Recent ActivityHeather Casteel, Specialist
Andrew Johnson Building, Suite 1203-B
(865) 594-1727 Office
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Art Department Mission
The Knox County Schools Art Department provides every student an outstanding comprehensive and standards based visual arts education.
Art Department Vision
The Knox County Schools Art Department strives to be an outstanding art program comprised of certified art educators. Knox County students participate in a comprehensive, balanced, and sequential visual arts course of study throughout their education. We implement the 21st century skills of creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking/problem solving. To achieve this vision, we address our culture, our priorities, and our practices in five interrelated areas: students, educators, parents and community, infrastructure, and accountability.
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Department News  New Art Links and FilesCheck out the new links and files about the importance of art for our students' academic success and preparation to enter a competitive workforce.
 Congratulations to 2 of Our OwnCongratulations are in order for two of our art teachers.
Flowerree Galetovic has been named as the Arts and Humanities Medalist in Visual Arts from the Germantown Arts Alliance for making a significant contribution to visual arts. She will be honored at the 20th Annual Arts and Humanities Awards Gala on November 9th. Flowerree is an arts advocate for arts education and arts educators across the state, as well as, an art teacher at Bearden High School. We are all happy for her to be recognized with this award. Holly Briggs, art teacher at Mooreland Heights, has been recognized for her work as an art teacher and artist in this week's MetroPulse. Click here for a link to her story. The week prior, her students' artwork was also featured in the MetroPulse. Click here to view the student artwork. Thank you both for your continuing dedication to art, art education, and our students. Department Files
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Department Links Includes: Galleries, Museums, Artists, and Organizations  Framework for 21st Century SkillsArt is described here (as well as in No Child Left Behind federal legislation) as a core academic subject that builds 21st century skills such as *creativity and innovation, *critical thinking and problem solving, and *communication and collaboration. Science and ArtAn article in Psychology Today about the connections between major scientific accomplishments and art. The 4th RJason Ohler, an expert in technology, writes about art as the "new literacy" of our time. Scroll down for the whole article. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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