Art & Shop at Allen-Stevenson
Art is an integral part of an Allen-Stevenson student’s education, and a hands-on experience of discovery and joy. All of the art teachers are professional exhibiting artists and bring their expertise and passion for art to the classroom. They nurture the individual abilities and ideas of the students, while imparting a love for art making.
The art processes we teach are contemporary, integrating engineering with a strong sense of design, paired with a deliberate balance and respect for traditional methods. There is strong emphasis placed on independent thinking and problem solving through play, inquiry, and experimentation. We interweave cross-curricular themes and SEL to compliment the work that they are doing in their classrooms. Art classes across the grades introduce the boys to a multiplicity of media, methods, skills, concepts and processes that they will develop throughout their years at Allen-Stevenson.
The Allen-Stevenson Art Department puts emphasis on building student agency and resilience through collaborative skill building and emotional literacy. As professional artists themselves, the teachers are well versed in the contemporary art scene and through this introduce a diverse community of artists to students. ~ Tara Parsons, Art Department Head
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Art News
List of 3 news stories.
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Transforming Favorite Snacks into Pop Art
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Alex Exposito, an accomplished artist and Allen-Stevenson Art Teacher, introduced our fifth-grade boys to the work of contemporary pop artists Joan Linder, Claus Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, and Takashi Murakami. -
Outside the Cardboard Box: Fifth-Grade Art
Inspired by the work of contemporary artists Ron Mueck, Nina Levy, and Wayne White, fifth-grade art students got creative with cardboard and STEAM. After discussing how the aforementioned artists have explored three-dimensional forms, the boys talked about the ways they could bend and cut cardboard, use color and apply additional materials to create their own dynamic, unique pieces.Read More -
First Graders Take us For an Art Walk Around "The Block."
We invite you to join us on a video stroll through our first graders' colorful cityscape inspired by art-activist Romare Bearden's mural, "The Block."Read More
Allen-Stevenson’s distinctive “enlightened traditional” approach educates boys to become scholars and gentlemen.