Students from six high schools and one junior high school in Granite School District are celebrating the completion of their collaborative mural project highlighting the landmarks, values, ambitions, and goals of the communities within the school district. The project, titled “Sense of ...
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Three GSD Educators Receive Sorenson Legacy Art Awards
"The study of drama, dance, music, and the visual arts helps students explore realities, relationships, and ideas that cannot be expressed simply in words or numbers." Three Granite School District educators were honored by the Sorenson Legacy Foundation for "embracing the arts with excellence in ...
Granite School District Virtual Art Shows
Public health guidelines have prevented the usual in-person high school and junior high art shows. However, you can still see incredible works of art created by Granite students. Click on a school to see a Virtual Art Show of curated student pieces. Cyprus High School Virtual Art ShowGranite ...
Videos: Mill Creek Students Reflect on Creating ‘Tactile’ Murals
A handful of students and teachers from Mill Creek Elementary have been traveling around the Salt Lake Valley presenting biome murals at different art symposiums, legislator luncheons, and USBE board meetings. At first glance the murals seem like fairly typical projects for an elementary science ...
Art Teachers Create Conduit for Students to Buy Professional Artwork for Cheap
Granite Connection High School art teachers Clint Whiting and Justin Wheatley were attending a panel discussion at the Utah Art Education Association conference when another attendee raised his hand and asked how he can better engage the athletic-focused students in his art class. "The picture of ...
Photo Gallery: Art Olympics is a Marathon of Creativity
You have four hours to complete an original work of art that will be judged alongside pieces from other artists working in your medium. Go! Here are the winners from this year's Art Olympics sponsored by the Granite Education Foundation. Overall 2D Winner – Maren Sumpter, Cottonwood High, ...
Evergreen Jr. High students create ornaments to accompany National Christmas Tree
Evergreen Jr. High is one of 56 schools across the country to create one-of-a-kind ornaments for the 2018 National Christmas Tree experience in Washington, D.C. The Evergreen students' handcrafted ornaments will adorn the tree representing Utah, which will be part of a circle of 56 smaller trees ...
Photos show student artists in the process of creating masterful works
Granite Education Foundation's annual Art Olympics is a wonderful spectacle. Top student artists from every high school in Granite School District gathered at Granger High School to create original pieces in a four-hour timeframe. The art is amazing, but it's equally compelling to watch the ...
Region 5 PTA Reflections Winners
The 2017 Region 5 PTA Reflections winners focused their artistic skills on the theme "Within Reach." Student works were represented in seven categories: Dance, Film, Music, Literature, 2D Visual Art, 3D Visual Art, and Photography. ...
Photo Gallery: JR and HS art shows
These magnificent pieces were created by junior high and high school students throughout Granite School District. Junior High Art Show Snapshots: High School Art Show Snapshots: ...