Elementary Students Tour College Art Gallery

Lone Star College Kingwood News

Published on: June 25, 2015
Shadow Forest Elementary fifth grade students proudly display their artwork after visiting LSC-Kingwoods Alchemy of Tea exhibit.
Days before summer break, students at Humble Elementary and Shadow Forest Elementary schools participated in art workshops that included a tour of the Alchemy of Tea exhibition in Lone Star College-Kingwoods Fine Arts Gallery. The workshops were coordinated by the art gallery and Humble Independent School District.
Our goal was to introduce elementary school students to their local art gallery and for them to learn about the artists in the Alchemy of Tea exhibit, said Kris Larson, gallery director. The workshops are a place for students to incorporate what they are seeing and hearing into their own handmade art works.
In preparation for the fieldtrip, elementary students were asked to write an essay explaining why they would like to visit an art gallery. Students who wrote the best essays were invited to participate in the gallery tour and hands-on activities.
Touring the art gallery and being part of the workshop, broadens students understanding of art and culture, said Julie Gallow, art teacher at Humble Elementary School. We are very excited about being here for the first time. We look forward to continuing this and having more workshops planned for next year.
In addition to the art gallery tour, LSC-Kingwood professor Mari Omori talked about the history of tea and provided information and materials for students to create their own teabag artwork.
The fragility and golden hues found in this collection project the historical and spiritual roots of tea. At the same time, each artist's subjects are widely varied and bring a contemporary take on tea as a medium and an inspiration, Omori said.
I wanted to go to the workshop to learn more about tea. I learned how to use recycled teabags to be creative and design anything, said Dylan ...

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