Ontonagon Area Schools -

Ontonagon Elementary -

Celebrate Youth Arts Month!

12 OAS Art students will be representing our community in an area-wide Youth Arts Exhibit at the Hancock Community Arts Center in Hancock MI.  The display will have about 200 pieces of artwork from students in Kindergarten to 12^th Grade.  There will be a reception for the public to Celebrate Youth Arts Month on Saturday, March 6^th, from 1-3 pm.  Refreshments will be served, and the public is welcome.  The show will run from March 5^th-27^th.  Gallery Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10-6pm, and Saturdays from 1-5.  Thank you for supporting Youth Arts! 

Ontonagon Area Students will display a variety of drawings, paintings, mixed media art, and sculptures.

The student representatives are: Savannah Haapala, grade 1, Luke Soumis, grade 2, Holly Wardynski, grade 3, Matthew Neimi, grade 3, Colton Heikkinen, grade 5, Travis Saari, grade 7, Dakota Pestka, grade 7, Kristie Kioski, grade 10, Ashly Ekdahl, grade 12, Joey Hilborn, grade 10, Aaron Seigneurie, grade 11, and Michelle Perttunen, grade 8. 

googledoodles 2010 -

 The third annual Doodle 4 Google is a competition where we invite K-12 students to play around with the Google homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year we're inviting U.S. kids to join in the doodling fun, around the intriguing theme "If I could do anything I would...." 
 
Both our country and the world are undergoing significant change. At Google they believe in thinking big, and dreaming big, and we can't think of anything more important than encouraging students to do the same.
 
 
Middle School winners were:  Dakota Pestka, Michael Wilber, Drew Morris, grade seven, and Michelle Perttunen, Brooke Turin, and Jennifer Stewart, grade 8.
 
Each student illustrated their idea by modifying the Google logo, and also had to write an explanation of their idea in 50 words or less.  Over 50 ideas were submitted for middle school, and the elementary contest winners will be revealed in about a week!

 

 
OAS middle school early submission qualifies our school for consideration in the eight (8) Technology Booster awards for schools who submit their doodles by March 10, 2010. The awards consist of 20 netbook computers for public or private schools or 2 netbook computers for homeschools who submit the maximum amount of doodles for their school by March 10, 2010

National Winner - College Scholarship

Three National Finalists - Laptop Computers

Smithsonian Exhibit and Trip to New York

State Finalists - Doodles Published on the Web site

April 26, 2009:
fine arts night 2009 - What exactly is an Altered Book? 
 
According to one website, the definition is as follows: 
An altered book is an existing book that has been changed or altered ....
"glued, painted, collaged, rubber stamped, cut, torn, or added to. It is an
expression of one's self, a piece of art, an experiment or a conversation
piece. Someone recently referred to the Altered Book List as the
"rescue-a-book society".
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alteredbooks/ 
 
 
 
More than 60 high school art students will have "Altered Books" on display at this year's Fine Arts Night at Ontonagon Area Jr. Sr. High School on May 8th.  Thanks to a generous donation of discarded books from the Ontonagon Township Library, students had the raw material for their recycled art project.  Students have been working on these books off and on since January.  They could select the broad theme of Nature, Culture, or they could visually represent a poem.  Topics range from historical events, contemporary culture, and many autobiographies.  The books take time to look at.  You can hold them in your hand and view them in an intimate setting.  These "books" are a combination of visual poetry, drawings and paintings, sculpture, and most importantly, ideas. 
 
Art viewing and refreshments begin at 6pm and continue through and after the band and chorus concert which begins at 7pm.  6th-8th Grade students will also have work on display at the showing.  From 6-7 pm, there will also be a multi-media slide show of photos of art classes and events from the past year.  You can get a glimpse of earlier art projects, field trips, and behind the scenes images of students engaging in the creative process.  
 
Posted by: mhronkin on April 26, 2009 Status: Elementary

October 04, 2008:
Ashly Ekdahl has solo show! - Ashly Ekdahl, Jr., will have a solo show at the Hancock Community Arts Center for the month of October!  Gallery hours are 10-6 Tues-Friday, and 1-5 on Saturday.  Posted by: mhronkin on October 04, 2008 Status: Elementary

May 03, 2008:
minneapolis field trip 2008 -

Nearly 30 Art and Band students from Ontonagon Area High School participated in a 24 hour “Minneapolis Culture Tour” on Friday April 4^th.  The trip began with a visit to the Walker Art Center and 11 acre Sculpture Garden, which is nestled close to the downtown and Loring Park.  The Art Center features contemporary art and is not a traditional art museum.  It hosts interactive displays involving film, music, interactive multi-media, to mention a few.  Next, we spent several hours touring the famous Mall of America.  Lastly we spent the evening at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater.  Students sat at tables and booths and were served a choice of dinner entrees. The classic musical “42^nd Street” began at 8 pm.  Songs such as “We’re in the Money”, and “Lullaby of Broadway” are featured in this dynamic performance of song and dance.  The story takes place in 1933 New York and Philadelphia.

Pictures from the Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden include: 

Students Allyssa Kirkley, Andrea Johnson, Brandon Erickson, and Marshall Martinez in front of “Spoonbridge and Cherry” by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, his wife and collaborator.  He had already created a number of large-scale public sculptures, including the Batcolumn in Chicago, when they were asked to design a fountain-sculpture for the planned Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

Students Firas Alasari and Joe Rowles interact with “Arikidea” by Mark di Suvero. 
More than 26 feet high and 42 feet wide, and weighing in at approximately three tons, Arikidea is certainly deserving of the description "monumental." The wooden swing suspended from its center playfully invites the viewer to further interact with the work, moving into and through its airy spaces. The title of this piece evolved loosely from the word arachnid, Greek for "spider," a creature di Suvero admired for its capacity to create structures in space.

The group of students pictured on the steps of the Walker Art Center in front of “The Salute To Painting”, a sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein.

Posted by: mhronkin on May 03, 2008 Status: Elementary

September 07, 2007:
paradise lost art show -

Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education

A partnership of

Copper Country & Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and Michigan Technological University

Serving schools and communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Keweenaw Counties

Website:  http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/

Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods – Traveling Art Exhibition

to Open at Omphale Gallery in Calumet on September 15

For people living in the North Woods of Upper Michigan and Wisconsin, the almost record low levels in Lake Superior have provided a vivid question mark as to whether something in our weather or climate is amiss.  Add recent hot dry summers and variable winter snowfalls and temperatures, and the question mark about climate change gets even bigger.

Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods,  a new traveling art and science exhibit focusing on climate change in the Lake Superior region, will be on display at the Omphale Gallery in Calumet from September 15 – October 25, 2007.

The exhibit is the culmination of more than a year’s work involving 20 artists, seven scientists, six educators and numerous partner organizations. The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, poetry, prose, and music.  Scientific findings on climate change in the North Woods accompany the artwork. In addition, students from Calumet High School art teacher Susan Rosemurgy’s class, as well as Ontonagon art teacher Melissa Hronkin’s class will be contributing their art work for the exhibition at the Omphale Gallery. Three Upper Peninsula artists have been participating in the two-year project: Joyce Koskenmaki (Hancock), jd Slack (Calumet), and Connie Kerkove (Ironwood).

The public is invited to attend the opening reception at 7 pm on September 15.  The opening will feature a presentation by Dr. Sarah Green, chair of the Department of Chemistry at Michigan Tech University, about the effects of climate change on Lake Superior.  Joyce Koskenmaki and jd Slack will provide comments on the art and their roles in the project.  Refreshments will be provided and the program is free.

The exhibit will be open daily Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays, from noon-4 pm.  Additional showings may be arranged during the open hours of Artis Books & Antiques (next door to the Omphale) or by appointment by calling 337-1534.

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After Calumet, the exhibit will travel to Wausau, Madison, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. For more information on the schedule and project, call Terri Daulton at (715) 776-0081 or visit the website: http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/K12/paradiselost.html .

This project is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin – Madison Center for Biology (CBE) Education and Department of Forest Ecosystem and Management with funding from the University of Wisconsin-Baldwin Endowment Awards, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Dolly Ledin, (Center for Biology Education at UW-Madison), Dr. David Mladenoff, (Forest Ecosystem and Management at UW-Madison) and Terry Daulton (UW-Trout Lake) are leading the project.  The Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education at Michigan Tech worked with project staff to bring the show to Calumet with funding provided by the Wege Foundation.

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Paradise Lost -

Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education

A partnership of

Copper Country & Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and Michigan Technological University

Serving schools and communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Keweenaw Counties

Website:  http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/

Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods – Traveling Art Exhibition

to Open at Omphale Gallery in Calumet on September 15

For people living in the North Woods of Upper Michigan and Wisconsin, the almost record low levels in Lake Superior have provided a vivid question mark as to whether something in our weather or climate is amiss.  Add recent hot dry summers and variable winter snowfalls and temperatures, and the question mark about climate change gets even bigger.

Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods,  a new traveling art and science exhibit focusing on climate change in the Lake Superior region, will be on display at the Omphale Gallery in Calumet from September 15 – October 25, 2007.

The exhibit is the culmination of more than a year’s work involving 20 artists, seven scientists, six educators and numerous partner organizations. The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, poetry, prose, and music.  Scientific findings on climate change in the North Woods accompany the artwork. In addition, students from Calumet High School art teacher Susan Rosemurgy’s class, as well as Ontonagon art teacher Melissa Hronkin’s class will be contributing their art work for the exhibition at the Omphale Gallery. Three Upper Peninsula artists have been participating in the two-year project: Joyce Koskenmaki (Hancock), jd Slack (Calumet), and Connie Kerkove (Ironwood).

The public is invited to attend the opening reception at 7 pm on September 15.  The opening will feature a presentation by Dr. Sarah Green, chair of the Department of Chemistry at Michigan Tech University, about the effects of climate change on Lake Superior.  Joyce Koskenmaki and jd Slack will provide comments on the art and their roles in the project.  Refreshments will be provided and the program is free.

The exhibit will be open daily Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays, from noon-4 pm.  Additional showings may be arranged during the open hours of Artis Books & Antiques (next door to the Omphale) or by appointment by calling 337-1534.

## MORE ##

After Calumet, the exhibit will travel to Wausau, Madison, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. For more information on the schedule and project, call Terri Daulton at (715) 776-0081 or visit the website: http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/K12/paradiselost.html .

This project is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin – Madison Center for Biology (CBE) Education and Department of Forest Ecosystem and Management with funding from the University of Wisconsin-Baldwin Endowment Awards, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Dolly Ledin, (Center for Biology Education at UW-Madison), Dr. David Mladenoff, (Forest Ecosystem and Management at UW-Madison) and Terry Daulton (UW-Trout Lake) are leading the project.  The Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education at Michigan Tech worked with project staff to bring the show to Calumet with funding provided by the Wege Foundation.

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April 22, 2007:
Art Contest -

Grades 5-12 Juried Art Show

All submissions will be displayed at the May 7^th band concert in the HS cafetorium.

Open to all students grades 5-12:  students may submit up to 3 pieces of art to Ms. Hronkin by Friday,

 May 4^th.

Judging will take place Monday after school and before the concert.

Winners will be announced during the band concert.

Prizes will be paid for from the “art gift fund”

If approved, I will ask for their “orders” a week after the concert. 

I will place the order through the school and distribute to the student winners.

Prizes will be a “shopping spree” from Sax Arts and Crafts catalog for a given amount.

       5^th and 6^th

First place:  50 dollars

Second place:  25 dollars

7^th and 8^th:

First place:  50 dollars

Second place:  25 dollars

Grades 9-12

First place 2-D:  50 dollars

First place 3-D:  50 dollars

Second place  2-D:  25 dollars

Second place 3-D:  25 dollars

Posted by: mhronkin on April 22, 2007 Status: Elementary

January 13, 2007:
New Announcement - Check out current art in the Photo Gallery!   Posted by: mhronkin on January 13, 2007 Status: Elementary

September 10, 2006:
Ten Lessons the Arts Teach -

Ten Lessons the Arts Teach
By Elliot Eisner

The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships.
Unlike much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it
is judgment rather than rules that prevail.

The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution
and that questions can have more than one answer.

The arts celebrate multiple perspectives.
One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.

The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem solving
purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity. Learning in the arts requires the ability and a willingness to surrender to the unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds.

The arts make vivid the fact that neither words in their literal form nor number exhaust what we can know. The limits of our language do not define the limits of our cognition.

The arts teach students that small differences can have large effects.
The arts traffic in subtleties.

The arts teach students to think through and within a material.
All art forms employ some means through which images become real.

The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said.
When children are invited to disclose what a work of art helps them feel, they must reach into their poetic capacities to find the words that will do the job.

The arts enable us to have experience we can have from no other source
and through such experience to discover the range and variety of what we are capable of feeling.

The arts’ position in the school curriculum symbolizes to the young
what adults believe is important.

SOURCE: Eisner, E. (2002). The Arts and the Creation of Mind, In Chapter 4, What the Arts Teach and How It Shows. (pp. 70-92). Yale University Press. Available from NAEA Publications.