Liberty Children’s Art Project (LCAP) in partnership with the Powell Township School in Big Bay, Michigan completed the 10th  ‘All Day Art Days art enrichment program in fall/ winter 2023/2024.
LCAP had three artists and an assistant conducting four sessions throughout the entire school day. Although teachers emphasized art production these sessions also included art aesthetics (art of different cultures) art criticism (looking closely at works of art) and art history (learning about important artists.) All children in the school participated using a wide variety of contemporary media and methods.
Examples of lessons taught in  “All Day Art Day” sessions: 

Clay: Animal pots

Sewing : Ugly Dolls

Embroidery:  Illustrated Word, Stitching Art

Collaborative Bookmaking through Printmaking

If I Had a Robot: Collage Construction

Gesture: Full Body Painting, Keith Haring

Clay: Hooty Owls 

Cold Wax Batik with Fabric Dye

Rainbow Scratchboard: Hand Tattoo Design

Cut Paper Mandalas: Design in Layers

Klimt’s Tree of Life: Mixed Media

Comic Book Cover Art: Mixed Up Superhero

I am: Collage Identity Board: Mixed Media 

Collaborative Mural: Cityscape Painting

Clay: Totem Power Animal

Layered Hands! Chalk Pastel

Snowmen at Night: Perspective Drawing

The Powell Township School district is located 25 miles north of Marquette in Big Bay a very rural, isolated part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The one school in the district offers classes for combined grades K-8 and has 55 students. These art enrichment classes are vital to the youth of Big Bay allowing them exposure to a fine arts experience taught by working artists.