Program Director
Kristi Douglas is the director for the Student Bronze Programming at Northwest Artworks and has been working with the program since 2000.
Kristi Douglas enjoys sharing her passion for the arts. She has taught classes for private, public and non-profit institutions.
Kristi sees art as an integral part of the human experience, a way of exploring and creating balance in one's life. Kristi is a child at heart. Having a great sense of adventure, she follows her passion for traveling and has journeyed to 17 countries throughout the world. Much of her inspiration comes through these experiences enabling her to explore with her students a wide range of mediums.
Art is a world to be explored.
Kristi values quiet moments in nature. As a child she enjoyed playing in the wetlands of her northwest home. She spent countless hours drawing and exploring in her free time. Art has always been her favorite subject in school. She has never lost that spark and sense of wonder.
Kristi creates nurturing class settings where students are inspired to take pride in experiencing new mediums. Her classroom environment fosters creativity while providing a variety of approaches to new techniques. She believes students should have fun integrating art into other academic disciples thus honoring the whole person. She is both committed and dedicated to keeping the arts alive.
Although now she works in a private art practice, she also spent ten years of working as a full time public school art specialist creating many innovative and award-winning programs. During the summer she also led a popular arts adventure camp for children.
Kristi was chosen to represent her school district for the Teacher's Leadership Project Award. She was also awarded the Leadership for Student Achievement Award by the Washington Association of School Administrators. Her programs were also mentioned in the Innovation in Education Award from Washington State Senator Gordon.
" Bronze sculpture classes are a very "hands on" experience. Sculpture is a powerful learning tool where students have fun integrating state / national learning standards. Reading, Writing, Social Studies can come alive. Historical and cultural subject contents can be easily integrated. Science can become easier to understand. Form starts with basic geometric shapes and enhances understanding of how math fits into our everyday lives. The arts naturally lend themselves to teaching self discipline too. Sculpture is a phenomenal way to master fine motor and problem solving skills." -Kristi Douglas, Program Director
Kristi Douglas enjoys sharing her passion for the arts. She has taught classes for private, public and non-profit institutions.
Kristi sees art as an integral part of the human experience, a way of exploring and creating balance in one's life. Kristi is a child at heart. Having a great sense of adventure, she follows her passion for traveling and has journeyed to 17 countries throughout the world. Much of her inspiration comes through these experiences enabling her to explore with her students a wide range of mediums.
Art is a world to be explored.
Kristi values quiet moments in nature. As a child she enjoyed playing in the wetlands of her northwest home. She spent countless hours drawing and exploring in her free time. Art has always been her favorite subject in school. She has never lost that spark and sense of wonder.
Kristi creates nurturing class settings where students are inspired to take pride in experiencing new mediums. Her classroom environment fosters creativity while providing a variety of approaches to new techniques. She believes students should have fun integrating art into other academic disciples thus honoring the whole person. She is both committed and dedicated to keeping the arts alive.
Although now she works in a private art practice, she also spent ten years of working as a full time public school art specialist creating many innovative and award-winning programs. During the summer she also led a popular arts adventure camp for children.
Kristi was chosen to represent her school district for the Teacher's Leadership Project Award. She was also awarded the Leadership for Student Achievement Award by the Washington Association of School Administrators. Her programs were also mentioned in the Innovation in Education Award from Washington State Senator Gordon.
" Bronze sculpture classes are a very "hands on" experience. Sculpture is a powerful learning tool where students have fun integrating state / national learning standards. Reading, Writing, Social Studies can come alive. Historical and cultural subject contents can be easily integrated. Science can become easier to understand. Form starts with basic geometric shapes and enhances understanding of how math fits into our everyday lives. The arts naturally lend themselves to teaching self discipline too. Sculpture is a phenomenal way to master fine motor and problem solving skills." -Kristi Douglas, Program Director