Date:  December 1, 2009
Time:  10 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. CT
Grade Level:  5-12
Program Description:
Engaging directly with art on display in the Portfolio Gallery’s current exhibition “Still All Over the Place” featuring works by artist Lonnie Powell, participating students will be invited to experience what it means to create an art exhibition.  How are works chosen for the exhibition?  How is location determined for works to be placed in the exhibition space?  How is the exhibition organized to give the viewer a better sense of the artist’s concepts, themes, inspiration, etc?  How does the way works of art are exhibited affect the viewer’s experience of them?  
We’ll explore these questions and more as students ask questions of artist Lonnie Powell and the gallery’s owner and curator.  Mr. Powell paints both portraits and landscapes in various media including watercolor, oil, charcoals, and pastels.  Students will learn about the central themes of the exhibition, see selected works, and view video of the exhibition being put up, video of the exhibition’s opening night and reactions from patrons at opening night.
About the Exhibition and Portfolio Gallery:
More information about Mr. Powell’s exhibition, some images of Mr. Powell’s paintings, and details about the mission and artistic and educational programs of Portfolio Gallery can be found at the Portfolio Gallery website, http://www.portfoliogallerystl.org/.

More details about the interactive program, including format, learning activities and related curriculum standards can be found at http://www.cilc.org/search/content-provider-program.aspx?id=2920.


Portfolio Gallery:  In-Depth with Artist Lonnie Powell
Date:  December 3, 2009
Time:  10 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. CT
Grade Level:  5-12
Program Description:
Engaging directly with art on display in the Portfolio Gallery’s current exhibition “Still All Over the Place” featuringworks by artist Lonnie Powell, participating students will interact with the artist as he shares examples of his work. Mr. Powell paints both portraits and landscapes in various media including watercolor, oil, charcoals, and pastels.Students will explore individual paintings.  They will interact with the artist to discuss what inspires him, the variety of his subject matter, the techniqueshe uses, and his creative process. Selected students from each interactive location will also be able to share an example of their work and information about their inspiration and creative process for discussion with, and feedback from, Mr. Powell.
About the Exhibition and Portfolio Gallery:
More information about Mr. Powell’s exhibition, some images of Mr. Powell’s paintings, and details about the mission and artistic and educational programs of Portfolio Gallery can be found at the Portfolio Gallery website, http://www.portfoliogallerystl.org/.

Are your students ready to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT and LEND A HAND against extremism and hunger?

TARGET AUDIENCE: Grades 7-12
Program Cost: - Free
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 24, 2009
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

In the winter of 1945, on the day of her liberation from six years of Nazi rule, Gerda Weissmann clung to life at the end of a 350-mile death march. She weighed 68 pounds, her hair had turned white, and she had not had a bath in three years. She survived with courage, grace and dignity.

Gerda Weissmann Klein, renowned motivational speaker and Holocaust survivor, teaches each one of us about tolerance, understanding and making a difference. Gerda Klein’s spirit helped her survive six years under Nazi rule; through her story, and her unique perspective, she continues to help each one of us to understand the dangers of hate and extremism.

Students involved in STAND UP. SPEAK OUT. LEND A HAND will hear from Gerda during a special interactive videoconference event and then embark upon their own service learning projects. Each participating school will be tasked with designing and implementing a service learning project that combats social issues in their community.

In order to maintain an on-going dialogue over the course of the project, each class will create a wiki page and posting bi-weekly updates on their projects. Once a month, schools will be assigned a partner class who will review and comment on their wiki page (and vice versa).  Students will then reconvene via videoconference to share their service learning projects with the Klein Foundation during a celebratory "Project Collaboration Videoconference" in March. We will break schools into smaller groups for project sharing to encourage dialogue among students!

It's a three-month service learning challenge. Are your students ready to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT, and LEND A HAND against extremism and hunger?

MAGPI is pleased to partner with The Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation to bring you this program

PROJECT TIMELINE:

• You are the Messengers to a Time I Will Not See:
• A Conversation with Gerda Weissmann Klein Videoconference

December 10, 2009 * 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

• Supporting Your Students in their Service Learning ProjectsTeacher Workshop Videoconference

January 21, 2010 * 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

• Student Service Learning Projects

December – March

• Service Project CelebrationStudent Sharing Videoconference Event

March 24, 2010 * 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

• Students/Classes will be assigned to a 50 minute interactive period during this time.

For additional information including dates and how to register,
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Stand-Speak-Out-Lend-Hand

As most of our schools have video conferencing technology available for both high school and elementary classrooms, I will be using this forum to share about upcoming opportunities.

Almost daily I receive emails about upcoming events.  Some are free while others have a participation fee. 

Because you receive this notice, I would ask that you share about these opportunities with staff members at your school.  If they need assistance in setting up their technology, please share my email address.

Also I believe you have rights to publish your own posts which would allow you to share enrichment events you have participated in.  Your experiences - both good and not so good - will provide others ideas for both "sit and get" and collaborative events.