Salina School Submits Art For Dream Rocket Project

A Salina elementary school is participating in an out of this world project.According to USD 305, classes at Meadowlark Elementary School submitted panels of artwork for the Dream Rocket Project . Meadowlark students’ panels are part of up to 8,000 artworks are being collected from different areas of the world.

The art pieces will form a large scale wrap that will cover the Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama.

The overall theme is “Dare to Dream” and encourages participants to imagine the future and think beyond their current reality. The project has proven to be a catalyst for creativity and a demonstration of individuals collaborating to meet universal challenges.

The art pieces cover a wide range of topics including equality, community, conservation, freedom, environment, health, peace, science, recycling and more.

Artwork on exhibit in Lawrence is from twenty states including Kansas, and Meadowlark Elementary School represents Salina.

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Meadowlark students' posters headed for a rocket

Three posters created by classes at Meadowlark Ridge Elementary School during the 2011-12 school year are on display at the Lawrence Public Library through the end of August, and will eventually end up adorning the outside of a Saturn V rocket in Alabama. The three panels, each about 2 feet by 2 feet, are part of the Dream Rocket Project, created by Topeka artist Jennifer Marsh.

Meadowlark science teacher Dena Ebel and art teacher Sue Banker worked together on the project during the last school year, Ebel said.

"She worked with them on making the panels, and in my class, we talked about the science part, about the rockets," Ebel said.

One poster depicts an aquatic bird, another a tree, and the third has Earth in the center, surrounded by students’ handprints and the statement: "Leave a small print - conserve."

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How can I make a difference?  

In 2008, a group of educators and artists formed the International Fiber Collaborative (IFC) a non-profit organization with a mission to create deeper learning experiences through art, collaboration, and cross-curricular programming for individuals and their communities. 
IFC’s current initiative, The Dream Rocket Project, started in 2009 has exhibited submissions in over 105 venues; in 2014 submissions will be connected side by side to wrap a 363’ Saturn V Moon Rocket replica at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL (48’ taller than the Statue of Liberty). 
With every artwork received a student has had to ask; what is my dream for my future, and the future of my community and our world? How can students across our nation with many skills collaborate to make a difference? How can creativity and other subjects such as space, technology, science, and leadership inspire innovation? How can I make a difference?  

The Dream Rocket Project: www.thedreamrocket.com 

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