Nancy S Campbell creates innovative programs for students of all ages and abilities. Painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, and the built environment are all in her standards-based toolbox. Collaborations with teachers fine-tune custom programs that provide engaging authentic learning for students. Nancy excites students about art. She conducts programs in visual arts, arts education, arts integration and presents adult workshops. Her professional development programs instill confidence in teachers to include visual arts in core subjects. She is also a teaching artist for the Knoxville Museum of Art. A practicing artist, Nancy paints, draws, and explores mixed media and printmaking.
Contact Nancy at eancampbell@gmail.com
Sample Programs Offered
Program Type: Arts Curriculum
Program Description:
Architecture provides an introduction to the study of the built environment. Many teachers (actually, many adults) did not have opportunities to learn about this field in all their years of school. No wonder teachers are often reluctant to include architecture and the built environment in the classroom, even though their students love it. The interdisciplinary nature of projects provides real world applications of math, social studies, and visual arts learning. This lesson example is designed for elementary students over five days, but the program has been successfully modified for different aged groups and time requirements. Yes, elementary students through high school students benefit from this popular project after collaborative planning by the teacher with the teaching artist. Project- based built environment programs engage older students. This introduction teaches younger students concepts with simple lessons.
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Program Type: Arts Curriculum, Arts Integration, Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
Students will learn to create an artwork and a written narrative in this program that integrates visual arts with Language Arts/Writing. Students will write and draw their own story. They will develop their ideas through guided visualization. Mental pictures enrich writing and provide the image framework and details for successful illustrations. Drawing and/or painting media and techniques will be explored. Literacy includes all communication processes used to express thoughts and feelings. Based on state curriculum standards, this proven program includes a pre-writing activity and art making that fosters creativity and self-confidence in all student populations. Simple paper engineering may be included or work may be bound as a book. Designed for middle grades, all programs can be modified for different grades, student populations, and time restrictions through collaboration by the classroom teacher with the teaching artist.
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Program Type: Arts Curriculum
Program Description:
After researching Tennessee culture and history, students will produce relief prints with a Tennessee subject that interests them. Students will learn the self-discipline that is necessary to produce a simple relief print edition – from subject selection and plate production to printing, signing, and enhancing the original prints. The program can take place within the classroom with organizational skills and honed classroom management techniques that provide the framework for a successful printmaking experience. Printmaking fits surprisingly well with subjects across the curriculum. This standards-based program appeals to students with different abilities and learning styles. Elementary students love it, but middle and high school students are engaged, too. The program may be modified for different aged groups and time restrictions through collaborative planning by the teacher and the teaching artist.
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