SchoolArts - October 2007

We have selected topics for our murals that have universal appeal. Music is a language spoken and understood by people from all around the world. Our two musical murals depict individuals or ani- mals playing a musical instrument. Another time local architecture was studied and each child made a building of their choice and assembled them into a large mural called Our Town.

Edward Hicks’ painting Peace- able Kingdom was researched and each child got to select and create their own animal for this wildlife mural. Pieter Brueghel’s painting, Children’s Games, was an inspiration for our art students to create a clay version of the sixteenth-century masterpiece.

Children’s literature is a topic we have explored, researched, and designed for murals for our library. Aliens, monsters, and wild crea- tures form a mural promoting our art program, entitled, Art Can Take You Anywhere.

Our latest art mural contribu- tion was a study of careers. Students made self-portraits of their future career choices. A quote by Elea-

Detail of a student’s take on Pieter Brueghel’s Children’s Games.

nor Roosevelt accompanied this enlightening mural. ‘’The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Hopefully our art murals will inspire our children—now and in the future—to continue to pursue their own hopes and dreams.