Welcome to the art program at Millington School. The art room is a place where students are engaged in various fine art projects that incorporate art history, art appreciation, as well as projects that are cross curricular. Students work with various mediums such as crayon, cra-pas, pastel, watercolor, tempera paint, acrylic paint, metal, and clay. Students work on some projects in which they follow directions carefully, as well as other projects in which they explore and discover with various art mediums, and use their imagination.

The only expectations I have for students, is to open up their minds, be creative, and have lots of fun! Also, I do hope that they will not wear their best clothing to art class.

 H O R I Z O N   A R T  P R O G R A M

Horizon art is the gifted and talented art program for students who are in 3rd - 5th grades. Students who are accepted into the program attend horizon art class 1 day a week in addition to their regular art class. The program starts in December and runs through the end of May. Tryouts are in October of each year. If you are interested in having your child try out, I recommend that you save all your child's artwork. Any further questions, feel free to email me anytime.

A B O U T  M R S.  C O H E N 

I graduated from Montclair State with a B.A. in Art Education. I also earned an M.S. in Communication Design from Pratt Institute. Prior to my teaching position at Millington, I used to live and work in NY as an in-house graphic designer for the music industry. In past years I have  taught design classes at Middlesex County College. Currently I am a part-time adjunct at St. John's University in Staten Island.

It's hard to believe I am in my thirteenth year teaching in Long Hill Township. During my tenure, I have won grants with F.O.R.C.E. to take 5th graders to the Newark Museum. For many students, this is their first visit to an art museum. A few of years ago, I teamed up with Millington's Librarian, and won a grant through the National Endowment of Humanities for "Picturing America".  This is a grant to incorporate the study of American artists through art and other disciplines. I have attended seminars at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have presented numerous workshops and seminars at the Art Educator's of NJ annual conference.

Currently, I live in Metuchen with my husband, and two children. I enjoy visiting galleries and museums. I also enjoy painting with acrylics. I used to be in an artist's coop in Metuchen.

 

wcohen @ longhill.org or 908 647-2312

Fun websites for kids

http://accessarts.org/ArtKids/Painting/paint-online/

 http://www.moma.org/interactives/artsafari/safari_menu.html

http://www.usefultrivia.com/art_trivia/