Walker Fine Arts Programs

Walker students are exposed to the fine arts through music, visual arts and drama programs. Walker musicians perform in the Walker band and orchestra. Students who choose to join the Walker Drama Club as part of the afterschool EDGE program put on two shows a year. Visual arts students produce masterpieces in class.

All art activities are designed to allow students to enjoy and successfully complete the lessons on whatever level of ability they have achieved at this point in their education. The lessons cover many areas of art and include the grade appropriate Art SOLs. The lessons vary in the degree of difficulty, supplies used to do the work and length of time required to complete them.

How A Grade is Determined

Students are graded on the daily effort they put forth, how they follow the directions/steps when doing their art projects, how they use supplies, how they follow class rules and responsibilities, as well as the final result of each project.

Art News

Walker Students Share Their Art with the World!

Move over, famous artists! Walker Upper Elementary School artists are taking over the spotlight! Laurie Carpenter, the school's Art Teacher, has teamed up with Artsonia, www.artsonia.com -- the world's largest online kid's art museum -- to display the students' artwork. . . . Read more »

Art 2012

Art Connections 2012 will be displayed in the auxillary/small gymnasium at Charlottesville High School from March March 12 - 21. An Open House will be held on Saturday, March 17 from 10 - 2 p.m. Activities for students will be provided during that time. A second Open House will be on March 21 from 4 - 8 p.m. Different Fine Arts groups will perform throughout the evening. Walker Art Students will attend Art Connections 2011 with Mrs. Carpenter during their Art class period on Monday, March 19.

Student Art at City Hall

Walker Art students will have their work on display in City Hall from February 10 through March 27, 2012. Notices to those students with work displayed will be sent home.

See Student Art at Walker

Work is displayed in the hall of "B" building in the Walker Art Gallery, in the hallway by the office, and in the cafeteria.

You're Invited

I welcome all parents to visit anytime. Come see how things are going in the art room, and take a minute to look at exhibited artwork. Anyone wishing to help out in art may call Walker School 245-2412 and leave me a message or e-mail me at the address below.

Mrs. Laurie Carpenter
laurie.carpenter@ccs.k12.va.us
Walker Art Teacher

Recycling though Art

The following is a save list of things that can be used in art. Anything you send will be much appreciated. You can send things in with your child, bring them by the art room or leave them in the office for me.

Items: yarn, string, cord, rope, fabric scraps and sewing notions, buttons, polyfill, old and new greeting cards, calendars, magazines, craft supplies, old jewelry, beads, gadgets for printmaking, old picture frames, styrofoam meat trays, cottage cheese containers, used computer paper, wallpaper books, mat boards, wire, phone cable wire, interesting shaped bottles and containers to draw, paint ..any kind, fake plants and flowers, things from nature (pine cones, shells, dried weeds). If it’s NOT on the list and you think we might use it, SEND IT!!!!!!!