We are extremely fortunate to have an art program at Lowell Elementary School that provides art experiences to all of our students. This doesn’t happen at every school and couldn’t happen without the PTA and the kind families and friends who support it. (Please consider becoming a member today!)
Art Coordinator:
The Art Coordinator is a certified teaching artist responsible for offering art classes 4-6 times per year in each classroom. They have the goal of teaching the students about artists, art terminology and theory, and art appreciation as well as guiding wonderful art projects for the students at least 4 times per year.
The Art Coordinator also manages the PTA’s art supply budget and maintains all of the supplies set aside for the art program.
Lastly, the Art Coordinator recruits, trains, and assists a pool of Art Volunteers who, in conjunction with their student’s teacher(s), offer even more art experiences throughout the year for our students.
More about becoming an art volunteer:
Volunteering for art is a deeply rewarding way to connect with your student and get an inside look at their classroom and their fellow students. Working with the child’s teacher, the art volunteer can schedule times that work for them to come into the classroom and lead art projects. Depending on the volunteer’s availability (and the teacher’s desire) this can be as often as once every couple of weeks to once or twice a year. Often there is more than one volunteer per classroom and they can work together to develop a schedule and a plan. Coming up with projects to do can also be at the teacher’s whim, the volunteer’s whim, or if an idea is needed the Art Coordinator is always available to come up with a great developmentally appropriate project for the class.
Supplies are provided by the Art Coordinator or in some cases with approval can be purchased by the volunteer and reimbursed.
If you are interested in becoming an art volunteer for the 2025-2026 school year, please follow this link to sign up! If you’re on the fence, sign up and contact the art coordinator directly to get more information!
About Mrs. Farber, our current Art Coordinator:
Mrs. Farber has been our Art Coordinator for since 2016 (since her son was in 1st grade at Lowell). Along with her role here she also coordinates art at Skyline Elementary School and is the art teacher at a Montessori Preschool in University Place. She has been certified as a Teaching Artist by the Washington State Arts Commission. She has recently become a Community Ambassador for ArtEd Washington whose mission she shares: to “advance arts education for ALL Washington students”.
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