The ADCSEP Young Artists' Show Was a Great Success!
Approximately 80 guests, including our summer campers, their families, and Dr. Williams, enjoyed our 3rd Art Day Camp Summer Enrichment Program Young Artists' Reception held at the Buffalo Academy of the Visual and Performing Arts.
Art work from every camper involved in this summer's program was displayed for all to see. Ther...
Art Teachers Learn and Apply 'Best Practices' During SSID PLO 2009
Art teachers enthusiastically attended a week-long PLO (Professional Learning Opportunities) session intended for those assigned to SSID (Superintendent School Improvement District) schools.
Art teachers participated in various training and workshops, such as Explicit Instruction, PPTR, Literacy Across the Curriculum, Paper M...
Camp Globetrotters Used the "Passport to the Unknown" and Closed Our Artful Summer
In our final week of camp, campers learned about various cultures and the artwork that is created by people around the world.
A visit to the Erie Naval Park was a great place to use our collective imaginations, traveling by sea and air to places known and unknown!
This was a great way to end our wonderful summer of fun, cr...
First Week Of Art Camp Is A Colorful Success!
The smiles tell it all! BPS campers ages 5-14 are enjoying this year's Art Day Camp Summer Enrichment Program (ADCSEP). This week's theme, "Outer Space", inspires students to create worlds full of aliens that are quite humorous and interesting!
The 13-14 year olds are creating proportioned-sized alien heads full of texture, col...
'Discovering Buffalo' in Week 2 of Art Camp
Week 2 of the Art Day Camp Summer Enrichment Program (ADCSEP) was full of excitement for our campers. This week's camp theme, "Discovering Buffalo", counselors shared their knowledge of the City of Buffalo and the great art and artists that have come through this area.
Our youngest group (5-6 years olds) learned about Frank ...
"Going Green" Theme for 3rd Week of Art Camp
Campers had the opportunity to discover artful ways to create beauty from recyclable materials. They also looked closely at nature and observed all the intricacies that are sometimes overlooked.
A field trip to the Buffalo Botanical Gardens allowed students to get close up to the fauna and flora they ordinarily don't see in ...
Allentown Art Festival Student Art Exhibit and Chalk Walk 2009
In another spectacular showing of student art work, the display at the "Big Tent" during the Allentown Art Festival was a terrific success.
Student work from Waterfront #95, Makowski #99, BAVPA #192, Lafayette #204, and Burgard #301 was exhibited for all festival-goers to view and admire. Many of the student artists were at ...
Buffalo Schools Participate in the Central Terminal's Student Celebration of the Visual Arts
The Buffalo Public Schools were well represented amongst several Western New York school districts during this year's Student Celebration of the Visual Arts.
Many art works from Harriet R. Tubman #31, Buffalo Internationl School #45, Olmsted @ Kensington #56, Lorraine Academy #72, Herman Badillo School of Excellence #76, South...
Speak Your Mind 2009 Elevates the Mind!
Our BPS high school students demonstrated their ability to share their thoughts and feelings through art and prose during this year's Speak Your Mind event. Students from Riverside, Lafayette, Bennett, Burgard and DaVinci (who had a student win the cover art for the 2009 journal)had their art published in the journal and on note...
B.U.I.L.D. Academy #91 Visits the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora!
With help from Christine Peters, Executive Director of the Roycroft Campus Corporation, students in Ms. Yates art class from B.U.I.L.D. Academy #91, were given a wonderful opportunity to visit the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora to visit various artisans.
Students were impressed by the techniques and equipment of the past and ...
