Sara Kunnemann, art teacher at Lake Forest Middle School in Cleveland, said her students created some "amazing" work after she was awarded an Allied Arts Council Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce Arts in Education Grant.
The funds from the grant went towards digital cameras, memory cards, film developing and art supplies to create 'Landscape Sculptures' in the style of Artist Andy Goldsworthy.
Ms.
Kunnemann said, "As a class we studied the artist Andy Goldsworthy who creates nature, landscape sculptures using no man-made tools or materials. My students collaborated in groups to create their project outside around campus using the materials they found.
"We began our lesson by watching parts of Andy Goldsworthy's documentary 'Rivers and Tides: Working with Time'. Through watching the documentary and discussion students learned that Goldsworthy's Art starts from nature and ends up returning to nature. Because of this we also learned about photography and photographed our sculptures to have a memory of the sculptures we created, knowing they wouldn't last.
"My students did amazing on this project. I have been teaching for eight years and this is the first time I have been able to do this project (I have always dreamed of doing it) and that is because of the generous grant I received from the Allied Arts Council Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce."