Anchorage School DistrictFine Arts Department presents the

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgmentsYouth Art Month Planning

and Installation CommitteeElementary MembersElementary Members

Scott McDonald Julie Drulis Ricki Morton

Secondary MembersSecondary MembersLiz Gailey Kelly Hebert Rachel Wall

Anchorage Museum at Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson CenterRasmuson Center

www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibitionsJulie Decker, Director & CEO

Hollis Mickey, Director of Leaning & EngagementRyan Kenny, Associate Director, Exhibitions

Ted Gardeline, Lead Exhibits Technician

Anchorage City HallAnchorage City Hallwww.muni.org

Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson

Anchorage Municipal LibrariesAnchorage Municipal Librarieswww.anchoragelibrary.org

Mary Jo Torgeson, Director

Alaska Art Education AssociationAlaska Art Education Associationsites.google.com/alaskaarted.org/aaea/home

Scholastic Art and Writing, Alaska Scholastic Art and Writing, Alaska Young Emerging Artists, LLCYoung Emerging Artists, LLC

youngemergingartistsalaska.org

Visit the ASD Fine Arts Department website to learn more about the K-12 art program

philosophy and curriculum.www.asdk12.org/finearts

Brochure artwork by:Brochure artwork by:Mitra Simran, Goldenview MS, 8th GradeAnnika Wolner, Service HS, 12th GradeMadison Kolb, Service HS, 11th Grade

Alya Bundalain, Service HS, 9th GradeBella Gho, Arrianna Lubeck, Celeste Mast, and

Tristan Bakken, Chugiak ES, 5th grade

49th Annual 49th Annual Student Art Show Student Art Show a districtwide presentation of student

artwork celebrating National Youth Art Month

March 5 – April 3, 2021March 5 – April 3, 2021

Exhibition Sites & Dates:Exhibition Sites & Dates:Anchorage Museum Online Gallery

March 5 – April 3Slideshow on Front Lawn of

Anchorage MuseumMarch 5 – April 3 at sunset

Drive In Slideshow Drive In Slideshow Sites & DatesSites & Dates

(times approximate to sunset)

Service High SchoolMarch 5th – 7 p.m.East High School

March 12th – 7:30 p.m.Service High School

March 19th – 8:30 p.m.Chugiak High SchoolMarch 26th – 9 p.m.West High SchoolApril 2nd – 9 p.m.

The drive-in events are held in celebration of arts education in our schools, honoring

all outstanding student artists.

“Art is an “Art is an effort to effort to create, beside create, beside the real world, the real world, a more humane a more humane world.”world.”

— Andre Maurois

The Anchorage School District Fine Arts Department presents

The 49th Annual The 49th Annual Student Art ShowStudent Art Show

in celebration of March–National Youth Art Month

March 5 – April 3, 2021March 5 – April 3, 2021

Art Connects UsArt Connects Us

Middle School Art EducatorsMiddle School Art Educators

Heather Cromer: WendlerHeather Doncaster: ClarkJenna Ellinwood: GoldenviewTheresa Heckart: BegichAngela Frisbie: Gruening

Jessica Linquist: HanshewMargaret Mackie: RomigLacey Pfister: CentralStacey Smith: WendlerTom Turner: Mirror LakeKat Yackel: Mears

Anchorage School DistrictDr. Deena Bishop, Superintendent

Leah Maltbie, Curriculum Coordinator, Fine Arts Dr. Bruce Wood, Director, Fine ArtsCaroline Danko, Administrative Assistant, Fine Arts

Art Connects UsArt Connects UsThrough good times and bad, art connects us. Art brings us together. Art inspires creativity, imagination, expression, and communication. More than ever in a time of a global pandemic, we can see the impact of art. Art has the power to bridge life and imagination and help us navigate all in between. This year, our 49th annual Youth Art Month, art students and teachers have prevailed in order to bring our show to life through digital platforms. It is our hope that you find connection in art this year and forever.

March Is Youth Art Month March Is Youth Art Month The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month at the National level. Youth Art Month encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety. The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences unlike any other curriculum subjects, including: Problem solving, Creativity, Observation, and Communication.Art shows, special exhibits, fundraisers, and school and community activities take place annually, traditionally during March, to celebrate visual art education for grades K-12.

Mission StatementMission StatementThe mission of the Anchorage School District’s kindergarten though 12th grade visual arts education program is to promote a life-long appreciation and understanding of the arts as an integral part of peoples’ lives and environment.

Elementary School Art EducatorsElementary School Art Educators

Jeanean Allen HomesteadAshley Austin Bowman, Willow CrestKitty Baker Scenic Park, KasuunLindsay Carmon Fairview, Chester Valley, Nunaka ValleyCarol Cunningham-Turner Chugiak, Birchwood ABCJim Daniel Wonder Park, WilliwawJulie Drulis Northwood, Campbell STEMMiriam Easton Spring Hill, Northern Lights ABC

Celeste Erikson Rabbit Creek, O’MalleyMatt Ferguson Fire Lake, Mountain View, William TysonElizabeth Feucht Huffman, Taku, Northern Lights ABCTeresa Golden Chugach Optional, Homestead, Ursa MajorAmy Holonics Kincaid, OrionJoelle Howald Abbott Lopp, Russian Jack, Willow CrestEmily May Lake Hood, Turnagain

Krista Mason Government Hill, Fire LakeScott McDonald Airport Heights, Rogers ParkRicki Morton Bear Valley, North StarSiobhan O’Hara Susitna, TudorSusan Owen Lake OtisKristin Parsons Denali Montessori, Gladys WoodJamie Stutzer Aurora, MuldoonShoko Takahashi Sand Lake, Ursa Minor

Ryan Thomas Baxter, Creekside ParkCindy Trawicki Ocean ViewIan Trent Chinook, College GateSara Upicksoun Alpenglow, RavenwoodKim Walker Bayshore, PtarmiganThalia Wilkinson Trailside, Girdwood, Inlet ViewBarb Yanoshek Klatt

High School Art TeachersHigh School Art Teachers

Jacob Bera: Eagle RiverCharissa Chmielewski: ServiceSarah Davies: BartlettTom Ehmann: DimondDave Fandel: SouthLiz Gailey: ChugiakMegan Henry: WestSandra Hernandez: East

Katie Hulse: EastTeri Jensen: ServiceCullen Lickingteller: DimondSara Mullen: ServiceDawn Spyker: EastMark Stewart: SouthLaurie Templeton: ChugiakRachel Wall: West

Alternative ProgramsAlternative Programs

Kelly Hebert: Polaris K-12Philip Fleckenstein: Steller 7-12

Kelly Sheffer: ACT Program

Charter SchoolsCharter Schools

Lisa Chelmo: Aquarian, K-6Jill Doniere: Rilke Schule German, K-8Sarah Hamacher: Alaska Native Cultural, K-8

Robin Murphy: Eagle Academy, K-6Betany Porter: Rilke Schule German, K-8Sarah Robicheaux: Winterberry, K-8

“Art is a nation's most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish.”

— Lyndon Johnson, on signing into existence the National Endowment on the Arts

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