Students from throughout Sacramento County displayed their artistic talents at a Sacramento County Office of Education art show and reception on March 4. The show was open to all schools in Sacramento County. Entries in the non-juried show were submitted by teachers from 27 local schools. Artists included more than one hundred 1st-12th grade students.
Students' original creations, including paintings, ceramics, photography, and three-dimensional works, may be viewed Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Sacramento County Office of Education: 9738 Lincoln Village Drive, Sacramento. The art show will be displayed through April.
The show was conducted in observance of Arts Education Month, recognized during March 2003 by the Sacramento County Board of Education. Students and teachers received certificates commemorating their participation in the art show.
The exhibit was sponsored by Arts Alliance-Arts Espirit de Corps, an arts education leadership network coordinated by the Sacramento County Office of Education. The long-term goal of the Sacramento County Office of Education is to provide a high-quality Standards-based K–12 arts education program for all students within the county's 16 public school districts. According to Assistant Superintendent Joyce Wright, Ed.D., "It's essential to build a critical mass of in-depth teacher understanding on how the California Visual and Performing Arts Standards directly relate to the delivery of effective classroom instruction and the quality of student learning." The focus of Arts Alliance-Arts Espirit de Corps, she said, is to support arts education leadership within the county, to raise awareness of current and evolving arts programs, and to provide professional development workshops designed to strengthen educators' use of the Arts Standards as they relate to curriculum instruction. Information about the Arts Alliance-Arts Espirit de Corps is available by contacting Maureen Gemma of the Sacramento County Office of Education: (916) 228-2371.
Suggested activities related to Arts Education Month have been prepared by the California Department of Education Visual and Performing Arts Office.
Participants
Schools and teachers who participated in the 2003 Sacramento County Office of Education Arts Education Month art show included:
- Arden Middle School (San Juan Unified School District)—Doug Ratliff, instructor
- D.W. Babcock Elementary School (North Sacramento School District)—Carole Perry, instructor
- Carmichael Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Janet Applegate
- Andrew Carnegie Middle School (San Juan Unified School District)—Daven Phares, instructor
- Casa Roble Fundamental High School (San Juan Unified School District)—Alan Thorner, instructor
- Cordova High School (Folsom Cordova Unified School District)—Dee Hutchison, instructor
- Del Dayo Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Karen Garman, instructor
- Dyer-Kelly Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Katri Uno, instructor
- Folsom High School (Folsom Cordova Unified School District)—Rachel Blackburn, Lori Emmington and Stacy Preach, instructors
- Foothill High School (Grant Joint Union High School District)—Pam Avery, instructor
- Leroy F. Greene Middle School (Natomas Unified School District)—Darryl Markwick, instructor
- Hagginwood Elementary School (North Sacramento School District)—Dorothy Divecchio, Sharon Guess, and Patricia Ladas, instructors
- Earl LeGette Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Debbie Smith, instructor
- Leighton Littlejohn Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Debbie Smith, instructor
- Mesa Verde High School (San Juan Unified School District)—Jody Hartney, instructor
- Mills Middle School (Folsom Cordova Unified School District)—Mindy Andrus-Gerger, instructor
- Natomas High School (Natomas Unified School District)—Michelle Townsend and Cael Kuhlman, instructors
- Northridge Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Carolyn Fritz, instructor
- Northwood Elementary School (North Sacramento School District)—Barbara Springer and Donna Vitone, instructors
- Ottoman Way Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Carolyn Fritz, instructor
- Pershing Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Sue Sakahara, instructor
- Will Rogers Middle School (San Juan Unified School District)—Michael Dittmer, instructor
- Sheldon High School (Elk Grove Unified School District)—Danise Egan, Paula Flohr, Deborah George, Patricia Mann, Nikki Pahl, instructors
- Alethea B. Smythe Elementary School (North Sacramento School District)—Peter Kennedy, instructor
- Trajan Elementary School (San Juan Unified School District)—Linda Binning, instructor
- Woodlake Elementary School (North Sacramento School District)—Michelle Delaney and Linda Powell, instructors
- Woodlake Junior University (North Sacramento School District)—Sara Cline and Janet Paulich, instructors; Mary Ellen Burns, Matrix Arts instructor