Maura Galante BFA University of Massachusetts
Visual Arts Instructor MS Southern Ct State University, New Haven/ University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Grades 5-8
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MEET THE TEACHER:
I came to Betsy Ross in the spring of 2000, after several years in other arts-related fields. I am a working artist who specializes in printmaking, collage, and painting. I am active in the New Haven arts community, and am a member of various area arts organizations. I keep a home studio, and I have been a faculty member in the printmaking department at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven since 1998. I taught ceramics and visual art at the Shubert Summer Theatre & Arts camp for grades 5-8 for two summers, and have run teen printmaking classes in New Haven. I participate in City Wide Open Studios (CWOS), New Haven's annual art festival which takes place each October, and exhibit my art locally and regionally. I continue my professional development through Yale University Summer Institutes, NHPS offerings, and I take workshops in various art media as often as possible. I am the teacher facilitator of the Betsy Ross Museum Club, an after school club which partners with the Yale University Art Gallery to explore Response to Art activities and independent study for students. I am a huge fan of punk rock, animals, Spanish and Asian food, and I am an avid cook and gardener. Above image- Self Portrait in the Style of Andy Warhol by Paris Feliciano Cosme- linoleum block print on watercolor |
Visual Art classes at Betsy Ross are guided by the National and CT State Standards for Art Education. Students will:
- Understand, select and apply various art media, techniques, and processes.
- Understand and apply elements and principles of art.
- Consider, select and apply a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas.
- Understand the visual arts in relation to history and culture
- Reflect upon, describe, analyze, interpret and evaluate their own work and the work of others.
- Make connections between the visual arts, other disciplines, and daily life.
- Understand, select and apply various art media, techniques, and processes.
- Understand and apply elements and principles of art.
- Consider, select and apply a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas.
- Understand the visual arts in relation to history and culture
- Reflect upon, describe, analyze, interpret and evaluate their own work and the work of others.
- Make connections between the visual arts, other disciplines, and daily life.
What We're Working On: (Emphasis Classes)
8th Grade Grade 8 Emphasis has learned about still life composition. They stretched and primed their own canvasses, and chose still life objects that they are now beginning to paint from observation.
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7th Grade Welcome to "the upstairs", Grade 7. Lots will be expected of you this year, and we'll have fun working as the great team that you are.
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6th Grade We are learning how to use the Elements of Art and having finished making zentangle designs with lines, we are now learning about texture, and creating collograph printmaking plates
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5th Grade Welcome Grade 5! We'll see you in Intro to the Arts.
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