Art

Instructor: Grace Forester


Hillside students in all grade levels receive high quality weekly instruction. The art program is based on a comprehensive curriculum and is aligned with the state TEKS for art. Students create works of art using a variety of materials, methods, and skills. They also learn about the history of art, and learn to critically engage with art.

Our Hillside students are given the opportunity to soar to great heights artistically. To support higher order thinking strategies and promote visual literacy, the students engage in discussions about their artwork and that of various artists. Also, as the students explore artworks from around the world they will develop an understanding and appreciation for people and cultures different from their own.  Learning about artists, both in history and contemporary, inspires students with a variety of methods and styles of art.

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
- Pablo Picasso

"Creativity Takes Courage. "
- Henri Matisse 

Art in action

A young girl with long dark hair paints a drawing of leaves on a table surrounded by colorful paint cups.
Children paint colorful autumn leaves at a wooden table surrounded by art supplies.
A child in a colorful shirt uses a stylus to scratch a design into a black tablet on a wooden desk, with a reference drawing and a cloth nearby.
A group of children hold up their colorful art projects in a classroom filled with supplies and storage cabinets.
A young girl in a yellow shirt draws on a piece of paper at a wooden table, while other students and a teacher are visible in the background of the classroom.
Children work together to color a large drawing of the name %22Annie%22 on a table in a classroom.
A group of children hold up colorful art projects in a classroom featuring a %22CREATE%22 sign and art supplies in the background.
Two children paint colorful artwork at a wooden table in a classroom setting.