Friday Art: Grades K – 2

Children’s Literature Inspired Art

with Catherine Konvalinka

Fridays: 3:45 – 4:45 pm
September 17; October 1, 8, 15 & 22 (5 weeks – no class Sept 24)

Grades K – 2

Tuition: $95 + $4 reg fee = $99

Students will use children’s literature as inspiration for art making.

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Catherine Konvalinka is from Virginia, went to highschool and college in Washington, D.C. and has lived in Charlottesville since 2017. She has been passionate about creative self-expression from a young age. She has developed her skills through many courses and workshops offered at Edmund Burke School, The Art League of Alexandria, and The Smithsonian. Catherine interned at The National Gallery of Art and taught art classes to elementary students. She received a B.A. in Elementary Education from American University and a Masters of Education from The University of Virginia. She is certified to teach Pre-K through 12th grade. Catherine is also a mixed media artist who layers paint, photographs, found images, and objects on paper.  Her goal as an art teacher is to encourage creative exploration and artistic risk-taking so students can grow, learn, and engage in a process that produces joy.