Affiliated with the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network
Right Brain Initiative Residency
RESIDENCY GOALS
Mammals, reptiles, and birds oh my! Spark your curiosity as you learn about animals and their environments. Using ethically sourced natural history specimen, including mammal skulls and underwater creatures, observe and create detailed artwork while creating connections about organisms and their environments.
Jess will also share skills for scientific illustration, painting, and field observation. Longer residencies can include making a field journal from scratch.
Students will have access to images of natural specimen that are part of artist’s collection, techniques for more successful drawing, and useful facts for studying and identifying natural history specimens.
This program offered by: Jess Graff
Questions?
If you have questions or would like more information about this program or the Right Brain Initiative, please contact [email protected].
Program Model: In Class
Art Form(s):
Curriculum Connections: Community Building, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, K
Program Requirements: Access to sink or water source needed (prefer in room, but nearby is OK for most residencies). Flexible room arrangements required for collaborative residencies.
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About the Artist
Jess Graff has delivered arts-based programs in the Pacific NW for nearly 15 years. She has participated in many gallery shows and residency programs at schools, art centers, and museums. Her work ranges from sculptural ceramics to fibers and paint media.
"I'm so happy! I look around me and see everybody doing what I want to be doing! Inventing!" --Student, age 7