Dave and I were colleagues at Keystone College when I was an adjunct in Art Education and he was the coordinator of the Art Ed program, with many accomplishments as a graphic designer, visual artist, art therapist, and art educator for over 20 years. He has always demonstrated a real concern for social justice issues, …
Dave Porter, the Hexagon Project, and Music of Haiti Read More »
In this update we share out first 2021 Artsonia upload from Anaheim California; bring the past into the present through our Elsik High School “sneak preview” from 2021 with a look-back at their 2015 entries; and ofer from Japan a 2020 report and request for a partnership. The First HP Uploads to Artsonia Heather Soodak, …
In this post we hear from a teacher in Uganda presenting an opportunity for you to become involved in a real-world endeavor in Interdependence with the Hexagon Project — Hexagons Into Action! My name is Alexander L. Kenneth. I am a part-time teacher at Happy Years Primary school in Masaka District. I am a philanthropist …
Many firsts marked the culmination of a most unusual Hexagon Project 2020. We are so proud to share the many creative expressions of our student participants and are most grateful to the teachers who engaged their students during this difficult time. Our 2020 theme of Diversity became increasingly relevant – especially related to issues of …
“The numbers probably wouldn’t seem huge to you, as numbers of new cases in the US are phenomenal, but they have been more than enough to scare the hell out of everybody here and the Victorian State Government to lock us back down for 6 weeks.” Shelley Menhennet, Elementary Art Teacher, Victoria, Australia Shelley Menhennet has …
Returning to School II – Shelley Shares Her Journey from AU Read More »
Shelley is teaching in a “hybrid” fashion this fall – some students are in school and some are online. She Shares her blog – read below. “Teaching remotely has been bizarre! I decided I would use my blog as my way to communicate lessons with my students.” Shelley Menhennet Art Teacher Shelley Menhennet, has returned …
Meet two teachers, one, an art teacher from a Charter School in Pennsylvania and the other a part-time teacher in the Masaka District in Uganda. At this time, there are only 227 cases and no deaths reported in Uganda, however, the lock-down is creating great hardship on people in poverty who work day-to-day for income …
Connecting Amidst Difficulties: PA to Uganda – Members Share COVID-19 Commonalities Read More »
The Hexagon Project is about expressing themes of connection and interdependence through hexagon-shaped artwork. We encourage you to express yourself about all the themes of interdependence as we always have, but now we’re asking you to share your experience with the Corona Virus and the changes to your life. By posting hexagons on Instagram using …
Post Your Hexagons to Instagram and Tag #HexagonProject2020 Read More »
To our Hexagon Project Teachers and Community in 2020: COVID-19 has affected us also. Our Eastern Regional Exhibition is on hold until further notice. Jurying details will be forthcoming. June 30 deadline still stands. Read below for upload news and instructions. How to participate in HP 2020 We are asking you to upload your students’ …
Recently Irene Lantz, one of the teachers participating in the Hexagon Project, wrote to us about her experience dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Her message follows: When we were last in school my NAHS students were working on their Hexagons. We were to have a meeting the last day we were in school but …
