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    Monet? Gauguin? Using art to make better doctors  Jul 20, 2008
    Nana Aqua Judah, who graduated from Harvard in June and is now an obstetrics and gynecology resident in Toronto, said the art class taught her to look more carefully at patients for clues ... Educators at other medical schools that offer art classes have similar goals ... But whether art classes will have a lasting impact remains an open question. (Boston Globe)

    Chalk artists add to da Vinci Days (77)  Jul 20, 2008
    Lisa Ebersole, who teaches a neighborhood art class in town, took charge of a three-family undersea mural created by neighbors that spread over three sidewalk panels. We just needed a theme for everyone to jump in on, she said. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    GUT INSTINCT: THE SCIENCE OF EAT  Jul 17, 2008
    His dictator handle dated to second-grade art class, when he pencil-sketched Aunt Jemima and her sweet syrup. You re no longer Schmidt, a twee youth taunted, referencing the nascent artist s last name, you re Schmidtler. (New York Press)

    Attaching to Adopted School Age Kid...  Jul 17, 2008
    Join an outside activity together like art class, karate, cooking class. Make a favourite meal together. (Suite101.com)

    Ellensburg resident Jeannie Johnson is immersed in art  Jul 15, 2008
    She teaches children and adult art classes throughout the year from her home, and just finished a week-long children s art camp last Friday ... I ve never really done art classes before, and I learned a lot about composition, 15-year-old student Katie Lundquist said ... Her mother was a fan of the famous paintings of Elvis on black velvet, so Johnson decided to find her an art class. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

    The geometry of art  Jul 14, 2008
    During a college art class, the Termesphere concept first emerged when a fellow student commented that Termes painting looked like a ball. Termes decided to paint his next piece on a sphere, out of curiosity. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Senior Notes (July 10)  Jul 8, 2008
    The Senior Center welcomes you to join its art class that includes something for everyone. Class will be held on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Depending on your preference and interest, this class will include drawing and/or coloring using colored pencils, or you can try your hand at calligraphy. (Needham Tab, MA)

    Giangregorio-Hubbard  Jul 8, 2008
    Daniel G wrote on Jul 7, 2008 5:56 AM:" Hey congrats! you used to always cheer me up in your mom's art class even though our football team sucked! :) GOOD LUCK ". Copyright. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Happenings at the Attica Public Library for July  Jul 8, 2008
    Wednesday, July 9: The 1st of 4 Mosaic Art Classes for Teens ... Wednesday, July 16: The 2nd Mosaic Art Class for Teens ... Class starts at 1 p.m. The Mosaic Art Classes are sponsored by the Friends of the Attica Public Library. (Attica Fountain County Neighbor, IN)

    $59.99 textbook is the same but different  Jul 6, 2008
    99 fee he must pay to the Troy City School District for failing to return his son's art class textbook ... DeMers' son took an art class at Catholic Central, and, differently than in other classes, wasn't assigned a specific textbook. (Albany Times Union)

    The Growing Popularity of Children's Decor  Jul 4, 2008
    It's guaranteed safe next to any artwork, so you know that special keepsake, whether it's a first place ribbon or your child's art class masterpiece, will last forever. It's also a good idea to incorporate color trends. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    "Good Muslim, Good Citizen"  Jul 3, 2008
    During my visit earlier this year, I saw detainees playing soccer, studying math, and taking an art class, elements found in the Saudi program. I also sat with a few detainees in their religious discussion group. (Slate)

    Exhibiting new appeal  Jul 1, 2008
    Yu was among the 30 school pupils aged between 8 and 12 attending a recent art class at the National Art Museum of China ... At an art class at the National Art Museum of China, children create their own collages from used magazines, such as the picture shown above. (Xinhuanet, China)

    BMS students enjoy success of entreprenurial efforts  Jun 28, 2008
    "He was reluctant to sign up for it," Mrs. Connelly said, pointing out that Dylan also had the option of taking an art class. However, since art isn't something he really enjoys his mother urged him to try business enterprise. (Bethel Beacon, CT)

    MAMA DIARIES: Kick back and let kids be kids  Jun 27, 2008
    And that s on the days we don t have baseball practice, or art class, or violin lessons. All in the two hours after I get home from work. (Hingham Journal, MA)

    Rocketry class reaches for the SKIES  Jun 27, 2008
    "It also turns into an art class because each child decorates it, builds it, and they launch it," Noble said. Many of the children were excited to come back for Rocketry II, which hasn't been planned yet. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)

    Jersey's Durante has Olympic hopes  Jun 22, 2008
    He's surrounded by hundreds of folks, such as Grandma Rose, Mrs. Novy from art class and cousins Lorenzo and Nico from Italy wearing those "Team Durante" T-shirts. "They mean the world to me," Durante said of the nearly 300 friends and family who made the trip to the Wachovia Center for the Trials, which began Thursday night. (NJ.com)

    SAN MARCOS: Learning the High Tech High way  Jun 22, 2008
    Teacher Shani Higgins, right, helps students during an art class at the High Tech High North County campus last week in San Marcos. (Photo by Waldo Nilo- staff photographer). (North County Times)

    Where's the love for arts education?  Jun 21, 2008
    Where I have issues is with trying to have a so-called art class where the kid does nothing but sit there and make something from clay that LOOKS like it MIGHT be a bowl ... Therefore I can agree to your idea of teaching golden ratio and then having ART class expand on that learning by a qualified ART teacher not a MATH Teacher ... Also, as a core subject teacher, I have seen plenty of students in my classes who would be unteachable or possibly even opt-out of school altogether if it weren t for... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Around the Region  Jun 21, 2008
    Art classes: A water media painting class for adults ages 18 and older will instruct students in how to apply wet into wet, dry brush, controlled wash, gradation and other basic water media techniques and will be held Wednesdays, July 9 through Aug. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Modesto Senior Citizens Center, 211 Bodem St. The fee for six sessions is $70. Art classes for young children: Mommy/Daddy and Me for ages 3 to 5 years ... My First Art Class for ages 5 to 7 years. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Nogales Parks and Recreation Dept.  Jun 20, 2008
    She combines art class and story time to raise student awareness of recycling. "Each time I read them a story to make them aware and teach them more ... for example, glass, aluminum, plastic, paper," Valencia said. (Nogales International, AZ)

    Coldplay heading for No.1?  Jun 19, 2008
    We only wish they hadn't let Apple Martin make the cover (pictured left) in art class. Do you want Coldplay to make No.1 this Sunday. (Digital Spy)

    Father's Day gifts are always much better when made with heart  Jun 19, 2008
    Charles parted with one of the paintings he did as a guest of Becky Collins art class. It s a splatter design that is well done and as soon as I can make a frame, it will be on my wall at work. (New Iberia, LA)

    Barrett brings art classes back to Millbrook  Jun 19, 2008
    She said Barrett is the only art school in the county, so she wanted to reach out and help other communities experience art classes. She said for many, the art classes are a good way to relax, noting that many people spend a lot of time using the academic side of their brains, so she suggests giving it a rest and using the other side ... "I have yet to meet someone who took an art class and said it was a waste of time," said Gorman. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)

    Art classes and story telling part of programs at library  Jun 16, 2008
    Synott Matthews will have an art class for 3rd through 5th graders ... Synott Matthews and the Shortgrass Institute will start the week off with an art class for 3rd through 5th graders ... Synott Matthewss art class and Jiaan Powerss programs are made possible in part by a grant from the Oklahoma Arts Council. (Altus Times, OK)

    Eyes for anime  Jun 14, 2008
    Kristina Lendrum shows Cody Mayer how to draw hands during the summer art class at the Kings Art Center on Wednesday afternoon. (Gary Feinstein/The Sentinel). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Man charged with murder of his former teacher  Jun 13, 2008
    He was once a student in Werner s art class at the school that she taught since 1994. Perkins spokesperson Marilyn Rea Beyer described the school as shocked by the allegations. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)

    Interested in Art? Picture This  Jun 11, 2008
    Whether you want to explore the arts to satisfy your soul, you're ready for a career using your talent or you just want to take up a new hobby, there is an art class for you. There are numerous arts programs for various levels of interest, experience and commitment. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)

    Schenley's spirit will live on  Jun 11, 2008
    Also important to her, she said, was the opportunity to take art class in the room where Andy Warhol, a 1945 graduate, had his. "I feel privileged to work in that space," Becca said during her lunch period one day last week. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    He gets lots of ink  Jun 10, 2008
    Fridolfs, a Hoover High School graduate, was interested in art in high school but did not take an art class until his senior year ... He moved to the Los Angeles area to take a year of art classes with an emphasis on animation at Associates in Art school in Sherman Oaks. (Fresno Bee)

    Annie delights audiences at the Belmonte  Jun 10, 2008
    Art class paint crew: Kayland Arrington, Nicholas Benoit, Kelly Corbett, Brian Cross, Michael DeRosa, Kara Donati, Shaun Downey, Nicole Forgione, Nicole Healey, Krisia Hernandez, Lindsey Higgins, Kylie McGovern, Fabiola Medrano, Calvin Reach, Caitlyn Rich, Kyle Rizzo, Marisa Titus. Pit orchestra: Conductor, Carrie Zaryski; piano, John Sparling; trumpet, Michael Donovan; trombone, Travis Ramsey; flute, Raquel Manley; saxophone, Kyle Martin; drums, Tom Finn; and clarinet, Kevin Price. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)

    From China to Bourne: BHS grad crosses cultural divide  Jun 7, 2008
    He avoided using color in art class, concentrating on the abstract and still life with teacher Ken Carson. He came to appreciate watercolors in Chris Mason s advanced placement studio art instruction. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Senior notes (June 6)  Jun 6, 2008
    Senior Center art class exhibition ... The Senior Center Art Class exhibits this year s collection of paintings June 9 to 13 in the multipurpose room. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)

    Private School In Montgomery Vandalized  Jun 4, 2008
    Vandals did just about all they could do to the school; sprayed a fire extinguisher in one hallway, bashed in classroom door windows and in an elementary art class, the suspects took paint and splattered it all over the room, and that's not all; the criminals also stole laptop computers and digital cameras. Slauson says there is no other way to put it; this hurts. (WSJA.com, AL)

    ChunkEbusiness,com  Jun 4, 2008
    I took every art class I could find at school. I have done caricatures for years. (Suite101.com)

    Ned Mueller to teach summer art class at Coos Art Museum  Jun 3, 2008
    The Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay has announced its summer schedule of art classes. Internationally known artist and instructor Ned Mueller, juror of the 2008 Annual Maritime Exhibit, will conduct a workshop for oil, acrylic and pastel artists in July at the museum. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    BPS students to win art award  Jun 2, 2008
    Each Gadsby Award winner will receive a free art class at BAC of his or her own choosing. The Gadsby Awards are named after Patricia Rasmussen Gadsby, who served as BAC community adviser from 1980 to 1990. (Brookline TAB, MA)

    China's Anguish on Children's Day  Jun 2, 2008
    It was a mock magazine cover, done up by the grieving mother and some of her friends in an art class. The photo showed the dead girl wearing stylish black glasses and an impish smile. (Time.com)

    Canvas of choice? The phonebook  Jun 1, 2008
    "I was an art class nerd," Lynch explained ... "But Jonas was very easy to teach and he took every art class that was offered to him. He was incredibly creative and very motivated to learn.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Students voices heard through outdoor art show  May 29, 2008
    Four sculptures received Awards of Excellence, earning $25 for their art departments: Chandelier, produced by students in Katie Pearce s art class at Scituate High School; Music Atlas, produced by students in Cheryl Thompson s art class at Rockland High School; Don t Let History Repeat Itself, by middle school students in Pam Golden s art class at Inly School in Scituate; and Ceramic Surrealist Birds, by students in Sherie Harkins art class at Plymouth North High School ... The $100 award for... (Scituate Mariner, MA)

    University of Iowa student shows film at Cannes festival  May 28, 2008
    It is a story about a young artist who falls in love with the prettiest girl in his art class and wishes he would live inside her eyelids so she will notice him. Zegler says he doesn't expect the film to be purchased for at least a few months as investors review the book and film package. (Sioux City Journal)

    Room with view becomes master stroke  May 27, 2008
    A Whiteley print in the lounge room is a souvenir of the time when the famous artist dropped in to visit one of the students at Somerset's art class at the Workshop Arts Centre in Willoughby and stayed to make a print. "It's a pretty rough etching really, but I think mine is the only copy," Somerset says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    STUDENT OF MERIT: Nathan Hochstetler sees future in helping others  May 27, 2008
    In another life-changing school experience, Nathan said he enrolled in an elective class to work with special education students, largely because it looked like fun and he didn't want to take an art class. "It's been really rewarding for me," he said about the class. (North County Times)

    Art day: Jenny Lind gets creative  May 27, 2008
    Many students also took the edible art class, where they made animals out of strawberries, pretzels and other goodies. They also painted toast. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)

    Garden of gratitude  May 25, 2008
    Students in advanced art class made fish and other creatures out of copper sheets ... Students in advanced art class helped, too. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    CLOSE TO HOME: 51 fresh summer destinations  May 24, 2008
    Guests can fish at Lake Abby, take in an art class or learn to cook with ingredients plucked from a demonstration garden that resembles what the mountain looked like when Rockefeller arrived in 1953. 866-972-7778; uawri. (USA Today -- Money)

    School term's end a frenzy of anticipation  May 23, 2008
    In an art class, a teacher talks about the style of Alaska painter Alvin Amason, and the kids dab brushes into yellows and blues to make their own polar bears and owls and wolves. Chugach Optional, with 250 kids, is known for its relatively affluent students and attracts large numbers of applicants for the few openings each year. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Pat Sinor (right) donates a $400 check Wednesday to Charles Lynwood Walters, Delores Saulsby and Caroline Long of Haven Hospice on behalf of the Lake City Middle School art students. The proceeds stemmed from a 100-page book called What I Love About Florida in which the students provided original poems, stories and artwork. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter  May 23, 2008
    The project soon extended outside of the art class, encompassing the schools language arts classes as well, and eventually became the idea for a book to raise money for the art program and another outside charitable organization. Sloan and assistant Pat Sinor gave the students a number of options to choose from, and the students chose Haven Hospice of the Suwannee Valley Care Center because of its personal ties to one of the schools administrators. (Lake City Reporter, FL)

    Full Story »  May 23, 2008
    The birds eye view of Analys biggest bash ever. by Harvey Henningsen - Class of 1963. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)

    Portrait of a young artist  May 23, 2008
    Deam has come a long way from her humble beginnings in the introduction to 2-D art class her freshman year. Her interests previously consisted of creative writing and dance, not visual arts. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)

    Senior notes  May 23, 2008
    Line dancing: Friday, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Classes and activities Art class: Monday at 1 p.m. Cost $5. Book group: Second Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m.. (Wakefield Observer, MA)

    New from the Dover Council on Aging (May 22)  May 22, 2008
    Wed May 21, 2008, 07:54 AM EDT. Notice: If school is canceled, all COA functions are canceled. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)

    Desperately Seeking Sister  May 22, 2008
    I was happy for her, too, until she told me he is a 60-year-old she met at a community art class. My sister had never even kissed anyone before him, and now, with her so far from home, I am worried about her safety. (Slate)

    Sculpt Siouxland introduces a new streetscape  May 18, 2008
    "I hated art class in high school.". Queued Up. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    A passage to IndiaLocal mom shares images, memories from homeland  May 17, 2008
    Each Tuesday evening she teaches an art class to local youth at the A.C. Moore on Mill Creek Drive. Having been something of a closeted artist for many years, she said she now relishes the prospect of her neighbors seeing another side to her. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)

    More of this story  May 17, 2008
    Children's art class for ages 6-12 with be taught by Marilyn Moore each Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. to teach the basics of art in a fun and informative environment. Music lessons for violin, guitar, voice and piano will also be available Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. in 30-minute sessions. (Andalusia Star News, AL)

    Japanese art  May 16, 2008
    Pictured above are Ms. Guillotte's third grade class at Western Heights Elementary showing off their Japanese origami hats they made in Ms. Harrell's art class (Photo submitted). Comments. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)

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    Ionia Sentinel-Standard - News. Friday, May 16, 2008. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)

    Window makers  May 16, 2008
    Most of them sat around tables eating their lunch and visiting with friends, but when Tom Marinkovich's art class walked into the room, the low hum of chit chat erupted into a grateful roar of clapping hands and vocalized "Yea!" Marinkovich and his students had recently donated six pieces of glass they sandblasted into works of art, which Eagles Manor staff installed at the Manor about three weeks ago. The general consensus around the Manor is that the windows nicely compliment lunches and... (Havre Daily News, MT)

    St. Theresas bops to a Musical beat  May 14, 2008
    Along the way, they were introduced to the Spanish alphabet, hoops in the gym, recess, lunchtime in the cafeteria, art class and other highlights on the school day. Songs punctuated each scene, including showstoppers like Bop to the Top and a sweetly sung ode to cafeteria favorites such as chicken patties, French fries and hamburgers that drew huge cheers from the crowd. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)

    Meet Kelly Buechel  May 13, 2008
    Favorite subject: "My studio art class. I just completed my portfolio and the concentration dealt with expression in the eyes.". College plans: "I will be attending Barnard College of Columbia University. I will continue to play lacrosse as a walk-on at Columbia.". (NJ.com)

     Entertainment -->  May 12, 2008
    On a New Year's resolution hanging outside his homeroom classroom, Mark wrote, "I want to do better in art so I will do good in art class. I will draw and make more things in 2008. I would also like to write a lot more things to. I want to write a lot more things so writing will be just as fun as reading to me.". Mark soon will be moved into the gifted program at Blue Ridge, in part because he reads well above his grade level, his homeroom teacher, Hope Harbin, said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Hurry up, grow up  May 11, 2008
    "These are all college-bound kids. They're making them pick a career path for no reason at all." Phillips says her daughter settled on a "humanities" major because it would allow her to take a specific art class she wanted, not because she was close to envisioning a particular career ... "We wrote down humanities only because humanities fits the major for the art class. None of us understand what this major is helping them do." She thinks majors are gimmicky, a way for the state to say it's... (Boston Globe)

    Paint fumes sicken 58 at Carteret HS  May 11, 2008
    A teacher brought a can of paint to school and opened it for an art class, releasing a smell that sickened some students, borough schools Superintendent Kevin Ahearn said. When windows and doors were opened to ventilate the room, the odors spread into the hallway, Ahearn said. (NJ.com)

    Paulk learned early the need for positive reinforcement  May 11, 2008
    Recently, he popped in to Kezia Reninger's art class. The students are Brenna Chambers (left) and Kimberlyn Adams. (Florida Times-Union)

    Our View: Hits & Misses  May 10, 2008
    HIT: To East Middle School students in Rebecca Moshaty's art class. The seventh-graders are taking items that would usually be thrown out and making works of art out of them. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Phils' Kendrick studies fellow sinkerballer  May 9, 2008
    He might've as well been in art class. "Wow," Kendrick said. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)

    Students share 'inspirations' through art  May 8, 2008
    " That includes non-art majors as well as students "who have a learning disability [but] can thrive in an art class. " "I teach all my high school students with the philosophy that if they never take another art course, my hope is that they walk away from Plymouth Whitemarsh High School with a greater appreciation for the arts," Maggioncalda says. Colonial Elementary School is located at 230 Flourtown Road, Plymouth Meeting. For additional information, call Canterbury at 610-828-9092 or... (Springfield Sun, PA)

    Trash to treasure  May 8, 2008
    Students in Rebecca Moshaty's art class are constructing sculptures with recycled materials as part of a project. A group of seventh-grade East Middle School students figured out something else to do with household trash. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Restaurant gives students chance to display work  May 6, 2008
    I took an art class one day because I did not think I could draw or anything, explained Saltsman. I really loved it though, and have been doing it ever since. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)

    Remembering Joan MooreDeputy cultural affairs director was community activist, artist  May 5, 2008
    " Before her death, Moore had planned to implement a program of arts classes on Saturdays for children. Kelleher said Cultural Affairs is planning to move forward on Moore's Saturday art class idea. Comments on this story can be sent to rkaulessar@hudsonreporter.com ?The Hudson Reporter 2008 Send us your community news, events, letters to the editor and other suggestions. Now, you can submit birth, wedding and engagement announcements online too!Copyright ? 1995 - 2008 All Rights Reserved.. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)

    Returning from a knee injury, Carr sets GNAC record in 5-K  May 3, 2008
    "But I loved my art class," she said. "I'm going for my BFA (bachelor of fine arts) in art (and) see where the wind takes me.". (Anchorage Daily News)

    Park provides palette for annual art event  May 2, 2008
    " No question, says Art in the Park Co-Chair Sharyn Stern, who co-teaches a WCAC children's art class with Silver at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Erdenheim. "I think everything the art center does is fun," adds Stern, who initially became familiar with the organization when sons Josh, seven, and Noah, five, began attending classes at WCAC. "I became a (WCAC) board member last year and. decided to co-chair Art in the Park with Susan because it seemed like such a great event for the entire family. (Springfield Sun, PA)

    Art competition showcases high school talent  May 2, 2008
    Her schedule never allowed her to take more art in high school, so she was excited to finally be able to take an art class her senior year. It is a really great class, she said. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Fund created to help NPES vice principal after home destroyed by fire  May 2, 2008
    Things such as my mother and my grandmother s china, as well as things my children had made in art class when they were little. Those are all wonderfully special things that I am lucky to still have. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)

    Some teachers could lose jobs in middle school transition plan  Apr 23, 2008
    The proposed changes come on top of ones already made at Indian Valley that previously cut back on some students' chances to take art class, she said at the meeting. "I know there are kids who don't get as much art as they want right now and that's going to increase with the transition," Woods said. (Springfield Sun, PA)

    Read more...  Apr 23, 2008
    Students can use the harvest for fundraisers, learn economics and math, and draw the trees and fruit in art class, she suggested. Foundation Director Cem Akin said each grant was worth between $5,000 and $10,000, depending on the number of trees. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Community center happenings  Apr 22, 2008
    Wednesday art class: 11 a.m.-noon. Free with RAFT membership of $15 a year. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)

    Interested in Art? Picture This  Apr 21, 2008
    Whether you want to explore the arts to satisfy your soul, you're ready for a career using your talent or you just want to take up a new hobby, there is an art class for you. There are numerous arts programs for various levels of interest, experience and commitment. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)

    Local students recycle unusable items to create art objects  Apr 21, 2008
    Alex Deshlar, left, and Katie Wesely work on their recycled sculpture in art class at Aquinas High School. The project is for the Habitat for Humanity Earth Day Recycling Challenge. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Malenda Trick: an artist since age 3  Apr 19, 2008
    In fact, she chuckled, "Guess I started earlier as my parents met in an art class.". Her parents gave her blank paper instead of coloring books so she could express herself. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)

    Student Flag Project Draws Controversy in Maine  Apr 18, 2008
    Susan Crane, a student at the University of Maine, Farmington, placed hundreds of flags on the floor of the school's student center Tuesday for an art class assignment. She set down the flags in a maze-like pattern to document whether students and staff would step on them. (Fox News)

    Building character  Apr 18, 2008
    "It's been tough," said Sarah Ellsworth, 14, a freshman, as she and Duey Essex, 17, worked on a mosaic for art class in what passes for the school cafeteria. "Trying to find out where to go at the beginning of the year took forever.". (Anchorage Daily News)

    Getting Plastered  Apr 18, 2008
    Jones said that once the plaster mask is taken from the face it will fully dry in about an hour, though they typically let them sit for a couple of days, which is the next time the eighth grade art class meets. Students made their way back indoors for a quick cleanup before heading to track practice or home for the day. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)

    Young at art  Apr 18, 2008
    " ELEMENTARY ART EXHIBIT What: Elementary Art Exhibit: "Spring, My Interpretation" Where: Second-floor dance studio, Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave. When: Thursday, April 17, through Sunday, May 18; gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Reception: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17. The Octagon's elementary art exhibit opens today, with the annual high school seniors' exhibit opening next weekend. This year, 26 artists from... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)

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