Firebird Winners

Winning entries were selected.  Wow!  A total of 7 students were winners.  Here are the HES student's who's artwork will be displayed at JaZam's, Palmer Square East in Princeton.  Artwork will be on exhibit for the month of April.

4th Grade
Sara S.
Natalie H.
Katie K.
Alex S.

3rd Grade
Sarah F.
Emma R.
Jay S.

Tiles

Grade 5

Here at Hopewell Elementary it has been a long standing tradition for 5th grade students to create their own original tile.  The finished pieces are then hung around the door posts of a classroom within the school.  We have been working on this project for the last several weeks.

Bisque Tiles with Underglaze - Waiting to be fired in kiln

Finished Tiles

Relief Prints

Grade 3

Lion Lines

Grade 2

Students Work

Students - Work In Progress
Oil Pastel & Watercolors

Elmer

Grade 1

Collage & Chalk Pastels

Class # 1 - We read the book and started our collage.  

Student at work

Class artwork on drying rack

Class # 2 - We studied the illustrations inside the book.  Artists often times make thoughtful choices about the colors and placement of objects.  In the cave, we noticed that the warm and cool colors were used.  This was also our first time using chalk pastels, which we learned how to properly blend with our fingers.

Student Work - Inside Cave

Student Work - Elmer Flying

Firebird - Finished Artwork

Students have completed their firebird artwork.  Submissions with permission slips for the contest were collected and sent off to be judged by the Princeton Symphany Orchestra for the contest just this week.  Here is just a sample of a few of the finalized pieces that were sent off.  We had really thoughtful and creative artists.  I can't wait to see the results.  There will be other schools and districts within the area participating.  Look for the 20 - 24 finalists to be displayed at JaZam's in April.  Good luck Hopewell Elementary!

 

Firebird

Princeton Symphony Orchestra - Firebird Art Contest

Some 4th and 3rd grade students are working on artwork in class for the PSO BRAVO in May! An Orchestra Concert program, on the theme of the Russian fairy tale, The Firebird.  Winning entries will be included in the program, along with the artist's name and school.  In addition, artwork by 20-24 finalists will be displayed at JaZam's, Palmer Square East in Princeton, for the month of April.  

Student - Pencil Sketch
(in progress)

Deadline:  Monday, March 18.
Any students choosing to enter the contest must complete and return a permission form by Monday, March 18.  Please see Ms. Maneval if you need a permission slip form and want to participate.  Forms are being handed out this week in art class to students.

Student Work
(in progress)

Student Work
(in progress)

Doodle 4 Google

Would you like a chance at seeing your artwork appear on Google’s webpage? If that isn’t enough, the grand prize is a $30,000 college scholarship for the winner.

Last Year's Winner

Doodle 4 Google is an annual, nationwide art contest that gives kids a shot at landing their artwork on the Google homepage. 

This year’s theme is…“MY BEST DAY EVER”.  Any students in grades 1-5 who would like to participate, please ask Ms. Maneval for an official entry form or you can directly download and check out the rules from the Doodle for Google website at http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html

Submissions for Doodle 4 Google will be accepted by Google via mail or directly downloaded to Google through March 22. 

This is the 6^th year of the contest and participation keeps growing.  Last year Google saw 114,000 works of art from kids across the U.S. in comparison to 16,000 in its first year.   The U.S. winner will be announced May 22; his or her art will appear on the Google homepage on May 23; and the 50 state winners will have their art displayed from May 23 to July 17 at New York's American Museum of Natural History.