Residency-Juxtaposition Arts- Leslie and Drew-3hrs
Week 1. 1/9/19
For the first day of the VALT session Leslie, Drew and I presented the syllabus for the class. I stood as they presented so that I could take attendance and hand anyone who came late a syllabus and fill them in quickly so that Leslie and or Drew didn’t have to stop talking. The students in the room ranged from 13-20, most students were being attentive to their instructors and actively listening.
Once we finished going over the syllabus each of us presented our work to the class, so they could get to know us a little more through our art. We briefly spoke about our work and showed a few pieces and pictures of spaces our art had been exhibited. We present so that students understand what it is fine artists are capable of doing outside of an educational institution.
Once we finished presenting out work we allowed the students a break and transitioned into one of the icebreaker games. It’s important that we get to know each other and be able to address each other by name since this is a community art space and we want to create a safe, friendly and respectful environment. We played a ball game that would help begin the process of remembering 2o student’s names. I know the game definitely helped me remember most of the student’s names after a couple rounds of playing the ball game. Once we finished playing the game we went into a quick drawing activity before the class was over for the day. Each student was given a partner and they were each instructed to draw their partner while asking get-to-know-you questions. After 20 minutes of letting the students draw they presented their drawing and the name of their partner along with the answers to the questions we came up with as a class. The activity went really well, and I think the students enjoyed it although some were critical of their drawings if they didn’t turn out the way they wanted it to. All together it was a great first session.