F.A.C.T.S. Peterborough Elementary School - Peterborough, New Hampshire

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F.A.C.T.S.
(Famous Artists Come To School)

The F.A.C.T.S. program at Peterborough Elementary School is offered through the ConVal School District's Arts Enrichment Program which is coordinated by Jeannie Connolly. At PES, the program is coordinated by Lauren Martin.

Each month, F.A.C.T.S. introduces children to a different famous artist through "mini-lectures" by trained volunteers. These presentations include background information about the artist's life and style of work, discussion of artwork in books and large reproductions, and hands-on activities where students can try to create artwork in the style of that month's artist.

The many benefits of participation include art history knowledge, development of observation skills, development of the ability to critique, and an appreciation of the fine arts.

F.A.C.T.S. Schedule 2006-07
	October 2006 Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) Norman Rockwell began illustrating for books and magazines as a teenager. He is best known for his Saturday Evening Post covers and his humorous, story-telling scenes of American life.
	November 2006 Grant Wood (1891-1942) American painter known for his depiction of the rural Midwest. Wood’s American Gothic is one of the most familiar images of 20th Century American Art. His love for small town life is captured in his landscapes and portraits.
	January 2007 Andy Goldsworthy (1956- ) A contemporary English sculptor and photographer who uses objects found in nature to create temporary sculptures in natural settings and remote locations. The works are recorded through time in photographs and published in books.
	February 2007 Marc Chagall (1889-1985) Chagall’s paintings are generally described as “dream-like” and surreal. Besides painting, he also designed theatrical sets, costumes and stained glass. His work is imaginative and influenced heavily by childhood memories.
	March 2007 Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Winslow Homer started out as an illustrator for Harper’s Weekly covering the Civil War. His earlier works are done in oil and tell wonderful stories of everyday life with children and women as his usual subjects. Later, after moving to Maine, he began to work in watercolor and his subject matter changed to the rocky coast and the violent ocean.
	April 2007 Pieter Brueghel (The Elder) (1525-1569) Pieter Brueghel is famous for his landscapes and his depictions of peasants in their everyday lives. Quite often he gives us a bird’s-eye view of a busy, detailed rural scene. He was famous in his own time and scholars believe that he hid political messages in some of his paintings.
	May 2007 Grandma Moses (1860-1961) Anna Mary Robertson was a farmer’s wife who began painting in her mid-seventies. She was a self taught artist and her American Folk Art depicts happy scenes of busy rural life. She painted approximately sixteen hundred paintings.
	June 2007 Georges Seurat (1859-1891) A French painter known for his style of painting called, “Pointillism” where tiny dots or strokes of color are grouped together to form an image. He was a color theorist who looked at color in a scientific manner and spent incredible amounts of time constructing his paintings.

This page was last updated 4/3/2008