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.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The Grand Tour of the Arts Continues

Buon Giorno Family and Friends,

Creative Expression (CE) teacher Kelly here to share as our "Grand Tour" of the arts continues. Yesterday in CE, we all journeyed to far off lands to meet new people and explore new cultures. Using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), we looked at various artworks, which would be performed later in the day at Pageant of the Masters. Focusing on one of the artworks we answered the question, "What is going on in this picture?" by creating an original short story. From train stops to a masquerade ball and the Wild West, we IMAGINED a new world. Lastly, we took some time to reflect and create an original poem about our journey. We didn't know it before the show, but the artworks we looked at earlier in the day at CE, we saw performed in tableau vivant last night- what a fun surprise!


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