Arts-X-press is a summer arts immersion program for 7th and 8th grade students created by the Pacific Symphony in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair. 150 students are nominated by teachers throughout Orange County to come together for 5 days of creative exploration each summer. The program has two goals: 1) To expose students to all 5 performing and visual arts; and 2) To foster respect for and interest in each student’s individuality, talents, interests, and background.

Monday, August 6, 2007

Week Three Day Three

It was a long day for everyone at arts-X-press.



The students were woken up at 7:00 this morning by their counselors. One of our counselors blasted music to the students as their "Alarm Clock." The students came down to visit Arts Mart and say goodmorning to Darci, Carrie and Shannon. Then it was time for breakfast. The students chatted while eating, many of them talking about what they were expecting out of today and the excursion to Festival of the Arts and Pageant of the Masters.



The students then went on to their Creative Expression class, where they were all busy preparing for the Parent Presentation that is happening tomorrow. From their CE class, the students went to Arts Workshop where they were all enjoying each others company, while learning a little more about the arts. It was then time for a quick lunch, where we were joined by four of our Pacific Symphony Musicians and then we got on the arts-X-press Party Bus and headed to the Pageant grounds.



When we arrived at the Festival of the Arts, we received a one-of-a-kind backstage tour of the Pageant of the Masters. The students had the chance to see how they make 3 dimensional objects turn into 2 Dimensional paintings, with the help of Stage Magic. They were all pumped to see the performance.



Following the tour, the students had the opportunity to express their creativity and artisitic skills. Each student got the chance to do 3 art projects: Paint a Raku Pot, do Printmaking and a mixed media piece of art. We have got some amazing talent with us this week.



It was then time for a quick water break and then all the staff and students went to visit the Dawson Cole Fine Art Gallery where they saw the amazing work of Scupture artist Richard MacDonald. It was a preview of what an amazing opportunity they will have tomorrow when they get to take part in a Spotlight workshop led by Richard MacDonald. Students then walked from the Gallery to Heisler Park where they then had some time to talk about their talent show ideas and play some games with one another. The games built up an appetite in all of our students, so we ate our dinner at the park with a very special guest, Carl St. Clair and his family. This gave the students an opportunity to ask Carl more questions.



After our delicious pizza was polished off, it was then time to head on back to the Pageant grounds. Each family group had some time to tour the artwork of local artists and then it was time for The Pageant of the Masters. The students enjoyed the performance and were amazed at the magical transformation of the art.



It had been a long day so after the show, the students hopped back on the bus and headed on back to UCI Campus for three minute showers and bed. It had been a long day and they are all so excited to show you all their hard work this week at tomorrow's Parent Presentation.
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