Drawtober was so much fun this year! So proud of the students who successfully draw a picture every day for the whole month of October. Look at these awesome details! #arted #arteducation #sbdrawtober23 #middleschoolart #drawingchallenge #listentolearnxrds

6th graders are working on their neurographic drawings, & some are starting to add color. Can’t wait to see these transform when students cut these up and use them as the pages of our explosion books! #arted #arteducation #artsed #fabartsfri #neurographicart #listentolearnxrds

Check out these beautiful winter landscapes created by the Art Club! Inspired by the artwork of Jen and the video by @cassie_stephenz, art club members combined watercolor and sharpie to make these eye-catching scenes 🌄 #middleschoolart #arted #artsed #listentolearnxrds

6th graders finished their Explosion Books! Check out how their Neurographic drawings explode out of their handmade books as they open. Such a fun and interactive project! #arteducation #middleschoolart #arted #artsed #arteducator #explosionbook #fabartsfri #listentolearnxrds

Art club worked on these festive pastel holiday lights drawings today 🎄 #middleschoolart #arted #arteducation #listentolearnxrds

8th graders are working hard on their Sgraffito plates, adding color using underglazes and then scratching their designs into the color to reveal the white clay beneath. Students are exploring the theme of identity, so each design is personal to the student #listentolearnxrds

Congratulations to XRDS calendar artists Parnika and Julia! Their artwork will be featured in next year’s district calendar! #arted #arteducation #middleschoolart #artsed #arteducationmatters #listentolearnxrds

19th Annual Joanne Kerekes District Art Gallery 🎨 Enjoy this selection of the more than 300 pieces of artwork created by Crossroads South Middle School students! #arted #artsed #arteducation #arteducator #arteducationmatters #artsednow #aenj #middleschoolart #listentolearnxrds

Last Friday was our Soup’er Night of Jazz! Visitors to the event enjoyed soups donated by local restaurants, were entertained by the XRDS Jazz bands, & got a ceramic bowl (handmade by a XRDS student). All proceeds went to support the SB Food Pantry. instagram.com/reel/C6Zc5D8Pa…

During state testing, art students had a contest to “Meme the Masterpiece.” Students wrote humorous memes for famous paintings by Picasso, Magritte, and Kahlo, then they voted on their favorite one. These are the winning memes! #arted #arteducation #artmemes #listentolearnxrds

8th graders finished sculpting these awesome 3D ceramic postcards! Each one is so detailed and unique, focusing on a location of their choosing. Can you identify each of the postcards’ locations? #middleschoolart #arted #arteducation #artsed #artseducation #listentolearnxrds

The first Tic Tac Toe Boards are finished! 7th graders have worked so hard on their ceramic Tic Tac Toe boards and pieces with a theme of their choosing. They are so creative and unique! #listentolearnxrds

6th graders finished their Graffiti Fence paintings last week! Students chose a word or name to depict in their own graffiti style, and painted it on their popsicle stick “fence”. Check out these awesome colors and fonts! #arted #arteducation #listentolearnxrds

South Brunswick School District is looking to welcome 2 Elementary Art Specialists to our team. Please share: applitrack.com/sbschools/onli… South Brunswick School District Dr. Evelyn Mamman (she/her) Suzanne Luck-Born

7th graders have started clay! They are creating pinch pots and slabs to build the structure for their Totem Spoons. Next they will sculpt and attach personal symbols to tell their story because #EveryStoryMattersAtXRDS instagram.com/reel/DAB6mJiyn…

8th graders have been hard at work sculpting their ceramic Visual Puns! They are really starting to come to life, and I love how unique they all are. Can you tell any of the puns yet? #arted #arteducation #fabartsfri #everystorymattersatxrds

Draw-tober is back! XRDS students are challenged to draw every day for the month of October. The calendar below gives them a new prompt every day. Can’t wait to see the end results! #sbdrawtober2024 #octoberdrawingchallenge #arted #everystorymattersatxrds

6th graders have started painting their Jen Stark inspired drip paintings. Can’t wait to see these dripping down the walls of the school! #arted #arteducation #middleschoolart #artsed #artseducation #jenstark #jenstarkinspired #everystorymattersatxrds

8th graders are starting to finish their Visual Pun clay sculptures! They have been working hard getting all the details finalized. I love seeing the collection of them on the shelf drying #arted #arteducation #artsed #fabartsfri #everystorymattersatxrds

Thank you to BAPS Robbinsville for the hospitality today! Breathtaking would be an understatement. Beautiful (& much needed) messages about love, service, community, & peace. Our K-8 Art Specialists left inspired, & I can’t wait to see what comes to life in their art studios w/students.