Kindergarten Cities in the Snow

Our youngest Art Students here at Farmingville have been studying the elements of Line, Shape and Color. In their most recent project they used all 3 elements with an emphasis placed on primary and secondary colors.

Students began their work by creating backgrounds using secondary colors. First selecting a purple, orange or green piece of paper and then used poster paint sticks to create various types of lines utilizing only secondary colors.

They then selected from a variety of different geometric shapes cut from black paper to create their cities, first placing them and then rearranging to each create an original composition. When each student was satisfied with the arrangement of their buildings they glued them in place.

Using primary colors students added windows and then added snow with white tempera paint...

...to complete their cities in the snow.

Breaking NEWS!!!! Artist Residency @ FES

I am so pleased to formally announce that during the week of April 11-14th Farmingville will be host to an Artist Residency! 

photo property of Bib Bang Mosaics

Artist Cynthia Fisher of Big Bang Mosaics will be spending four days in the art room working with our young artists. This program could not be possible without funding from our PTA and donations from our FES community. A very sincere thank you goes out to all that helped make this possible.

Artist in Residence -

About the Artist:

Cynthia Fisher (Big Bang Mosaics) is a professional, award winning mosaic artist that creates installations in public, residential and corporate settings nationwide. She is a teaching artist and specializes in school residencies and travels the country to teach workshops at several renowned art and craft centers across the country.

The Residency:

Before the residency all FES students in the school will create drawings based on the chosen theme for possible inclusion in the mural. Ms. Fisher will arrange concepts and images from the drawings into the final mural design.

The residency will take place over a 4 day period. Every FES student will participate in assembling the mosaic murals.

This artist residency aligns with National Core Arts Standards and will aid in the creation and enhancement of a strong K-5 Visual Art Program at Farmingville Elementary School. It supports a vision that promotes student engagement, stimulates innovation, communication, creativity, and critical thinking skills and meets the need of all students while also bringing the entire FES community together to work towards and achieve a common goal.

For more information on Cynthia Fisher and Big Bang Mosaics click here.