Hickman County Middle School
2005-2006
8th Grade
8th graders worked with performing artist, Russ Chapman, to develop a student produced film that incorporated elements from each school subject area.
7th Grade
Artist Leslie Roberts worked with 7th graders to make a series of mosaic pavers that represent areas of the state of Tennessee. These have been permantly installed on the grounds of HCMS.
6th Grade
Under the direction of actor Clay Harris, 6th graders performed a play called "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
2004-2005
Left - Mr. Eddie Davis assists 7th grade students in making a totem pole sculpture. Right - Mr. Clay Harris guides HCMS 6th graders as they practice for their presentation of "The Shining Prince."
Chicago Visual Artist and World Touring Actor
At Hickman County Middle School
Thanks to the combined funding support from First National Bank and The Tennessee Arts Commission, with conceptual administrative support from Artistree Inc., Friday Night May 13 at 6:30 PM Hickman County Middle School will present "Artstravaganza."
For three consecutive years the sixth grade reading classes of Ms. Orton and Ms. Cherry have hosted Mr. Clay Harris, a formerly world touring actor/director/playwright currently living in Centerville, as a resident artist in their classrooms. This year with Mr. Harris' guidance they will present "The Shining Prince" a play which he wrote and directed.
On this same evening the students of Mrs. Smith's seventh grade history classes, who focused on Native American culture through a visual arts experience, will unveil their totem pole sculpture. This will become a permanent installation at the school, a legacy of collective student work. They created the totem pole under the guidance of Mr. Eddie Davis, graduate of Chicago Art Institute and the Rochester School of Design, currently residing in Knoxville,TN. This "Artstravaganza" is part of the CETA (Curricular Expansion Through Arts) program, begun in collaboration with Artistree in 2002. CETA, is a much
needed opportunity for students to experience the creative process, while helping to give them a new insight into the general curriculum.
The presence of very talented artists, graciously received by the school, provide a dynamic asset to whole learning through Art Education and Exploration.
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