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Keeping Arts alive in a rural school setting Fine Arts at Alix-MAC School Tammy Shapka, Wolf Creek Public Schools

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Keeping Arts alive in a rural

school setting

Fine Arts at Alix-

MAC SchoolTammy Shapka,

Wolf CreekPublic

Schools

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Fine ArtsResearch clearly indicates that exposure to

the arts increases the human brain’s ability to utilize both hemispheres creating

the opportunity for our students to maximize their learning potential.

Alix-MAC School is the ONLY school in Wolf Creek to offer a dedicated Fine Arts Program including a full band program from Grade 6 to 12 and a visual arts program from Grades 1 to 12.

These programs exist because of parental, community and administrative support.

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Artists in Schools Residency

Grant Program Donna Hyde: Mask-making

May 2002Shirley Rimer : Clay Mural May

2000

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Lacombe Show and Sale ScholarshipAward Winners -7 out of 9 years!

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Clay For Kids Pottery Classes

January 2013

Art 4Art 2

Art 1

Art 3Integrating Arts into the Curriculum

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Alix-MAC on Artsonia’s Worldwide School Art Website

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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program

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Alix-MAC Art Fieldtrips

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Student Designed Artwork for Wolf Creek School

Division

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The Alberta Society of Artists’ Summerscapes Scholarships

Program

Four scholarships have been awarded to rural Alberta students at Alix-MAC school over the years.

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Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest – Two Alix-MAC Students Were Awarded Top 20 Out of Students Worldwide

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Lacombe & District Chamber of Commerce

2004 Awards GalaStudent Commissioned Artwork

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Village of Alix Historical Calendar

Sketches of the Village by Alix-MAC School Students

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Alix-MAC School Art 20 Student’s Ceiling Tile

Paintings

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Art Shows Over The Years…

• Red Deer Westerner Days • Alix and Tees Bench Shows• Wolf Creek Public School Office Display• Ponoka Art Show• Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede

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Sculpture Examples

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Artist Reproductions

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Art History

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Art Styles

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3D Advertisement

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Portraits

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Mixed Media

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Mask Making

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Pointillism

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Landscape

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Painting

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THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ALIX-MAC TO SHARE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN

FINE ARTS