Artist Residencies
Professional visual, fine craft and performing artists work with students and teachers to create extended educational arts activities, teach new skills, develop creative thinking, and offer career insights. Quality arts instruction provides young people with authentic learning experiences that engage minds, hearts, and bodies.
Lane Arts Council proudly announces is 2010-2011 YouthArts Artists roster. Several new artists appear this year in response to interests expressed by teachers, parents and students.
These outstanding artists available for 2-4 week Residencies.
Click here for Directory of YouthArts Artists
Visual and Craft Arts Residencies
Samuel Becerra - Clay/Flutes/Latin American traditions (2nd year)
Jamie Burress - Fused Glass (new in 2010)
Liz Casey - Painting / Collage
Andrea DiPalma - Ceramics
Merideth Ferrell - Silk banner painting
Kris Ibach - Painting / Murals (new in 2010)
Kay Irish - Drawing / Watercolor
Laura Jackson - Sculpture: Clay / Wire / Relief printmaking
Alex Lanham - Clay / Tile murals / Drawing
Mari Livie - Clay / Fabric (2nd year)
Performing Arts Residencies
Katina Andoniadis - Interactive Performance (new in 2010)
Jose Cruz - Latin Dance (Salsa) & Music
Alseny Yansane & Andrea DiPalma - African Music & Dance
Maggie Matoba - Hawaiian Music & Cultural Arts
Lisa Mischke - Choirs / Choral Music (new in 2010)
Leanne Mizzoni - Creative Movement & Dance (new in 2010)
Shanti Shivani - World Music & Song (new in 2010)
Kelly Thibodeaux - Fiddle & Song: Music of Louisiana Culture
Next Steps
Principal, teacher or school volunteer: contact us for fee details and to begin scheduling.
If you are a student or parent: talk to your school and have them contact YouthArts to schedule an Artist Residency.
Some residencies require supply requests or an additional fee for supplies.
One week of Artist Residency provides four learning sessions per day, over five days (20 hours).
An minimum Artist Residency is two weeks. For an effective learning experience we encourage one week of resdiency for every 100 students.
Visit the Directory of YouthArts Artists to read about all the Residency Artists.
Art Media Choices
Clay + Fabric Arts & Sewing+ Bookbinding + Music + Silk Painted Banners
Mixed Media + Mural Making + Theatre Performance
Dance + Painting/Drawing + Textiles + Printmaking
Lane Arts Council’s YouthArts programs in 2010-2011 include:
o in-school Artist Residencies and Performance Assemblies in Lane County public and private schools.
o After-school programs in partnership with Lane ESD with the Junction City, Oakridge and McKenzie school districts.
Lane Arts Council’s YouthArts programs in 2010 are supported by school and parent groups, The Collins Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission, Phileo Foundation, Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, Chambers Family Foundation, City of Eugene Cultural Services, Wegelin Arts Fund, by donations from individuals and businesses, and, in partnership wth Lane ESD, the Oregon Department of Education and a 21st Century Learning grant.
Updates & Archive of recent activity
Lane Arts Council this year placed 20 artists in Artists Residencies in 40 schools. a sampling for May 2010:
- Kris Ibach, Mural painting, Arts & Technology Academy & Family School, 3 weeks
- Jose Cruz, Salsa & Merengue Dance, Holt Elementary 5th grade.
- Merit Ferrell, Watercolor and Silk Painting, St Paul Parochial School, 3 weeks
- Alseny Yansane & Andrea DiPalma, West African Drum Music, Camp Creek (SPS)
- Liz Casey, EcoArts Residency, Painting and Collage, Pleasant Hill, 5 weeks
- Kay Irish, Watercolor pencil, Edgewood ( K-2nd), 2 weeks
- Laura Jackson, Sculpture, Holt Elementary 4th
- ACT, a partnership with Lane ESD and Lane Arts Council, offers these after-school arts programs in May:
- Junction City’s Oaklea Middle School hosts Katina Andoniadis, with Interactive Performance, and Carolyn Quinn, painting indoor murals.
- At Oakridge High School, Ryan Beard continues metal sculpture on Fridays and Jesse Jarvis continues Ballroom and Salsa Dancing twice weekly.
Samplng from JANUARY 2010:
- Jose Cruz, Salsa dance and rhythms, 3 weeks at Adams Elementary.
- Liz Casey, Painting/Collage, 3 weeks at Howard Elementary.
- Laura Jackson, Glass, 4 weeks at Spring Creek Elementary.
- Janas Durkee. Murals, 2 weeks at Twin Oaks Elementary. (SEE Photo of Running Horses Mural, in progress.)
- Maggie Matoba, Hawaiian music, 4 weeks at Willagillespie Elementary.
- Kelly Thibodeaux, a 3-week fiddle music residency at Cascades Elementary in Lebanon.
- ACT, a partnership with Lane ESD, Oakridge, McKenzie and Junction City school districts, and Lane Arts Council, is funded by a five -year ODE 21st Century Learning Centers grant.
- Alseny Yansane and Andrea DiPalma, African music, in Junction City's Oaklea Middle School after-school program.
- Merit Ferrell continues silk banner painting in after-school programs with Junction City High School students
- Alex Lanham begins ongoing Friday workshops in drawing and claywork with McKenzie High School students
Lane Arts Council scheduled 20 artists for Artists Residencies in 40 schools; a sampling from November 2009:
- EcoArts Artist residencies:
- Karen Moeller begins a four-week EcoArts project at Applegate School in Crow with the theme "Footprint" using paper mache and puppets.
- Janas Durkee continues a four-week EcoArts residency at Latham School in Cottage Grove with the theme "Bridges" which will culminate in a mural.
- EcoArts is augmented by guidance from ecologist Jason Blazar of Camas Educational Network.
- Artist Residencies:
- Heather Stein and Oregon Festival Choirs is conducting a choral Residency at Crest Drive Elementary, with a finale December 10.
- Laura Jackson is at Awbrey Park Elementary, with 4 weeks of glass; begins Nov 2.
- Kim Treloar, a new Resident Artist this year, is at Coburg Elementary for 2 weeks of glass fusing; begins Nov 9
- Samuel Becerra continues flute making and clay sculpture at 4J's River Road/ El Camino del Rio Elementary School
- Kelly Thibodeaux brings 30 fiddles to North Douglas in Drain - and every kid plays a tune in a week!
- ACT After-school programs:
- Mari Livie is teaching after-school arts programs at Junction City's Oaklea Middle School.
- Daniel Dronsfield (Sculpture) and Kim Donahey (Drama) work with McKenize High students on Fridays. ACT, a partnership with Lane ESD, Oakridge, Mckenzie and Junction City school districts, and Lane Arts Council, is funded by a five -year ODE 21st Century Learning Centers grant.
The 2009 chool year began with these Artist Residencies in October 2009:
- Daniel Dronsfield (Sculpture) is set for an EcoArts project at McKenzie HS, in partnership with the Forest Service. (Fridays)
- Kim Donahey (Drama/theatre) will begin at McKenzie HS. (Fridays)
- Alseny Yansane (African drums) is with high school students at 4J's Opportunity Center.
- Alex Lanham will begin a clay tile residency at Lorane Elementary on October 13.
- Oregon Festival Choirs with Heather Stein is guiding a choral residency at Crest Drive Elem, Oct-Nov, with a finale Dec 10.
- Janas Durkee will begin a 4-week EcoArts residency at Latham School in Cottage Grove on Oct 19.
- Samuel Becerra (flute making and clay sculpture), 4J's River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School, Oct-Nov.
- Jose Cruz (Salsa) and Maggie Matoba (Hawaiian music) are teaching after-school arts programs at Junction City's Oaklea Middle School.
A variety of Artist Residency projects in May 2009.
LAC has developed in 2009 two pilot projects with artists working with teens:
Carolyn Quinn is working with masks and performance at the Day Treatment and Reporting Center (DTRC), an outpatient alcohol and other drug program for youth, ages 13-17, involved in the juvenile justice program.
Alseny Yansane is guiding students in West African drumming at Eugene School District's Opportunity Center, an alternative high school.
Our appreciation to the Phileo Foundation for underwriting two Artist Residencies this month:
- At Creslane in Creswell, a two-week Dance and Creative Movement Residency with Rachael Carnes.
- At Delight Valley in Cottage Grove, a two-week Clayart Residency with Andrea DiPalma.
- Storyteller, Kelly Terwilliger continues at Arts and Technology Academy, Kelly Thibodeaux is at Lacomb School in Lebanon with a Fiddle Music Residency, and Lane Arts Council is working with Oregon Festival Choirs at Crest Drive School.
- EcoArts begins its first four-week project in May at Creslane School, in Creswell, with four 5th grade classrooms guided by public artist Betsy Wolfston and supported by ecologist Tulsi Wallace. Funded in part by a generous grant from the Elizabeth S. Holden Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, EcoArts designs, plans and implements in-school, artist-led arts learning experiences that deepen students' and communities' understanding and knowledge of their surrounding environment. Six pilot projects are funded for 2009-2010. Two four-week projects are planned for Fall 2009: Applegate School (Crow) and Latham (Cottage Grove).
Summary, January 2009.
Artists Residencies began in 1978 and now happen in 32 schools through Lane Arts Council's YouthArts program. This year 16 teaching artists will bring the arts into schools in Lane County for 121 weeks of Artist Residency.
As a sampling of the year's activities, Artist Residencies in January 2009 (in Eugene 4J unless noted) include:
- Adams Elementary, Rachael Carnes & Kelly Thibodeaux, Dance/Fiddle Integrated Residency, Jan 9-29
- Buena Vista/Meadowlark, Karen Moeller, Puppetmaking, Jan 12-Feb 19
- Edgewood Community, Laura Jackson, Glass tiles, Jan 22 - Feb 10
- Holt 3rd Grade, Merideth Ferrell, Watercolor Painting, Jan 12-16
- Howard, Liz Casey, Painting, Jan 7-28
- Maple (Springfield), Laura Jackson, Glass and Clay tiles for new school, Jan 6-16.
- McCornack, Jose Cruz, Dance/Latin, Jan - Feb 19
- Meadow View (Bethel), Kay Irish, Clay tiles, 4 weeks, Jan-Feb
- River Road, Alex Lanham, Mixed media, Jan
- Spring Creek Elementary, Janas Durkee, Painting, Jan 7-Feb 6
- Territorial (Junction City), Maggie Matoba, Hawaiian Music/Culture, Jan 20-Feb 2.
- Willagillespie, Alseny Yansane/Andrea DiPalma, African Drum/Dance, Jan 26- Feb 18.
Arts & Technology Academy, 3rd-5th grades, Gayle Smith, Fabric Collage, 2 weeks Jan-Feb
16 teaching artists will bring the arts into 32 schools in Lane County for a total of 121 weeks of Artist Residency during the 2008-2009 school year.
Coordinated by Lane Arts Council, Artist Residencies place practicing, professional artists into each school daily for four arts learning sessions. Art forms include music, dance, claywork, painting, sculpture, fused glass, and fabric collage.
Each school will host one or more two- to six-week Artist Residencies involving a total of about 10,600 students, 400 teachers, and numerous parents and volunteers.
