Postcards for the Ahilya School

Students in Ms. Patterson's Third Grade class at Harlem Park are creating postcards to send to students at the Ahilya School in Maheshwar. Students are writing about their lives here in Baltimore and hoping to learn about the Indian students in return.

Mural update

The eighth grade at Harlem Park continue to work with artist in residence Kristin Helberg to create their mural in the style of Mughal painting. After examining images of traditional Indian painting each student in the class made a drawing that they then transferred to the mural panel using graphite paper. The students are now using house paint and metallic acrylics to add color to their images 

The class are also making miniature paintings of their mural contributions. The miniatures are drawn on handmade watercolor paper from India. Students are using watercolor pencils and metallic watercolors for the color on these works.

Peacocks

   

Students at Harlem Park have been studying peacocks and making their own peacock art work. Pre-K students created prints of peacock feathers. Kindergartners made their hand prints into peacocks, and peacock bag puppets. First graders drew peacocks and sixth grade created their own interpretations of India's                                                                                           national bird.

The Ahilya School

        As part of the Worldview: India project, students are collecting funds for the Ahilya School in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh. The school was started in 1989 to provide education for the children of the local handloom weavers. The cost of sponsoring a student for a year is $120, medical expenses for a family are an additional $100 for a year. Students at Harlem Park are having a penny drive and the art club is creating earrings for sale. James Mosher students are holding an art show at the Common Ground Cafe in Hampden in May. Students are donating their artwork to be sold so the proceeds can be sent to the Ahilya School. 

Mural Project

This week we started our mural project with artist in residence Kristin Helberg. Students in the eighth grade at Harlem Park are creating a mural in the style of Indian Mughal painting. Kristin is also team teaching other grade level classes with Morag, with projects as diverse as shoe sculptures and prints of peacock feathers. Kristin's residency is provided through the Maryland Sate Arts Council's Arts in Education (AiE) Program.