators and students has been highly encouraging, mentioned Soule. “Teachers have appreciated the fully-prepared jobs, and the children liked their really have binder packets, and employing the furnished products in personally imaginative approaches.”
Artwork from a 2nd grade class at Dunsmuir Elementary will be on display at Fairchild Health care Center throughout June, Soule said.
In addition, art initiatives have been despatched to seniors who ended up homebound all through the pandemic so they could stay related with the exterior entire world through art.
Because of to uncertainty in funding, We Art Collectively is tentative for the returning college yr, Soule said. They’ve reapplied for grants and are hopeful they will again be prosperous to hold the method heading.
Contact Liberty Arts at [email protected] or 530-842-0222.