Art
SME is committed to building artistic confidence and appreciation. Explorers enjoy regular opportunities to explore sculpture, watercolor, collage, pencil and pastel drawing, tempera painting, printmaking, fiber arts, and more. Art terminology and techniques are presented as part of each lesson. Artworks of various famous artists are shown to enhance the lessons. The leadership team for the Explorers Club consistently seeks opportunities to integrate music and other non-visual art forms into Club meetings. The Mini Manatee PK group enjoys a weekly music and dance session.
Leader Art Instructor: Nicole Webb
Nicole Webb is a co-founder of SME and lead art instructor for the Explorers Club. She is a home educator to three children. Mrs. Webb holds a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising with a minor in Marketing from the University of South Mississippi. She led a full-time communications career including work with full-service advertising and event management agencies, as the Public Information Officer for MEMA, Communications Director for Governor Phil Bryant’s first term, and the Communications Director for MS Republican Party. As a former MS Arts Commission board member, Mrs. Webb is a passionate advocate for the arts, especially the importance of the arts in education. She is a self-taught artist and art instructor. Her passion for art education fuels her desire for continuing personal education through research, online classes, and trial and error. It was Mrs. Webb’s lofty visions of excellence in art enrichment and the education of the whole person that propelled the Explorers Club to where it is today.
