Welcome CMC Artists!: February 2016

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

We have not previously mentioned it, but Cardinal Mooney was fortunate enough to be offered an art dual enrollment opportunity on campus. Every saturday morning to afternoon Kendall College of Art and Design offers a Drawing 1 class at the school. We have nine very talented students who will be receiving general ed art credit in college for this class. The class was offered at a discounted rate and in exchange for dropping their normal day art class. They focus solely on still life drawing and many major principles of drawing. The class lasts for 6 hours and the students have their normal art periods in the week to work on their drawings. Next fall the Kendall class being offered will be 2D design. This class is not exclusive to art students but anyone with an interest in the class and receiving credit before the even step on a college campus.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Today are Art one students were interviewed as the artists they have been learning about. Each student was tasked with picking an artist from a bowl and learning about their movements. They then created a piece in their artist's style. the artists ranged from Jackson pollock to Joan miro. Now that they have finished this, they are moving onto charcoal. Our art one students are tasked with the most media of our art classes. They test out every form such as painting, charcoal, drawing, and sculpture. It's amazing the skill kids display in all media.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Today our Art 2 and above students are lucky enough to be able to visit the Scholastics art show at Macomb Community College. Viewing our own work is exciting but the students also have the opportunity to be inspired by the many other talented artists in the area. It seems as if every year the art gets more visually interesting and impressive. This is just one more opportunity for us to be extremely proud of our hard working students for all of their determination and success.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Scholastic results are in! We received our best results yet. The competition received 2,232 entries and only 487 were given awards in the show. Our school itself received 36 awards: 8 Gold Keys, 17 Silver Keys, and 11 Honorable Mentions. We also received two gold key portfolios for two of our seniors, Jordan Kelly and Katie Lensmeyer. Congratulations to everyone who submitted and got in. We are very proud of our students. Here are just some of our awarded pieces.