Small Steps Students’ Artwork to be Displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
We are so excited to announce that 29 works of art created by Small Steps’ Pre-K and Kindergarten students will be on exhibit from Saturday, July 3 to Sunday, January 9 at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s Kinder Foundation Gallery Exhibition Teach Me to See. Our students, along with 2nd Grade students from Presbyterian School, took part in the MFAH Storytime Tours, where they participated in six one-hour guided tours of the museum and then created their own artwork based on what they saw at the museum. The MFAH News Release about this Teach Me to See exhibit states, “for children as young as 4 years old, visiting the art museum supports their social and behavioral development.” This Storytime To
urs program fits perfectly with the Small Steps mission to instill and foster the social, emotional, and intellectual growth of its students.
While sitting in front of different works of art, the students were read stories, which allowed them to understand and make sense of what they saw. Not only were the students able to make this connection, but they could also compare this knowledge to what they learned back at school. The Small Steps students were guided by art specialist and Small Steps volunteer Kaeli Holland who helped the students create their artwork back at school by creatively using water-based paints and pre-cut shapes of boats and clouds. Special thanks to Kaeli who helped bring forth each student’s individuality and creativity that will be proudly presented at the museum.
The MFAH News Release also mentions how the program “prepares young students for the future as they grow as thinking individuals and develop into thoughtful students who need to learn the skills of forming their own ideas through experience.” These are incredible moments for our students to grow intellectually and realize the complex power and connection of simply looking and creating.
We cannot wait to have our students’ artwork proudly displayed at the MFAH and we hope you get a chance to make it out to the exhibit in the Caroline Wiess Law Building at 1001 Bissonnet at Main Street from July 3, 2010 to January 9, 2011.
Please join us at an Opening Celebration reception featuring our students’ artwork! Sunday, October 10th @ 2pm in the Kinder Gallery at MFAH.
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