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Welcome to Arts Week!

This year Wellington Arts Week is going virtual (for obvious reasons). Check this spot all week for updates and added material. As well as lots of great ideas for staying creative at home. We will be featuring virtual galleries of student work, videos of student performances, inspirational links and much more. Scroll down to find creativity of all kinds from students, teachers and more. If you are inspired, try to create something of your own. Post what you do with #jagscreate

Surprise Mom with Flowers

An art project for Mother's Day from the Getty Museum in LA.

Ellie & Eli 'Stay w/ Me'

Virtual Art Opening

Stop by the gallery to see what Advanced Studio has been up to

Get Hyped w/ Advanced Studio

Wellington Skies

Need to get outside? While you are out, keep your chin up... and take a photo of the sky. You can then be a part of 'Wellington Skies' by submitting your photo at Sky Day Project. When you upload your photos choose the group 'Wellington Skies'

Studio Playlist

Need something new to listen to in your home studio? Check out this Spotify playlist put together by Ms. Bennati’s Open Studio class.

Poster Gallery

The Digital Illustration Class created posters for the Amplifier Global Call for Art addressing the current Covid-19 Pandemic. Click the button below to enter a virtual gallery of their work. If you are interested in submitting work as well, it's not too late. Sixty posters will win $1000.00 prizes.

Hand Drawn Coloring Sheets

Enjoy these coloring sheets custom made by Blais Blackburn. Download yours and show us how #jagscreate

Theater & Music

Theatre and Music at their core are collaborative arts, so how can we still experience them while learning from home? Join our Flipgrid to share interact with memories of past performances, upload a piece that you are currently working on, or join the discussion on why art matters to you!

Faculty Work

Working on anything creative can help keep your mind off some of the stressful current events. Teachers may not have tons of time to spend creating, but we try to do what we can. A sample of a few things we've been up to...

Advanced Studio Virtual Gallery

Ready to go to a virtual art opening? Take a look at work made by Ms. Bennati's Advanced Studio that addresses the current Covid 19 Pandemic. Have you been inspired to make work about your feelings during this once-in-a-lifetime event? #jagscreate

Get Outside

We all know it's tough being stuck inside on zoom meetings all day. Take a break and get outside and while you are there, do something creative. Show us when you do: #jagscreate

Working From Home

Jags have not let a pandemic get in the way of their creativity. Take a look at what students have been making the past few weeks...#jagscreate

Home Studios

See how Jags are setting up a home studio to get creative:

Challenge: Recreate Famous Works of Art at Home

The Metropolitan and other museums (including the CMA) have challenged art lovers who cannot visit their collections to recreate them at home. See some images by Jags above and then try to create your own. Post yours with #jagscreate

Create a Meme with The Scream

Use Google Arts and Culture (or any museum website) to find images and create a fun meme with your favorite meme generator. Share on s

Jags in (stop) Motion

Students in Mr. Smith's Animation Class made stop motion shorts for class. Students were still working on these when LFH began so they really needed to get creative to find a way to finish them. You can use an app like Stop Motion or FlipaClip to make your own animated short. Post yours with #jagscreate

Download coloring pages from the Brooklyn Museum

To much screen time? Spend some creative time by coloring in images from the Brooklyn Museum, like Vigée Le Brun's striking portrait of a countess holding an open book, a symbol of scholarship more often seen in portraits of men at the time. go here to download this image and others.

For a more Modern take on coloring...

The Museum of Modern Art in New York worked with artist Louise Lawler to create outline drawings of her exhibit for for you to color. Available here. See reactions from kids in this Artnet article. For even more coloring resources from museums around the world see this article from Hyperallergic.

Art for Pets

Missing your favorite museum or gallery? Some art lovers are making miniature museums for their pets. To learn more visit this link or watch the video below. Now, go make your own tiny gallery...

Take the Bob Ross Challenge

Actors and comedians have taken the Bob Ross Challenge, where they try to watch an episode of Bob Ross' old show and paint along. Try to pick an episode for yourself and paint in real time with Bob. If you don't have paint, just use what you have. Send us an image of how it turned out #jagscreate