{"id":795188,"date":"2019-04-25T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/art-and-soul-second-annual-timberline-learning-center-art-show-opens-friday\/"},"modified":"2019-04-25T16:32:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:32:00","slug":"art-and-soul-second-annual-timberline-learning-center-art-show-opens-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/art-and-soul-second-annual-timberline-learning-center-art-show-opens-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Art and soul: Second annual Timberline Learning Center art show opens Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
Daniel Ness Monteverde, 1, paints a work for the Timberline Learning Center’s second annual art show. In addition to paiting and illustration, other mediums at the show include collage and storytelling.<\/strong>
Courtesy Timberline Learning Center<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The beauty of art is that it has no limitations, except for one\u2019s imagination. Anyone, young or old, has the ability to create meaningful works. To show the accessibility of art, Timberline Learning Center is hosting their second annual art show this Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to give voice to the learning that happens with children through art,\u201d said Emilie Wood, director of education at the school. \u201cOften as adults, we assume that young children may not be competent because they haven\u2019t learned specific, more adult skills. But through art they can really represent to us how much they are learning and thinking about concepts that we as adults assume that young children are not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Held to celebrate Month of the Young Child in April, the theme of this year\u2019s show is community connections. Each of the center\u2019s six classrooms \u2014 ranging in age from early infants to late preschool \u2014 created solo and collaborative pieces throughout the school year that vary in medium. Dance, theater, storytelling and other dramatic arts are highlighted alongside painting and collage.<\/p>\n

For example, one of the larger pieces is a display of paper handprints woven together like a quilt. The children, their immediate family members and Timberline staff contributed tracings of their hands for the checkerboard-like mosaic.<\/p>\n

Another work tasked parents to submit photos of their homes to form a 3D community model that will be displayed in one of the common areas outside of the classrooms. Additionally, the school developed a map based on toddler\u2019s favorite locations in the county since they frequently take field trips utilizing the Summit Stage bus system.<\/p>\n

As long as it featured the community in some way, there were no real strict guidelines as instructors designed artworks for their students. However, there was weight given to telling stories in ways other than verbalizing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe handprint piece seemed like it was user friendly because everyone is pretty busy because everyone just set up tables over the last several months for parents to complete theirs,\u201d said Wood. \u201cThe inspiration behind it is that you\u2019re handprint is unique and the way that you choose to decorate is unique as well. All of that comes together to weave our community together and represent our community as a school.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo this community piece has been a large focus and emphasis this year. We just thought really hard about how we can represent that in terms of art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s inaugural show focused on the educational courses of STEAM \u2014 science, technology, engineering, art and math \u2014 and it was so successful that Timberline wanted to do it again. There is already a lot of emphasis of representation art within the curriculum, Wood said, but by extending the show out into the community and increasing the number of works by roughly 30 collections they\u2019ve elevated their mission and message.<\/p>\n

To bring the sense of community full circle, Timberline Learning Center reached out to other nearby schools such as Little Red Schoolhouse and Carriage House to invite them to Friday\u2019s show along with traveling to present a portion of the opening to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cCreating art provides a means for children to problem solve and to really work out concepts that they may be thinking about internally,\u201d she said. \u201cIt adds another layer to their learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

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