Notes from
INE AR TS A Quarterly Newsletter from the Fine Arts Department
It is an EXCITING TIME in the Fine Arts Department at Fort Worth Country Day! The chill of winter is in the air; however, our many programs in the fine arts are heating up for a full semester of events, including the Black & White Images exhibition; the continuation of our after-school programs, such as the Lower School Strings program; and, of course, the spring musical, Little Women.
Winter 2016
Fine Arts Tidbits
In each genre of the arts, whether it is our ballet, the many different veins of visual arts, theatre arts, music or journalism, every student has the opportunity to prepare for presentations, performances and competitions during second semester. These opportunities spark an energy, a creative direction toward a goal. Students have a chance to develop an active personal engagement with the physical and intellectual applications of creative work. The processes involved in achieving these goals foster student leadership, collaboration and creativity; offer a crucible for artistic growth and passion; and develop personal expression, courage and commitment. The fine arts at Fort Worth Country Day produce insightful, empathetic and innovative students equipped to accommodate change and make important contributions to their world. Through active, hands-on engagement with the fine arts, our students embrace the life skills and personal enrichment these programs provide. The comprehensive nature of our program allows students to curate their talents and provides multiple arenas into which they pour their interest, imagination and commitment. It is the department’s goal to enhance the fine art programs by continuing down this path, looking for ways to improve our offerings, allowing students to work toward the cutting edge of creativity within their presentations, performances and competitions. We cannot afford to let “status quo” dictate our students and their educational opportunities. The department embraces a continuing quest to gain knowledge through the fine art vein in order for students to be more equipped for the 21st-century. We hope you take part in our adventure and continue to support the fine arts as a community knowing that our students will benefit while at FWCD and when they enter into their world and the many challenges that lie ahead. We encourage you to attend as many of the fine art events this spring as possible. You will see EXCITEMENT in the students’ presentations and performances. Enjoy these fine art opportunities with our students.
ONWARD!
Robert Stovall Director of Fine Arts
LS Art: Second-Grade Community Heroes Second-graders worked hard on their Community Hero projects, an interdisciplinary project combining art and social studies. Students choose a member of the greater Fort Worth community to celebrate as a hero; they conduct an interview and take a photograph of their hero. In art, students paint a portrait of their hero, and in social studies they create a written work that accompanies the painting. The artwork and writing are on display in the Fischer Dining Pavilion through February 12.