Wellesley Elementary students continue their visual art experience with the basics of elements and principles of design. During this year of learning they now begin to master the skills they were taught at the Kindergarten level, to identify and show mastery of lines, shapes, and color. Along with proving an understanding of the relationship between parts to whole. Lastly, students can now fully describe what an image represents using visual arts vocabulary. Students continue their artwork with creating and building their fine motor skills of hand eye coordination and hand strength. They begin to truly understand the basics of strong art and design elements in their 2D and 3D artwork.
Students at Work
Finished Student Work
Instructor/Educator
Mr. Corey has been a member of the Wellesley Public Schools Art Department since 2015. He is currently the art teacher at the Sprague Elementary School. In the past Mr. Corey has taught art at the middle school and high school level.
Mrs. Cosgrove has been teaching art in Wellesley since 2007 at Fiske Elementary. Her passion is teaching young artists to learn the basic concepts of visual art. She loves to see their growth as artists from kindergarten through fifth grade. Mrs. Cosgrove went to Lesley University and The Art Institute of Boston. She has her Masters in Art Education. Outside of school Mrs.Cosgrove enjoys painting in acrylics and spending time with her husband and two children.
Mrs. Kess received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and her Master of Arts in Teaching Degree from School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. She has been teaching at Hardy Elementary School since 2015. Throughout the years she has also had the opportunity to teach at Sprague, Upham and most recently Bates.
Mrs. Kess loves teaching at the elementary level where she has the incredible opportunity to work with students for six years, developing long lasting relationships while building foundational visual art skills. Her favorite projects to teach are collage and printmaking.
Mr. Knapp has been teaching full time at the Elementary level for over a decade. He has moved around between many elementary schools in the Wellesley district, but spends most of his time at Hunnewell School. Mr. Knapp loves working at the elementary level where students are first introduced to visual arts.
Jacqui Martell has been teaching art for Wellesley Public Schools since 2008. She has taught at every grade level and in almost every building in the district. Trained as a metalsmith and sculptor, Ms. Martell holds a BFA in 3D fine art and art history from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and an M. ed. with a concentration in studio art from Framingham State University. She loves helping students of all ages express themselves through their artwork. You can follow along with all of Ms. Martell’s art classes on Instagram: @msmartellteachesart