A reproduction print of a great work
of art is presented to the class and a corresponding art project is
completed. Each grade level has its
own desired frequency of visits, which we help you plan at the beginning of the
school year.
Many of the volunteers come with
little or no background in art, but have a desire to be involved in their
child’s classroom in a fun and engaging way. It’s a great opportunity to share a
learning experience with our young children through mutual enjoyment and
appreciation of art! Kiva has an
excellent on-campus research area of fine art prints with over 500 fabulous
great masterpiece art reproductions, corresponding art supplies and fun, related
art projects that emulate the artists style! We provide training and support all year
long! And most of the time you’ll
work in a group or with another
volunteer!
QUESTIONS?
Contact our
MAP
coordinators
Claudia Swartz
Claudia@artapalooza.com
480.991.2558
Tracy Sitek
tsitek@cox.net
602.228.1971
This is a wonderful program for
everyone involved. The students,
classroom teacher and MAP volunteers learn about the various types of art and
artists. Our goal is to ensure that
awareness and appreciation of art remain alive and flourish for the next
generation, while associating art within the class curriculum. (Perhaps van Gogh’s Irises or Monet’s Waterlilies would be the selected
fine art print if the class was studying flowers or nature!)
Volunteer to join the group helping in your child’s classroom! Have some fun and meet the really great school wide team of masterpiece art volunteers! Best of all you’ll enjoy quality time with your child! Call us with any questions! We’d love to hear from you!
Thanks so much to our wonderful Kiva teachers, PTO and
to Dr. Helminski & our Assistant Principal Tom Gannon for their gracious support and
enthusiastic encouragement of our Masterpiece Art Program. Above all, it’s volunteers like YOU that
make this program special!

Upcoming Events
Wednesday August 27, 2008
8:30-10:00am.
General announcement as to room location coming soon.
Masterpiece Art Program. “Kick-Off” meeting! Join us for our on-campus training to get this year’s Masterpiece Art Program volunteers started! This informative and fun meeting will provide everything you need to know about Kiva’s art enrichment program! We’ll have the new 2008/20009 MAP packets available, project ideas, tips and sample presentations.
Meeting room location will be posted soon!
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Phoenix Art Museum – Masterpiece Art Training Sessions…this program runs 4 consecutive Wednesday’s in September. 9/3, 9/20, 9/17, 9/24. 9:30-12:00 noon. Cost: $20.00 for the whole program - $10.00 for training manual. A wonderful experience at the museum! Phoenix Art Museum docents provide presentation tips, discussing art with children, resources for materials and art activities. On September 24th the PAM will be featuring Kiva’s outstanding program and showing artwork from our last Art Fair! A special note…This year’s chair for the Phoenix Art Museum training sessions is a former Kiva MAP mom – Janelle Nebekker!
This program is completely optional and is not required to be a Kiva Masterpiece Art Volunteer, it’s just a great experience and you can attend one session or all four – no further commitment required! Contact: Phoenix Art Museum education department 602-307-2054
Our Masterpiece Art Program is a volunteer art enrichment program using fine works of art as an integral part of the learning experience. Volunteers visit their child’s classroom several times over the course of the school year. The visits last about one hour.