Your students may be part of the next generation of ARTrepreneurs! Encourage and engage them through the Student Art Buying Program at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival!

Timeline:
Application Opens - January 2022
Application Deadline – March 2022
School Notification – March 2022
Student Art Buying - July 1, 2022

What is the Student Art Buying Program:
Students explore the world of art in a classroom module that culminates in a hands on art buying experience at the world renowned Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Through the program, students learn and practice valuable skills such as teamwork, negotiation, art appreciation, art-buying, public speaking, and more.

This unique opportunity features:
-Each participating school will receive an in-class Study Guide and lesson plan with curriculum and exercises to help students understand and appreciate art as more than a personal preference, but also as a reflection of culture and as a business.
-Teachers and students are encouraged to include the entire student body in exploring what kind of art would be appropriate and appreciated in their building.
-Schools are then invited to select three students to represent their student body.
-These young ARTrepreneurs will be given a budget to select and purchase art for permanent installation in their school.
-Students will then engage with artists onsite at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and purchase artwork that day!

Application Deadline:
Please visit this page in early 2022 to apply for this opportunity!

Bonus Opportunity – Mobile Art Gallery:
Several schools will also have the unique opportunity to purchase art for the Mobile Art Gallery: a unique exhibit that travels to schools, libraries, community centers and other public venues throughout Colorado.

CherryArts is excited to offer high quality art kits for students and teachers! These kits provide a creative learning opportunity for students K-12 to engage with new art materials in-school or remotely.

Each kit includes:
• Art Supplies
• Access to Virtual Lessons
• Professional Artist Tutorials
• Printed Lesson Plans and Activities

Currently CherryArts is offering a Drawing Kit, Watercolor Kit and Mixed Media Kit. Other mediums are available upon request. Contact education@cherryarts.org for more information and pricing. Grant funding opportunities are available!

The Mobile Art Gallery consists of original works of art from exhibiting artists and tours perpetually throughout Colorado to schools, libraries, community centers and other public venues. MAG provides entrance to the visual arts in an accessible, non-threatening setting and introduces the public to various art forms through exhibition of original artwork for a duration of two weeks. The gallery is accessible to the entire student body and 30 students are taught how to be Docents of the gallery as well.

The Mobile Art Gallery Docent Program creates ownership and actively engages students in the Mobile Art Gallery, which is essential to a quality educational experience. Students at each school are trained as docents to give tours of the Gallery to the student body and school community. The docents are instructed on medium, technique and process of each two- and three-dimensional piece in the exhibits. Artist biographies and artist statements also give background to the work and aid interpretation. In addition, each work of art is accompanied by a ‘take away’ educational piece written in both English and Spanish.

CherryArts is committed to involving the students and local community at each MAG residency. Students are actively engaged in the Mobile Art Gallery from its installation, to handling the art and to dismantling the exhibition. Student docents are trained to give tours of the Gallery to the student body and school community. Each school offers a Community Night whereby parents, school board members and the local community are invited to view the Gallery and take a docent-led tour. In an effort to expand outreach to the larger community, many schools open their doors to senior citizen centers, feeder schools and local arts groups to view the exhibit.

CherryArts is excited to continue providing arts access with the Mobile Art Cart: Printmaking Edition! This innovative traveling Art Cart can transform any space into a screen printing studio. Engage students and patrons in a one-of-a-kind hands on opportunity as they learn how to screen print. The Mobile Art Cart is an all-inclusive experience for all ages and abilities with materials, artist time and travel included. While working with an artist, students will learn the techniques necessary to screen print an original work of art, as well as, the screen preparation and post inking process.

Topics Covered:
• History of printmaking
• How to prep images for printing
• Mesh count and why it matters
• Exposing screens
• Printing techniques
• Reclaiming & reusing screens

*Please Note: Bookings for in-school workshops begin at a minimum of 60 students.