ART Shows Due 4/2/26:
Celebrating Haitian Heritage Month (Virtual)Due Dates: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.
Previous Year Exhibit
PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding FamilyDue Date: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school
Previous Year Exhibit
Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Date Closed: 4/2/2026 11:59 PM - ONLY 3 entries per teacher/per school.
Middle School- Troubled Waters (Cambridge)
Week 3/2/26------3/6/26
Day 1, 2-
Watch Video- 5 Photography Composition Tips
-Show students examples
-Due to limited time discuss/assign art shows/activity that students will try to participate in
-Introduce PAWtraits portrait assignment
-Discuss-PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding Family
-Discuss Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Review Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques
Begin Handout- Cross Hatching, Contour Line Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques
-Students are to open one of their favorite images that they have created in Photoshop and share with the teacher
-Review upcoming art shows with a due date of 4/2/26 for possible student art exhibitions:
-Select art show/activity that students will try to participate in
Review Stippling Technique:
-Introduce how to turn a Photo into a Halftone Pattern Effect
-Have students open one of their favorite images and try this effect
-Also note that students can do this with a custom paint brush
Homework:
Finish Handout for next class- Cross Hatching, Contour Line Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques-
See Reference : Drawing Value Scale
PAWtraits portrait assignment- Students are to take 25 quality composition images of pets (due 3/9/25)
Days 3, 4-
-Turn in Handout- Cross Hatching, Contour Line Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques-
See Reference : Drawing Value Scale
--Review upcoming art shows with a due date of 4/2/26 for possible student art exhibitions:
-Make sure all students have created their own folder in MS OneDrive and shared it with me as "Can View"
STEPS: goto your student portal--> goto MS Office --> goto Onedrive--> Click "create or upload" (blue oval in upper left)--> Create a new folder--> Name folder "C@T-Your Name-P#"--> Share with me -->-Can View access only-->Copy any files you want to keep from previous years into this folder:
To Copy files from Teams to your OneDrive folder--->click and drag the images you want to select--> left click and select move to---> Move the files to your newly Created C@T folder
-Daily skill- Video-Magic Wand Tool
Go to the teacher website: www.eduk8.org:
-Download/Open the C@T Image1-001 to practice our daily skill
-Use the Magic Wand Tool -to remove the blue canvas and insert an image (yourself-gradebook image) with a filter/effect
(remember- always duplicate your layers before doing anything else----- When finished save the image in your newly created folder)
-Discuss-PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding Family
-Watch Video- How to photograph your pets
Review-PAWtraits portrait assignment
Scavenger Hunt- PAWtraits
-Introduce the upcoming Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
Review -Previous C@T Troubled Waters Image Gallery- here
Begin Brainstorming/Researching for the Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
Homework:
PAWtraits portrait assignment- Students are to take 25 quality composition images of pets (due 3/9/25)
-Continue Brainstorming/Researching for the Troubled Waters Cambridge Project (Due 4/10/26)
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If time:
-Watch Video- Composition Techniques
-Have all students download Canva Affinity free software on school computers
-Introduce- How to create a halftone effect in Affinity Photo
-All Students- Begin research for Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
Note: All students are required to participate in the upcoming Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
-If time take students down for acrylic spray-painting
V.A.68.H.3.3- Create imaginative works to include background knowledge or information from other subjects.
Week 2/23/26------2/27/26
C.A.T. Substitute Classwork/Homework:
1. Each week students are to complete the provided handout with a pencil. Students must write their Name, Date, and period # at the top of the paper.
2. In their sketchbook, students are to draw an original drawing based on the current weekly handout.
3. In Photoshop, students are to use filters and other effects to manipulate an original photo taken each week. Note: Original photos should mimic the style of the weekly provided handout.
Provided Handout- Stippling and Hatching
Watch Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques
Watch Video- Value
Watch Video- How to Shade Basic Forms
See Reference Image: Drawing Value Scale
ART Shows Due 4/2/26:
Celebrating Haitian Heritage Month (Virtual)Due Dates: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.
Previous Year Exhibit
PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding FamilyDue Date: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school
Previous Year Exhibit
Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Date Closed: 4/2/2026 11:59 PM (- ONLY 3 entries per teacher/per school.)
Upcoming Art Shows:
Celebrating Haitian Heritage Month (Virtual)Due Dates: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.
Previous Year Exhibit
This exhibition celebrates Haitian Heritage. This exhibition showcases 2-D and low-relief artworks that honor Haitian history, culture and tradition, selected for digital display at the School Board Administration Building. Viewed virtually by School Board Members, community leaders, and thousands of visitors, this high-profile exhibition brings vibrant cultural expression to a wide and diverse audience.
- Artwork not representing the theme of Celebrating Haitian Heritage will not be considered for adjudication.
- THIS IS A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding FamilyDue Date: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school
Previous Year Exhibit
Note: This year, do not include the title or written text within the artwork image. Teachers are encouraged to guide students toward communicating their ideas visually and to refrain from adding text directly onto the artwork.
As early as 45,000 years ago with cave art and depictions of ancient animal species, animals have always served as not only cultural resources but have been the subjects of folkloric and religious narratives. Ancient Egyptians and Africa memorialized cats as did the Romans with their dogs, along with the ancient Chinese and Japanese cultures. They have been integrated into symbology, emblems, totems and have been used to create lessons through stories. Some modern artists like George Rodrigue of the Blue Dog paintings fame, Cassius “Kash” Marcellus Coolidge of the Dogs Playing Card Games, Norman Rockwell and his famous “Boy and Girl Gazing at Moon (Puppy Love) and Saturday Night Post fame, and Andy Warhol and his pop art depictions, are just a few of the many artists whose subject matter has included cats and dogs, imbuing them at times with human attributes. This exhibition encourages students to explore cats and dogs as their subject matter while considering shelter adoptions and these pets’ importance to humans in their everyday life.This 2D exhibition encourages students to move beyond traditional portrait concepts and explore bold, inventive approaches to creating original artwork.
- THIS IS A YEAR LONG EXHIBITION. STUDENT WORK WILL BE RETURNED IN THE SPRNG OF 2026.
Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Date Closed: 4/2/2026 11:59 PM (- ONLY 3 entries per teacher/per school.)
Note: As a reminder, submitted artwork must reflect original student ideas and imagery. Artwork that copies or closely resembles published images, internet sources, or trademarked characters (fan art) is not eligible and will be disqualified. Please encourage students to design unique fantasy characters inspired by the theme rather than existing characters.
Fantasy Characters have always included those of the Hero/Heroine, Mentor, Friendly Creatures, Evil Creatures, and Villains. Stories through the ages have provided us with both heroines and heroes with faithful sidekicks like Sancho Panza, Sir Kay from the Legends of King Arthur, and Lone Ranger’s companion Tonto. Mentors like Gandalf, and Glinda the Good Witch, along with friendly creatures such as Buckbeak, and Where the Wild Things Are, and villainous characters and creatures like Lord Voldemort, Wicked Witch of the West, The Kraken, Fire breathing dragons, have captured the imagination. All are endowed with special powers of one sort or another. This 2D and 3D exhibition invites K–12 students to delve into the world of fantasy characters, discover their own unique powers, and create artwork that answers the question: What's Your Power?"
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44th Annual Museum Education Program ExhibitionDate Open: 8/1/2025 12:00 AM Date Closed: 4/8/2026 12:00 AM (- ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.)
Recognized by the National School Boards Association as one of the outstanding curriculum ideas in the United States, the Museum Education Program generates creative artworks as an outcome of studies within the galleries and museums. A highlight of the year, this culminating exhibition showcases the vital importance of understanding both traditional and contemporary visual arts in the process of creating new artwork.
- All art teachers participating in the 2025-2026 Museum Education Program are expected to participate in this exhibition as part of authentic assessment.
- If you did not participate in a field experience through the Visual Arts Museum Education Program, your entries will NOT be ACCEPTED.
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Annual Countywide Student Art Show
Date Open: 8/1/2025 12:00 AM Date Closed: 4/30/2026 11:59 PM (- ONLY 3 entries per teacher)
This is a STEAM Authentic Assessment Exhibition
Surprising, innovative, clever, and accomplished, the annual show encompasses all styles, media, and techniques in 2-D and 3-D artworks. The ambitious and impressive collection demonstrates the development of new skills, abilities, and interests; and emphasizes versatility, good design, and imagination.
-C@T Troubled Waters Image Gallery- Click here or the logo below to learn more about th 6-8th grade C@T program
-South Miami K-8 Center's Computer Art Technology (C.A.T.) Application- C.A.T. Application
Photo Basics
_______________________________________________________________________
Note: Lessons/activities/homework are subject to change at the teacher's discretion.
Celebrating Haitian Heritage Month (Virtual)Due Dates: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.
Previous Year Exhibit
PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding FamilyDue Date: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school
Previous Year Exhibit
Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Date Closed: 4/2/2026 11:59 PM - ONLY 3 entries per teacher/per school.
Middle School- Troubled Waters (Cambridge)
Week 3/2/26------3/6/26
Day 1, 2-
Watch Video- 5 Photography Composition Tips
-Show students examples
-Due to limited time discuss/assign art shows/activity that students will try to participate in
-Introduce PAWtraits portrait assignment
-Discuss-PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding Family
-Discuss Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Review Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques
Begin Handout- Cross Hatching, Contour Line Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques
-Students are to open one of their favorite images that they have created in Photoshop and share with the teacher
-Review upcoming art shows with a due date of 4/2/26 for possible student art exhibitions:
-Select art show/activity that students will try to participate in
Review Stippling Technique:
-Introduce how to turn a Photo into a Halftone Pattern Effect
-Have students open one of their favorite images and try this effect
-Also note that students can do this with a custom paint brush
Homework:
Finish Handout for next class- Cross Hatching, Contour Line Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques-
See Reference : Drawing Value Scale
PAWtraits portrait assignment- Students are to take 25 quality composition images of pets (due 3/9/25)
Days 3, 4-
-Turn in Handout- Cross Hatching, Contour Line Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques-
See Reference : Drawing Value Scale
--Review upcoming art shows with a due date of 4/2/26 for possible student art exhibitions:
-Make sure all students have created their own folder in MS OneDrive and shared it with me as "Can View"
STEPS: goto your student portal--> goto MS Office --> goto Onedrive--> Click "create or upload" (blue oval in upper left)--> Create a new folder--> Name folder "C@T-Your Name-P#"--> Share with me -->-Can View access only-->Copy any files you want to keep from previous years into this folder:
To Copy files from Teams to your OneDrive folder--->click and drag the images you want to select--> left click and select move to---> Move the files to your newly Created C@T folder
-Daily skill- Video-Magic Wand Tool
Go to the teacher website: www.eduk8.org:
-Download/Open the C@T Image1-001 to practice our daily skill
-Use the Magic Wand Tool -to remove the blue canvas and insert an image (yourself-gradebook image) with a filter/effect
(remember- always duplicate your layers before doing anything else----- When finished save the image in your newly created folder)
-Discuss-PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding Family
-Watch Video- How to photograph your pets
Review-PAWtraits portrait assignment
Scavenger Hunt- PAWtraits
-Introduce the upcoming Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
Review -Previous C@T Troubled Waters Image Gallery- here
Begin Brainstorming/Researching for the Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
Homework:
PAWtraits portrait assignment- Students are to take 25 quality composition images of pets (due 3/9/25)
-Continue Brainstorming/Researching for the Troubled Waters Cambridge Project (Due 4/10/26)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
If time:
-Watch Video- Composition Techniques
-Have all students download Canva Affinity free software on school computers
-Introduce- How to create a halftone effect in Affinity Photo
-All Students- Begin research for Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
Note: All students are required to participate in the upcoming Troubled Waters Cambridge Project
-If time take students down for acrylic spray-painting
V.A.68.H.3.3- Create imaginative works to include background knowledge or information from other subjects.
Week 2/23/26------2/27/26
C.A.T. Substitute Classwork/Homework:
1. Each week students are to complete the provided handout with a pencil. Students must write their Name, Date, and period # at the top of the paper.
2. In their sketchbook, students are to draw an original drawing based on the current weekly handout.
3. In Photoshop, students are to use filters and other effects to manipulate an original photo taken each week. Note: Original photos should mimic the style of the weekly provided handout.
Provided Handout- Stippling and Hatching
Watch Video- Pencil Drawing Techniques
Watch Video- Value
Watch Video- How to Shade Basic Forms
See Reference Image: Drawing Value Scale
ART Shows Due 4/2/26:
Celebrating Haitian Heritage Month (Virtual)Due Dates: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.
Previous Year Exhibit
PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding FamilyDue Date: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school
Previous Year Exhibit
Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Date Closed: 4/2/2026 11:59 PM (- ONLY 3 entries per teacher/per school.)
Upcoming Art Shows:
Celebrating Haitian Heritage Month (Virtual)Due Dates: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.
Previous Year Exhibit
This exhibition celebrates Haitian Heritage. This exhibition showcases 2-D and low-relief artworks that honor Haitian history, culture and tradition, selected for digital display at the School Board Administration Building. Viewed virtually by School Board Members, community leaders, and thousands of visitors, this high-profile exhibition brings vibrant cultural expression to a wide and diverse audience.
- Artwork not representing the theme of Celebrating Haitian Heritage will not be considered for adjudication.
- THIS IS A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
PAW-fect Pawtraits! Hearts for Homes: Drawing Love, Finding FamilyDue Date: 4/2/2026: - ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school
Previous Year Exhibit
Note: This year, do not include the title or written text within the artwork image. Teachers are encouraged to guide students toward communicating their ideas visually and to refrain from adding text directly onto the artwork.
As early as 45,000 years ago with cave art and depictions of ancient animal species, animals have always served as not only cultural resources but have been the subjects of folkloric and religious narratives. Ancient Egyptians and Africa memorialized cats as did the Romans with their dogs, along with the ancient Chinese and Japanese cultures. They have been integrated into symbology, emblems, totems and have been used to create lessons through stories. Some modern artists like George Rodrigue of the Blue Dog paintings fame, Cassius “Kash” Marcellus Coolidge of the Dogs Playing Card Games, Norman Rockwell and his famous “Boy and Girl Gazing at Moon (Puppy Love) and Saturday Night Post fame, and Andy Warhol and his pop art depictions, are just a few of the many artists whose subject matter has included cats and dogs, imbuing them at times with human attributes. This exhibition encourages students to explore cats and dogs as their subject matter while considering shelter adoptions and these pets’ importance to humans in their everyday life.This 2D exhibition encourages students to move beyond traditional portrait concepts and explore bold, inventive approaches to creating original artwork.
- THIS IS A YEAR LONG EXHIBITION. STUDENT WORK WILL BE RETURNED IN THE SPRNG OF 2026.
Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Fantasy Characters, What’s Your Power?
Date Closed: 4/2/2026 11:59 PM (- ONLY 3 entries per teacher/per school.)
Note: As a reminder, submitted artwork must reflect original student ideas and imagery. Artwork that copies or closely resembles published images, internet sources, or trademarked characters (fan art) is not eligible and will be disqualified. Please encourage students to design unique fantasy characters inspired by the theme rather than existing characters.
Fantasy Characters have always included those of the Hero/Heroine, Mentor, Friendly Creatures, Evil Creatures, and Villains. Stories through the ages have provided us with both heroines and heroes with faithful sidekicks like Sancho Panza, Sir Kay from the Legends of King Arthur, and Lone Ranger’s companion Tonto. Mentors like Gandalf, and Glinda the Good Witch, along with friendly creatures such as Buckbeak, and Where the Wild Things Are, and villainous characters and creatures like Lord Voldemort, Wicked Witch of the West, The Kraken, Fire breathing dragons, have captured the imagination. All are endowed with special powers of one sort or another. This 2D and 3D exhibition invites K–12 students to delve into the world of fantasy characters, discover their own unique powers, and create artwork that answers the question: What's Your Power?"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
44th Annual Museum Education Program ExhibitionDate Open: 8/1/2025 12:00 AM Date Closed: 4/8/2026 12:00 AM (- ONLY 5 entries per teacher/per school.)
Recognized by the National School Boards Association as one of the outstanding curriculum ideas in the United States, the Museum Education Program generates creative artworks as an outcome of studies within the galleries and museums. A highlight of the year, this culminating exhibition showcases the vital importance of understanding both traditional and contemporary visual arts in the process of creating new artwork.
- All art teachers participating in the 2025-2026 Museum Education Program are expected to participate in this exhibition as part of authentic assessment.
- If you did not participate in a field experience through the Visual Arts Museum Education Program, your entries will NOT be ACCEPTED.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Countywide Student Art Show
Date Open: 8/1/2025 12:00 AM Date Closed: 4/30/2026 11:59 PM (- ONLY 3 entries per teacher)
This is a STEAM Authentic Assessment Exhibition
Surprising, innovative, clever, and accomplished, the annual show encompasses all styles, media, and techniques in 2-D and 3-D artworks. The ambitious and impressive collection demonstrates the development of new skills, abilities, and interests; and emphasizes versatility, good design, and imagination.
-C@T Troubled Waters Image Gallery- Click here or the logo below to learn more about th 6-8th grade C@T program
-South Miami K-8 Center's Computer Art Technology (C.A.T.) Application- C.A.T. Application
Photo Basics
_______________________________________________________________________
Note: Lessons/activities/homework are subject to change at the teacher's discretion.
