We are continuing our community service project #petpARTners this year, which is a way for students to participate in raising awareness of the homeless pets in our community by sharing their artwork online and in local businesses. We are looking at the website of our local shelter, FurKids Atlanta, and choosing current dogs and cats as the subjects of our art. Students of different grades are trying out different techniques and media as we work on these portraits - as you scroll down, you will see the kindergarten drawings made by combining basic shapes and adding details, first graders added fingerprint stamped "paw prints" to their frames, and third graders made pet fantasy homes using collage techniques. Fourth grade used a more abstract style, using bold patterns and colors while fifth grade focused on observation skills to creat very realistic portraits.
The students take great pride in these works and they love choosing the pet photo from the website that they will draw. Lots of students have shared that they have visited the shelter with their families or scouting troops to help out, offer donations, or even adopt a pet! It is wonderful to see their engagement and I love the fact that they can help in their own way that doesn’t require asking for money. Of course money is needed for the shelter too, so parents who purchase art through Artsonia this year or buy a frame from our Artome show will be contributing to our donation to FurKids at the end of the school year.
If you would like to know more about this project and how to start a similar program at your school, I have put together a how-to packet in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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