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Bringing naturalists and wildlife representatives from John Heinz Refuge to Towey Recreation Center gave Art Sphere’s summer art programs a new dimension to our environmental art programming and murals we paints with students.
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As many of the students said, they really looked at and identified all of the parts of a bird that make it unique – it was like identifying a person. For the majority of students, it was the first time they had the opportunity to use bird watching field guides and binoculars to paint in watercolors using scientific drawings and posters. Students shared that the ability to draw something realistically was a skill that their friends respected and admired. One student even pointed out that she was excited to show her friends how much her drawing had improved!
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