THE ARCHIVE
Museums and small non-profit organizations have collectively increased the value of pedagogy within the institution as well as throughout the surrounding community. Organizations have been focusing on becoming an active force of knowledge and inspiration through social media, specialty classes, outreach programming, etc. While each of these efforts is commendable, the necessity of the publication of these efforts not only increases awareness, but to also promotes the source of inspiration. With that in mind, a current paradigm method of publication and education for organizations is the digitization of archives, libraries, and collections.
Therefore, the Louisville Visual Art Association's CFAC Archive documents the works of our previous student artists. In consonance with the Children's Fine Art Classes, the archive includes a plethora of studio art disciplines. The archival imagery is arranged by the year it was created and includes the student artist's name, Children's Fine Art Class Site, media and the instructor's name.
CFAC HISTORY
The Children's Fine Art Classes program was founded in 1925. Its mission is to provide intensive, in-depth art experiences for talented and motivated elementary, middle, and high school art students. The program offers concentrated studies in two-dimensional art that include studio practices in drawing and painting; art history; critiquing skills; and aesthetics. Instruction is covered by scholarship so that economic status will play no part in a child's participation or placement. A supply fee is paid by those who elect to support the program. In grades 3-8, visually talented and interested children are invited into the program after recommendation from an art teacher or principal. High school students present a portfolio for consideration and review.
