Ocean View School District Summer School 2022

Each lesson is inspired by the life and work of a Focus on the Masters

Documented Artist

Learning To See students get to experience a variety of materials and approaches to artwork. Sculpture is especially valuable in our world dominated by flat digital screens. It increases spacial awareness, hand-eye coordination and hands-on problem solving skills with physics.

Len Poteshman

Albert Stewart

Susan Kaufman

Creating the wire action figures transfers two-dimensional line drawing experience into three-dimensions as the wire sketches out the form.

The clay animals take a different approach with pressing, pushing, poking, and pinching to breath life into a lump of clay.

Inspired by the inspiration artists, each student infuses their figures with expression, action and character.

Student Artwork

Click each image to see the full view!

Angel, Grade 2

Pinch Pot

Yelena, Grade 2

Pinch Pot

Mia, Grade 2

Pinch Pot

Flor, Grade 4

Clay Animals

Beverly, Grade 2

Clay Animals

Funding

Our standard 8-week in-the-classroom residency is $800 (including instructor and supplies). You can “Adopt A Classroom” for $800.00. Click HERE to Donate.

Learning to See Outreach (LTS) is a multi-lesson, sequential, cross-curricular arts education program and aligns with California education standards serving grades K-8. LTS emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, celebration of diversity, confidence in self-expression, and supports social emotional learning. Many lessons highlight the art and life of extraordinary artists from our community whose work is rooted in their cultural heritage.

LTS is taught by professional artists who have extensive educational experience. We feel that this criterion helps to guide the student with a deeper understanding of the art making process.Lessons are inspired by FOTM documented artists from our community and include a comprehensive range of art concepts, styles and media.

Programs are supported in a variety of ways, including school and PTA funds, grants, or personal donations from an individual or group of family/friends.

For more information, or to arrange a residency in your neighborhood, call 805.653.2501 or email Education@FocusontheMasters.com.

SUPPORT

Your donations support the programs that are at the heart of the FOTM’s mission…

to document and archive extraordinary artists and their work through photographic portraits, audio and video interviews and biographical research that encompass each artist’s experiences, artistic reflections and development; and 2) to present this work to a broad public through extensive education outreach to all ages – including at-risk youth through our Learning to See Youth Outreach program, Art & The Creative Spirit Enrichment Program for Seniors, a public monthly Artist Spotlight Series, exhibitions, publications, website and an extensive resource library.

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