Warming Up to Spring

If we paint on the playground it feels a little bit more like playing...


Homework outside is a little less stressful...

Repainting wire hanging baskets for the school's new outdoor garden space.

Working on Brennemann's revitalized outdoor garden space has been fun! So far we have sanded down timbers for raised garden beds, sanded metal sculptures, and sanded and repainted the hanging baskets. The kids are having fun and learning so much about repurposing materials instead of just buying everything new and throwing things away.

Field Trip to ArtImpact Exhibit at Beacon Street Gallery

On Saturday, April 5, students, parents, and teachers took a bus downtown to our gallery to view ArtImpact, a 25 year retrospective of arts in communities, which included several pieces from our programs at Brennemann and Stewart. After lunch, students shared information about the pieces with the group.

Checking out a interactive globe donated by a Friend of Beacon Street.

Building a castle out of recycled materials.

So fun even the parents get in on the action!

Here's to hoping for warmer weather...

Making of Native Soul

The students in 2nd grade and up worked with Artist in Residence James Spurgeon (Nerd) to create a collaborative painting for our ArtImpact show.

Prepping the canvas for some outside painting.

Mr. Nerd has done some spray painting on the piece so all students must wear masks to watch.




Check back for images of the completed piece!

Join Us!

ArtImpact
25 Years at Beacon Street

A multimedia retrospective of our arts education programs
and artists working in communities

Opening Reception: Friday, March 14, 5-8pm

Beacon Street Gallery and Theatre
410 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 732
Chicago, IL 60605
Ph: 312-212-1323

We have been working on a time capsule to commemorate our 4 years at Brennemann School and the many, many days we have spent together as teachers and students. Here are the kids getting messy to create the piece.