The Link School

ArtLink!

Our study hall proctor, art teacher, and yoga instructor (all one person) facilitated our school’s participation in an international program called “ArtLink.” We are grateful for the opportunity for the students to tap into their artistic side! Below is some background she provided, as well as some of the students’ artwork.

Creative Connections is an “international cultural education organization” which has facilitated the ArtLink program since 1996. ArtLink exchanges artwork between the USA and sixty countries on six different continents, which is produced primarily by elementary and high school students. This program allows students the opportunity to share their culture and way of life through creating and trading their artwork. The ArtLink curriculum helps students expand their world view to build both Global Competence and 21st Century Learning Skills.

This year we worked with a class of five students who each produced two pieces of art. The theme we followed was “Highlight – Recalling a special experience in your life.” It was wonderful to learn about some of the highlights from each of our students’ lives and how they visualized and then expressed those moments on paper. Our students worked in a variety of art mediums, from watercolor and ink, to paper collage, and the results were beautiful.
– Alix, Art Instructor
Eric
Rina
Lia

Beka