Art at PS 163
The visual arts program at P.S. 163 introduces students to artists from around the world and across time. Students listen to stories, analyze artworks and explore different mediums. When creating art, students draw inspiration from these artists, their personal experiences and topics from science and social studies. Students also collaborate on class- and grade-wide projects as a way of building community and communication skills. The hope is that our art program fosters not only students’ creativity and imagination but also critical thinking skills, as they explore the ways different artists see the world and then challenge themselves to use various elements of art to express their unique vision.
Kindergarten
Kindergarteners read The Great Blueness and then explored how to mix primary colors to make secondary colors.
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Kindergarten students manipulated paper to make 3D playground sculptures.
1st Grade
1st graders visited a local garden to sketch flower plein air (outside) and then created still lives using oil pastels.
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First graders read Magic Trash, a story about contemporary Detroit artist, Tyree Guyton, who helped beautify Detroit by making art out of trash. They used materials that cannot be recycled (plastic wrappers from breakfast and snacks) to make mosaics.
2nd Grade
2nd graders used only paper to create self portraits.​
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Second graders took inspiration from Harlem artist Romare Bearden’s “The Block” and worked together to create a collage of our school’s block.