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Artist-in-Residence Program
Sandy Cline Teaches Soapstone Carving

Sandy Cline, a soapstone sculptor from Ontario, Canada, spent a week in January teaching students how to carve stone. Fourth and fifth graders worked on Zuni style bears; junior high students carved loons; and high school students enrolled in Art I and Sculpture/Ceramics carved loons and eagles. Cline has been a professional carver for over 45 years. Puxico received funding for this residency from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Student Artists Capture Honors at
Children's Art Festival

Puxico's young artists captured many of the awards at the Children's Art Festival, which is being held during February at the Southeast Missouri Arts Council in downtown Cape Girardeau. Over 400 works done by students in grades 3-8 were submitted by area elementary and junior high schools. A reception was held on February 1, and all winning entries were printed in a color magazine for the event. In addition to many ribbon winners, seven Puxico students had their art work chosen to be presented to state representatives and senators during Citizens Day at the Legislature, which will be held on February 6 at the capitol building in Jefferson City.

Ruth Halvorsen Professional Development Grant Recipient
Johns selected as presenter at NAEA National Convention

Elementary art teacher Carleen Johns has been selected to do two presentations at the National Art Education Association's convention in Ft. Worth, Texas in March. Last year she received a Ruth Halvorsen Professional Development grant from the NAEA to take two lapidary courses at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts located in Young Harris, GA. Her first presentation at the convention will be about her classes and the lapidary school. Her second presentation will be an evening workshop where she will teach other art teachers how to etch copper to be used in jewelry and other artistic applications.

William Holland School of Lapidary Arts

William Holland School of Lapidary Arts is a non-profit school which offers a large selection of weekly workshops dedicated to stone, metal, and glass work mainly related to jewelry. It is nestled in the mountains of northeastern Georgia and provides excellent instruction at a very affordable price. High school students can attend if they take the same class as a parent/adult relative.

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MAC Art Grant
Art Moves in Summer School
The Puxico art department has received a $2000 out of school grant from the Missouri Arts Council to teach art lessons related to the history of toys during summer school at the upper elementary and junior high level. All projects will include a component of movment: Robugs, wind up toys, whirligigs, hooey sticks, limberjacks, and kaleidoscopes.

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Looking for something artsy to do?
Click onto USEFUL LINKS to check out art organizations and museums in the area. Cape Girardeau hosts First Fridays downtown where you can visit several galleries that stay open late that evening. I believe a few places also offer musical entertainment. Springfield, Missouri also has First Friday art nights if you happen to be there for a weekend. ENJOY!!

Planning a trip to St. Louis?
If you haven't been to City Museum in downtown St. Louis, you are missing a great time. Ages 3-93 can have a great time at this place without going broke.

The St. Louis Art Museum in just up the hill from the zoo. They currently have construction going on, but there is still lots to see inside.

If you have an interest in Native American history, take time to visit Cahokia Mounds across the river from St. Louis. It is well worth your time. Take your sneakers along so you can climb up the steps of Monks Mound.