Jenn is an art instructor and lover of all things creative in Madison WI!
11/08/2023
Seed by Seed In celebration of the University of Wisconsin's 175th anniversary, banners designed in collaboration by Molli Pauliot, Marianne Fairbanks and Stephen Hilyard merge traditional Ho-Chunk handcrafts with cutting edge animation software to create a design that honors Ho-Chunk heritage and the technical....
10/22/2023
Second graders worked on learning parts of a landscape this week while examining the work of landscape photographer Ansel Adams. Then, they made their own pop-up landscapes using foreground, middle ground, and background. These turned out great!
09/22/2023
These 4K students loved using soft wool roving to create beautiful weavings!
08/09/2023
Tonight’s the night! Come visit me in the art room! (We’ll be the first to ever create in there, how cool!)
08/06/2023
The Fall Guide is here! Registration opens Monday, August 14th at 12pm for Madison residents, and Monday, August 28th at 12pm for non-residents. There are so many FANTASTIC youth arts offerings this fall, it will be hard to choose! Here are the classes I will be teaching this fall, I hope to see you in one of them! I am excited to be teaching at the new, gorgeous MSCR West location.
Have an idea for a youth arts class? I am about to brainstorm ideas for winter, what kinds of classes would you like to see?
07/31/2023
On my blog today I shared some tips and tricks I found when starting an indoor recess Art Club for Grades 3 and 4. I had a few constraints for our club including a short work time, carpeting in the space that was available, no storage for two-class projects, and more. What I settled on was students got to pick between free choice stations, or a weekly challenge. Overall, the students really enjoyed this choice based approach, and had a great time!
Here’s the link if you want to read more: https://artwithmissjenn.blogspot.com/2023/07/how-to-run-recess-indoor-art-club.html
07/27/2023
Did you know you can tour the Govenor’s Residence right here in Madsion? This free tour takes place on Thursday afternoons, just off the east shore of Lake Mendota in Maple Bluff. The Govenor’s Residence is owned by the people of Wisconsin and the friendly staff loves sharing it with visitors!
Not only is the architecture and design beautiful, there also is a large collection of art chosen by the current Govenor. It was interesting to see art from a diverse range of Wisconsin artists, and who the Evers chose to include to display inside the residence. There was a wide variety of art from artists who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), LGBTQia+, have disabilities, dimentia, are refugees, gifts from other countries, even art from local Madison kids. Representation matters, and it was inspiring to see so many diverse artists at the residence to celebrate the rich diversity of our state.
More info on my blog! (link in bio).