The mission of the Art Department at Oakridge is to provide a safe, enriching and respectful environment in which all children will develop the conceptual skills, creativity, craftsmanship, and attitudes necessary to make personally meaningful works of art.

The Art Team

Ms. Allison Platz: allison.platz@apsva.us or on Twitter @PlatzArtClass

Ms. Taylor Perez: taylor.perez@apsva.us or on Twitter @PerezArtClass

@PlatzArtClass

Allison Platz

@PlatzArtClass

#painting station opens tomorrow! Oakridge artists are excited to start painting. Please help them be ready for paint by sending your student in clothes that can get messy on the day they have Art. @OakridgeSpecial @OakridgeKinder @OakridgeConnect https://t.co/vB5h4RbwK4

Published September 24, 18 2:13PM

Allison Platz

@PlatzArtClass

#drawing stations are open! This year, Oakridge artists are exploring oil pastel and marker drawing materials. They are doing amazing work observing the world around them and envisioning what they might draw. https://t.co/BPSD8BwZeD

Published September 18, 18 8:46AM

Allison Platz

@PlatzArtClass

Oakridge artists are making their #sketchbooks. Sketchbooks will be in the art room all year for students keep their ideas, practice materials and work on drawing skills. https://t.co/48TxZ7ggrj

Published September 14, 18 9:23AM

Allison Platz

@PlatzArtClass

4th and 5th grade art is hung and ready for #ANighttoRemember this Thursday, 5/10 @ 6 pm. Come see the artists and their amazing work! @OakridgeSpecial @OakridgeConnect @APSArts https://t.co/3UTmjFcXQE

Published May 08, 18 11:55AM

Allison Platz

@PlatzArtClass

4th graders are using paper to plan how they will create an abstract clay slab sculpture! @OakridgeSpecial https://t.co/N0gSecvDSw

Published May 08, 18 11:46AM

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Mrs. Perez

@PerezArtClass

I love seeing students utilize the classroom library and IPAD station in the art room 😍 letting them make choices helps them find inspiration #choicebasedart #apsarts #stretchandexplore https://t.co/PVXRiIIzgx

Published October 12, 18 10:01AM

Mrs. Perez

@PerezArtClass

Last week we explored and practiced different oil pastel techniques in our sketchbooks, this week we are combining oil pastel and marker to create a final art piece 🤗 #apsarts #APSisawesome https://t.co/sQz153h3wt

Published October 12, 18 9:49AM

Mrs. Perez

@PerezArtClass

In art we’ve been exploring different marker techniques to use in our final drawing pieces, next up oil pastel 🤗 #APSisawesome #apslearns #apsarts https://t.co/tWxDKT1bYJ

Published October 12, 18 9:48AM

Mrs. Perez

@PerezArtClass

This 🙌 an important reminder to keep in the back of your mind, let the students make the choices #choicebasedart #highereducation https://t.co/m5VRJUQIPv

Published September 25, 18 1:38PM

Mrs. Perez

@PerezArtClass

I love being able to see each students individual personalities shine through their sketchbooks🌟🤗 this week some are finishing up their sketchbooks, their hopes and dreams, while others are reading books from the classroom library to get inspiration for this year #APSisAWESOME https://t.co/XX7Gy9JDZn

Published September 19, 18 1:47PM

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Kid Friendly Art Websites

Elements of Art:

• Interactive Color Wheel
• Color Symbolism
• The Artist Toolkit

Art Museums:

• The Met Museum for Kids
• National Gallery for Kids
• MoMA for Kids

Art History:

• Ancient Cultures
• Art and World Myths
• Picassohead

Local Art Resources for Parents

• Arlington Artists Academy
• Arlington Arts Center
• The Art League of Alexandria
• Smithsonian
• THEARC
• Workhouse