Dana Middle School

Our seminar students have been invited to participate in a truly exciting program through two non-profit organizations, Young Audiences of San Diego and Class-ACT. Both organizations strive to inspire change and global awareness through the arts and cultural connections. The seminar program’s teachers welcome this opportunity for our students to work along side artists and humanitarians. We will work together on behalf of a school in Cambodia whose students are in need of basic school supplies.

 

For five weeks starting in January, our students will work with Staci Birky Greene, a local artist, who will take our students from a “found art” sculpture’s concept and creation to exhibition. We have chosen the theme of “transformation” where the students transform everyday objects otherwise discarded as trash into sculptures. Cambodian monuments such as Angkor Wat, Bayan and Pre Rup will serve as inspiration. Students will learn background information on Cambodia in both their language arts and social studies classes. The culminating experience will be an exhibition style fundraiser on February 19, 2010, where students and their guests will share in the sculptures’ display and auction. All proceeds will be forwarded to the school in Cambodia via Class-ACT.

 

In order to prepare for our art experience, we will begin collecting and accepting objects to transform into the sculptures. Materials such as clean recyclables egg containers, bottle tops, yogurt containers, spools, packing materials, boxes, paper towel rolls, etc. will be accepted. These are just a few ideas; the list of materials is endless. Please contact your seminar homeroom teacher if you are able to assist us in this experience, either with our sculptures or our fundraising exhibit.

CAMBODIA UNVEILED - An Evening with Found Artists

Join us as we celebrate the unveiling of the Dana Seminar students 'found art' presentations.  Friday, February 19th, Jackson Tripp Auditorium, 5:30-7pm