Painting with Poetry

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Hi you guys! Here’s the 411-

Noel Johnson (The White Oaks) volunteered his time and talent to collaborate with me on a special project I did with students during my art residency.

Beverley Tanner reported on the story- did you know I could rap? The 4th grade students at Powderly can bring it!

Thank you to the Birmingham City School System, The Cultural Alliance and The Community Foundation for providing this opportunity!

~Laurie Ann

Kids at Powderly Elementary are painting with poetry. Teachers are using hip hop as a means of teaching simile and metaphors. This is part of the Artist As Educators Initiative from the Cultural Alliance. To hear some of the rhymes watch the video clip.

Students from Powderly Elementary School got to participate in a new & unique learning experience this morning after participating in the Alabama Woodlands Discovery Field Trip. Artist Laurie Ann Kramer instructed the children in plein air painting, using the walkway facing the Dunn Formal Rose Garden as a backdrop, as a part of the Artists as Educators Program. The pilot program is made possible by and funded through partnerships between the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham City Schools and the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham.