KENTUCKY EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE - "KENTUCKY BARN QUILTS" WITH CO PRESENTER DALA SPARKS

Kim Soule, Artist and Dala Sparks, Speech and Language Pathologist with JCPS Louisville presented at the Kentucky Exceptional Childrens conference Nov. 25, 2024. They presented the Arts Inclusion Art Award project that they had both taught during the fall at Shacklette Elementary. All teacher participants were able to create their own example of a 2x2 barn quilt on styrofoam to take back to their own classroom! Dala shared many examples of inclusion and adaptation that was used during the project.

SELF PORTRAITS AND MIXED MEDIA! HART COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL November 19,20,21, 2024

Hart County High School students participated in an ARTS FOR ALL KENTUCKY ARTS INCLUSION ART AWARD "SELF PORTRAITS AND MIXED MEDIA" It was fun to see the artists grow and learn as they created! On Day 1 the visiting artist, Kim Soule shared slides about creating a self portrait and explained that the background would be painting, collage and assemblage....so LOTS of choices! The students were very receptive to the idea of so much choice! The process as well as the finished products were amazing!

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