A celebration of art and music at Swan River School
TAYLOR INMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 6 months AGO
Students and their families joined school staff to celebrate Swan River School's art classes and music program during their Community Desert Night on May 11. Art from all grade levels lined the walls and there was a performance from the school's band and choir. Attendees also enjoyed free desert. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Brianne Fuzesy directs the Swan River School band during their performance on Wednesday night. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Lord said she incorporates different artists into the student's curriculum. Works from their lessons about painter Georgia O'Keefe can be seen on the left. She said she also tries to highlight Montanan artists like Charlie Russell and art created by Native Americans. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Jan Lord teaches k-5th grade art at Swan River School. She said she tries to tie in many different mediums for her students. She is pictured here next to a project that used water color markers. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Kindergartener Bailey Kleffner points towards her piece, which was a unit inspired by Native American art. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
2nd grader Ashley Kleffner points towards her art piece during Wednesday's Community Desert Night at Swan River School. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Shelley Emslie teaches 6th-8th grade art at Swan River School. She said these deer heads are inspired by scenes around Montana, and were paid for with a D.A. Davidson grant. They were worked on in groups of six or seven students. She said they are hoping to auction them off in the future for the benefit of the school's art program. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
6th grader Iro Hickey stands next to her star spangled deer head, which she completed in a group project for her art class. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Taylor Inman covers Glacier National Park, health care and local libraries for the Daily Inter Lake, and hosts the News Now podcast. Originally from Kentucky, Taylor started her career at the award-winning public radio newsroom at Murray State University. She worked as a general assignment reporter for WKMS, where her stories aired on National Public Radio, including the show “All Things Considered.” She can be reached at 406-758-4433 or at tinman@dailyinterlake.com. | May 18, 2022 12:00 AM
Students and their families joined school staff to celebrate Swan River School's art classes and music program during their Community Dessert Night on May 11. Art from all grade levels lined the walls and there was a performance from the school's band and choir. Attendees also enjoyed free dessert.
