Arts Council announces 2014-2015 Artists in Schools grant recipients

Student working with loom during project with
Artist-in-Schools artist Elsa Bouman

Artists are heading for classroom in Shoreline Schools, thanks to grants from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

The Artists in Schools Grants are awarded to PreK-12th grade teachers in the Shoreline School District and feature professional teaching artists working with students in the classroom. The projects take place during the 2014-2015 academic year with most taking place in late winter and spring.

Artists in Schools has been providing arts education throughout the district since 1993 with the majority of funding made possible through the Arts Council’s annual GALA of the Arts event with additional support from a partner, the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, as well as government and foundation grants, and the community.

This year the Arts Council has funded $18,134 in Artists in Schools grants with 31 projects reaching thousands of students in 14 schools and programs.

For questions, contact Kelly Lie, Arts Education Manager, 206-417-4645.

Shoreline Children's Center and Meridian Park Head Start/ Preschool Program

Brain Based Creative Dance – Layna Marab, Teacher and Terry Goetz, Artist ($220)

Meridian Park Head Start/Preschool

Music to Build Community – Markie Henry, Teacher and Wendy Zieve, Artist ($457)

Briarcrest Elementary

Stage the Story – Selena Killin, Teacher and Ruth McRee, Artist ($830)

Brookside Elementary

American Folk/ Square Dance – Laurie Bell, Teacher and Gary Reed, Artist ($460)

Op to Pop! – Carrie Meisner, Teacher; Cynthia Brown, Parent and Charlie Capp, Artist ($350)

Shake It! Sing it! Dance It! – Andrea Early, Teacher and Laura Dean, Artist ($372)

Cascade K-8 Community School

Creative Dance – Pamela Willoughby, Teacher and Aubrey Hallett, Artist ($1,580)

Northwest Tales – Michael Callahan, Teacher and Karen Harp-Reed, Artist ($800)

Echo Lake Elementary

Create / Perform a Class Play: 2nd grade – Kelly Dillon, Teacher and Melodee Miller, Artist ($200)

Create / Perform a Class Play: 4th grade – Claire Hammill, Teacher and Melodee Miller, Artist ($200)

Create / Perform a Class Play: 4th grade – Norma Lee, Teacher and Melodee Miller, Artist ($200)

Highland Terrace Elementary

Celebrate Winter – Jeanine O’Connell, Teacher and Karin Chickadel, Artist ($683)

No Boundaries – Heidi Benton, Teacher and Alan King, Artist ($434)

Music for Social Skills – Karen Hogan and Elise Clark, Teachers and Wendy Zeive, Artist ($1,500)

Lake Forest Park Elementary

Ancient China’s Legacy – Mia Kelley, Teacher and Carla Peery, Artist ($250)

Questions and Questioning – Merrilyn Tucker, Teacher and Halinka Wodzicki, Teacher ($900)

Meridian Park Elementary

Graphic Novel of the Pioneers – Denise Peters, Teacher and Elsa Bouman, Artist ($600)

Reduce, Reuse, ReCreate – Kim Anderson, Teacher and Lisa Palmatier, Artist ($404)

Sixth Grade Culture and Arts – Kathleen DuCharme, Teacher; Renée Smith, Parent and Carla Peery and Midori Kono Thiel, Artists ($475)

Talking Stories – Sandi James, Teacher and Karen Harp-Reed, Artist ($525)

Tea Overboard – Jodi Steele and Ruth McRee, Artist ($370)

Parkwood Elementary

Plants Are Growing Everywhere! – Kristin Mesler, Teacher and Mona Fairbanks, Artist ($300)

Tea Overboard – Jenness Ousley, Teacher and Ruth McRee, Artist ($460)

Ridgecrest Elementary

Shake It! Sing it! Dance It! – Andrea Early, Teacher and Laura Dean, Artist ($900)

Syre Elementary

Clay Basics – Melissa Ceesay, Teacher and Julie Perrine, Artist ($425)

Pioneer Arts – Jennifer Altena, Teacher and Elsa Bouman, Artist ($215)

Stream of Dreams – Jenny Hodgen, Teacher and Mona Fairbanks, Artist ($700)

Einstein Middle School

STYLE Workshop – Melissa Orsino, Teacher and Nate Bogopolsky, Artist ($1,500)

Shorecrest High School

Jazz Collective – Vince Caruso, Teacher and Jim Sisko and Mark Taylor, Artists ($700)

Student Educator Program – Jeanette Derry, Teacher and Halinka Wodzicki, Teacher ($950)

Watercolor for All – Tizbee Holm, Teacher and Aime Palmer, Artist ($174)