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Arts Coordinator
Ms. Artie Fellom Gautier
Welcome to the Hammond
School District Fine Arts Program-The Academic Center for
the Visual and Performing Arts. We serve students in the
Accelerated Magnet Program at Hammond Eastside Elementary
and Hammond Westside Elementary; as well as traditional
students at Hammond Eastside, Hammond Westside, and Woodland
Park Early Learning Center.
The
Accelerated Magnet Program’s emphasis is on the immersion of
the fine arts throughout the student’s school day. Multiple
Classes in Theatre Arts, Vocal and Instrumental Music,
Dance, and Visual Arts are scheduled weekly. The focus of
our learning is on the process, not the product of
learning. It is by daily activities and experiences that
the young learner will grow and prosper.
An
appreciation for the visual and performing arts is
demonstrated in the classroom by the introduction of the
great masters as well as contemporary visual and performing
artists.
Our
year is composed of weekly lessons in the visual and
performing arts, field trips to Columbia Theatre and other
fine art performances, NO Museum of Modern Art, House of
Blues, Educational Outreach Activities, Outdoor Learning
Days in Amite, LA (Greater Northern Tangipahoa Parish River
Bottom Woods Expedition in the Arts), Children Concert at
Southeastern Louisiana University, and our May Musical
Performance at Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts (
this year, Disney’s Production of “The Jungle Book”).
Our
students are important to us. The team of specialists
include: Desiree Wardsworth, Dance and Theatre Arts; Norene
Tucker, Vocal and Instrumental Music; Rene Fletcher, Visual
Arts and Production Tech; Charlotte Crier, Visual Arts and
Buddy and Wee Choir Assistant Director; and Cynthia Tricou,
Creative Movement, Music, Storytelling and Theatre Arts, and
Buddy and Wee Choir Director. We are here to serve and
teach your children. Each specialist has diverse and
professional experiences that create a team of excellence
for this program. We expect Excellence and the students
respond well to this expectation. We believe it is “ALL
ABOUT THE CHILDREN” and we do our best to bring them a
program rich in activities that will increase their
knowledge and create an environment that will help them
grown to be strong and successful members of our society.
We
carry into this year a celebration of past successes, but
more so, a continuing spirit for growth and excellence
across the board for our program and the students we teach.
Our
Traditional Program, “Arts for All” promotes an exposure to
and appreciation for the Visual and Performing Arts by
exposing the student to what many consider the “classics”.
Students develop creativity and critical thinking skills
while learning to appreciate the great visual and performing
artists of the past and present. Weekly classes in Music
and Movement and Visual Arts are presented to students, Pk-6th
grades at Woodland Park Early Learning Center, Hammond
Eastside Elementary, and Hammond Westside Elementary. Our
team of specialists for this program include: Ellen
Sweetman, Vocal and Instrumental Music;Corey Smith, Music
and Movement; George Sanders, Music and Movement; Cynthia
Tricou, Creative Movement, Music, and Storytelling;
Charlotte Crier, Visual Arts; Kathy Kovacs, Visual Arts;
Jennifer Disher, Visual Arts; Stephanie Amos, Visual Arts.
We welcome this year Jennifer Disher, Kathy Kovacs, and
George Sanders to our team! Our Fine Art Specialists
continue to strive for excellence with the traditional
students bringing them activities to ignite their minds and
expand their awareness of the world around them through
musical and visual experiences.
Artie
Fellom Gautier has been in education for 44 years, serving
students from Pk- Post College level in Music and Dramatic
Arts, Health and Kinesiology, Sacred Movement, Classical
Ballet and General Education. She earned a Master of Arts
Degree from Southeastern Louisiana University and has
studied at Texas Christian University, New York, New
Orleans, and other locations. She teaches Ballet in Ontario
Canada each summer with Fellom Ballet Lagniappe at Algoma
Music Camp. She presently serves on the Amite Arts
Council. She is co-owner of Fellom Ballet and continues to
teach and serve as Artistic Director. She is a member of
First United Methodist Church in Hammond. She is married to
Mr. George “Joey” Gautier. They have nine grandchildren and
reside in Amite, LA. with their two dogs, Gracie and Lulu.
"Arts for All"
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