Sonoma Valley School District & Community Grants
2021-2022
The 2021 Sonoma Plein Air Festival was very successful thanks to our wonderful donors, artists and art aficionados. With the over $100,000 raised, the Foundation is able to fund grants for arts and creativity development education programs at Sonoma Valley schools and through our community partners. We are very excited to announce the following grants for the 2021-2022 school year.
Prestwood School
This year's Grant from Sonoma Plein Air Foundation(SPAF) will fund several elements of the Art in Action curriculum for students at Prestwood School. The 3 curriculum elements include Clay Concepts, Modern Art Concepts and Digital Concepts. Art in Action is a multifaceted arts education program that develops students' creative confidence, critical-thinking skills, visual literacy, hands-on skills, and self- esteem. It inspires and prepares the next generation of artists and innovators.
This year's Grant from Sonoma Plein Air Foundation(SPAF) will fund several elements of the Art in Action curriculum for students at Prestwood School. The 3 curriculum elements include Clay Concepts, Modern Art Concepts and Digital Concepts. Art in Action is a multifaceted arts education program that develops students' creative confidence, critical-thinking skills, visual literacy, hands-on skills, and self- esteem. It inspires and prepares the next generation of artists and innovators.
Sassarini School
Sassarini School's 2021 SPAF Grant supports art classes for the 1st and 3rd grade students.
Sassarini School's 2021 SPAF Grant supports art classes for the 1st and 3rd grade students.
- 1st Grade program: A local artist will provide art lessons covering art line, color, shape/form and texture. Each of the 8 lessons in the program will cover a specific project such as watercolors, collage, pastels, clay & glaze, color mixing and printmaking.
- 3rd Grade program: Students will receive 6 art lessons alternating with 6 science lessons.
Woodland Star School
The Woodland Star School's SPAF Grant provides funds for the integration of art throughout the curriculum for students in grades 1-5. Below is an overview of how this happens at each grade level.
The Woodland Star School's SPAF Grant provides funds for the integration of art throughout the curriculum for students in grades 1-5. Below is an overview of how this happens at each grade level.
- First graders begin their artistic skill building in color, drawing & watercolors and guided painting stories. They progress to form drawing related to their lessons and sculpt figures using beeswax. Practical arts such as knitting are also introduced so the students can explore mathematics through hands-on artistic work to create a multicolor scarf.
- In second grade artistic work continues with more complex drawings that accompany writing and arithmetic work. Knitting based on a simple pattern expands their practical arts skill building.
- For the third graders, visual and practical arts curriculum continues with painting, sculpting, illustration and from drawing with emphasis on combined horizontal and vertical symmetry. Practical arts expand with crocheting and weaving.
- By fourth grade, students are incorporating their artistic skills in academic studies relating to Norse mythology, California history, fractions and animal studies. Cross-stitch and needlepoint are the practical arts taught this year.
- In fifth grade, botany studies lend themselves to drawing and painting a range of plants while lesson books about ancient civilizations contain colorful academic drawings that the students can appreciate. Practical arts classes this year focus on learning patterning while knitting socks on 4 needles.
Altamira Middle School and Adele Harrison Middle School
For the 2020-2021 school year at the 2 Middle Schools, SPAF Grants provide all the supplies needed for the visual arts education programs taught by Art Teacher, Cheryl Coldiron. Approximately 125 students are being served at the two schools.
These visual arts programs are an introduction to art history and art appreciation where students learn to observe, analyze and interpret. Studying art teaches an appreciation of aesthetics, beauty, proportion, emotions and understanding of the human condition. All Middle School art lessons develop hands-on skills and visual literacy.
For the 2020-2021 school year at the 2 Middle Schools, SPAF Grants provide all the supplies needed for the visual arts education programs taught by Art Teacher, Cheryl Coldiron. Approximately 125 students are being served at the two schools.
These visual arts programs are an introduction to art history and art appreciation where students learn to observe, analyze and interpret. Studying art teaches an appreciation of aesthetics, beauty, proportion, emotions and understanding of the human condition. All Middle School art lessons develop hands-on skills and visual literacy.
Sonoma Valley High School
With the return to the classroom for 2021-2022, Art teachers Aaron Anderson, Andy Mitchell, Renate Kuprian, and Peter Hansen at Sonoma Valley High School needed a range of supplies and equipment to support exciting hands on experiences for their students in programs ranging from 3-D Design, to Drawing & Painting, to Photography to Graphic Design. This year's SPAF Grant covers these costs and supports a vibrant arts education experience for SVHS students.
With the return to the classroom for 2021-2022, Art teachers Aaron Anderson, Andy Mitchell, Renate Kuprian, and Peter Hansen at Sonoma Valley High School needed a range of supplies and equipment to support exciting hands on experiences for their students in programs ranging from 3-D Design, to Drawing & Painting, to Photography to Graphic Design. This year's SPAF Grant covers these costs and supports a vibrant arts education experience for SVHS students.
Art Escape
With their 2021 SPAF Grant, Art Escape will support 3 different art programs - 1 for 2-8 graders from all Sonoma Valley schools and 2 in conjunction with students from El Verano and Flowery Elementary schools specifically.
With their 2021 SPAF Grant, Art Escape will support 3 different art programs - 1 for 2-8 graders from all Sonoma Valley schools and 2 in conjunction with students from El Verano and Flowery Elementary schools specifically.
- The Friday After School Art program started in 2015 and attendance has grown over the years. Participants have the opportunity to experience a variety of art projects while meeting and interacting with students from across the Valley.
- Over the 2021-2022 school year, 4th & 5th grade students at El Verano School will complete the Mexican mosaic art project begun in 2018 resulting in a permanent beautification of their courtyard. The program provides exposure to Mexican culture and art while reflecting Mexican traditions and heritage.
- Flowery School students in grades 3-5 will attend art classes at Art Escape during the school year. This ongoing partnership in art education introduces students to a variety of art mediums and techniques; projects are often related to current holidays so students also learn about other cultures and customs.
Arts Guild of Sonoma
The 2021 SPAF Grant to the Arts Guild of Sonoma will enable them to hold a student art show featuring public high and middle school students in April 2022. The Arts Guild will provide materials, hang the paintings, display the works for 30 days and staff the gallery at no charge to students or their teachers. Students, their families and the Sonoma Valley community can then enjoy viewing these 'masterpieces'!
The 2021 SPAF Grant to the Arts Guild of Sonoma will enable them to hold a student art show featuring public high and middle school students in April 2022. The Arts Guild will provide materials, hang the paintings, display the works for 30 days and staff the gallery at no charge to students or their teachers. Students, their families and the Sonoma Valley community can then enjoy viewing these 'masterpieces'!
Sonoma Community Center
With their 2021 SPAF Grant, the Sonoma Community Center intends to provide a range of opportunities for the youth of Sonoma Valley to engage in art activities.
With their 2021 SPAF Grant, the Sonoma Community Center intends to provide a range of opportunities for the youth of Sonoma Valley to engage in art activities.
- The 2022 Summer Art Camp activities will expand to offer high quality, hands-on experiences in ceramics, printmaking, fiber art, eco design, media art and creative self-expression.
- In its 4th year, Art at the Tuesday Night Farmers' Market, SCC staff will provide instruction, materials & space for hands-on art projects from painting to fiber arts to throwing pottery on a wheel.
- In conjunction with the SV Mentoring Alliance, SCC will conduct Art and Trashion after school classes for mentees and their mentors in preparation for their participation in the annual Trashion Fashion Show.
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Our 2021-2022 SPAF Grant to the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art supports the Arts Rewards The Student (A.R.T.S.) program focused on 4th and 5th graders throughout the Valley. Utilizing experienced Teaching Artists, this program looks to provide around 8 hours of instruction to about 500 students in 21 classrooms at participating SV public schools.
Their theme for this year's program, Make Today Better: The Art of Creating Change, focuses on ways that art can help the students tackle bigger challenges together as well as demonstrate how making time for creativity provides a calm place in an often chaotic world.
Our 2021-2022 SPAF Grant to the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art supports the Arts Rewards The Student (A.R.T.S.) program focused on 4th and 5th graders throughout the Valley. Utilizing experienced Teaching Artists, this program looks to provide around 8 hours of instruction to about 500 students in 21 classrooms at participating SV public schools.
Their theme for this year's program, Make Today Better: The Art of Creating Change, focuses on ways that art can help the students tackle bigger challenges together as well as demonstrate how making time for creativity provides a calm place in an often chaotic world.
