{"id":12668,"date":"2024-10-14T14:19:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=12668"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:19:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:19:16","slug":"art-teachers-take-over-vibe-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/art-teachers-take-over-vibe-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Art teachers take over ViBe District"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A ViBe District crosswalk came to life Oct. 7 thanks to Princess Anne Elementary art teacher Meredith Synder, husband Mike Gettings and volunteers, including fellow art teachers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Cindy Butler Focke<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Art teachers took to the streets Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

They spent their staff day brightening up the Virginia Beach ViBe Creative District by painting four crosswalks at the intersection of Mediterranean Avenue and 17th<\/sup> Street.<\/p>\n

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Princess Anne Elementary art teacher Meredith Synder\u2019s fish-themed design idea for a ViBe District crosswalk began on paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Princess Anne Elementary art teacher Meredith Synder mixed paint for her fish-themed design for the crosswalk next to Best Value Hardware.<\/p>\n

\u201cVirginia Beach is such a lively art community,\u201d she said. \u201cI look forward to sharing this with my students.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2020, VBCPS art classes and the ViBe District teamed up to enhance the Wareing\u2019s Gym parking lot. Then COVID-19 arrived and teachers ended up painting the murals, instead of students.<\/p>\n

The event gave art teachers the chance to work together.<\/p>\n

Visual Arts Coordinator Amber Hester called the opportunity \u201ca nice bonding experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hence, the idea for another art teacher project.<\/p>\n

The goal was to liven up the ViBe District\u2019s crosswalks with colorful, cheerful, creative designs easy to see when walking or driving. Plus, teachers will take the knowledge gained from the project to create mural opportunities with students.<\/p>\n

The Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs\u2019 Public Art Committee selected four designs submitted by teachers.<\/p>\n

Snyder, Kim Jones of Windsor Oaks Elementary, Susan Schutte of Tallwood High School and Jessica Provow from the Virginia Beach Middle gifted art program were chosen to bring their artwork to life on a crosswalk.<\/p>\n

Fellow art teachers, family and friends joined them for a day of painting and camaraderie. Passersby gave thumbs ups and one driver yelled, \u201cYou guys are awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones said she used \u201chappy colors\u201d in her nature-inspired abstract art on the crosswalk next to Commune restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes art doesn\u2019t have to have a deep meaning; just something uplifting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Virginia Beach Middle art teacher Jessica Provow\u2019s ViBe District crosswalk features \u201corganic shapes.\u201d Her son Owen and husband Brad Provow helped bring it to life, along with other VBCPS art teachers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Provow said her artwork featuring \u201corganic shapes\u201d may be viewed as coral, plant life or anything else. \u201cI wanted it to be ambiguous,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Hearth Wood Fired Cuisine owner Sam Caldow said hello to the Tallwood High crew as they painted bright blue waves along the crosswalk next to his restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it,\u201d he said. The effort enhances the appeal of the entire ViBe District, Caldow said.<\/p>\n

Schutte said her design was inspired by an early morning trip to the beach with her daughter. \u201cWe just saw the most beautiful sunrise.\u201d<\/p>\n

ViBe District Executive Director Kate Pittman watched the teams at work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so grateful to the schools,\u201d she said. She also thanked Towne Bank for providing paint, supplies and refreshments for the painting teams.<\/p>\n

The collaboration with VBCPS has provided a variety of unique and creative artwork free to the community, Pittman said.<\/p>\n

The efforts have enhanced \u201cour museum without walls,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Tallwood High art teacher Susan Schutte and volunteers painted a crosswalk which she said was inspired by a trip to the beach. From left, Visual Fine Arts Coordinator Amber Hester, Ruby Neal with the Department of Teaching and Learning, Schutte, Alanton Elementary art teacher Melissa Johnston, Kempsville Meadows art teacher April Vasser.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Windsor Oaks art teacher Kim Jones, right, and crew painted her nature-inspired abstract art design on a crosswalk in the ViBe District. Her helpers included Rebecca Davidson from VBCPS Visual Fine Arts, retired Beach Public Schools art coordinator Chris Buhner and Kingston Elementary art teacher Carly Whidden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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