b'Pilot Study Results Additional insights might be provided through a survey of This study was conducted to determine the potential impactnon-fine arts faculty members about their impressions and the permanent display of student art had on pupils during theirperspectives concerning how the permanent art displays time in school and beyond. The student survey asked questionstranslate into self-confidence for the student artists in other concerning the feelings the students experienced after seeingacademic subjects.their artwork on the wall and how it impacted them bothThe parents of the former students might contribute an academically and artistically. interesting perspective if included in a follow-up study.All of the students indicated that seeing their art in theAnother option for additional study is to survey the principals hallways led to an increase in confidence. The students alsoat these campuses to gain insights into how the permanent art brought up feeling proud of themselves for their artisticdisplays contribute to creating and promoting campus culture.accomplishments. Feelings of being appreciated and valued byConclusionstheir teachers and peers were also mentioned.Planning a permanent art installation requires collaborationWhen students observed the art of their peers permanentlywith the principal and other district leaders.Questions about displayed, they reported being motivated to work morepurpose, proposed design, location, financial costs, adult roles diligently on their original artistic creations in hopes of seeingin the project, and sometimes maintenance must be addressed. their own artwork on the walls of their school.Principal Heidi Dye (personal communication, March 12, 2022), Former students participating in the survey indicated a sensenoted that the permanent art displays make a statement of ownership and feeling of belonging to the school as a resultabout what is valued in the school and gives visitors insight into of the selection and permanent display of their art.All of thethe caliber of education that students receive from everyone participants in the study were pleasantly surprised to hearinvolved in programming.their art was still on display in the hallways of their alma maters.Former principal Paula January (personal communication, Many were brought back to that specific period in time, withMarch 21, 2022) stated, Beyond just the overall appearance the return of positive memories. and beautyengagement in and exposure to arts can improve Along with the students, the researcher also surveyedschool climate, empower students with a deeper sense of two art teachers who were instrumental in the creation ofpurpose and ownership, and enhance mutual respect for the permanent student art installations on their respectivetheir teachers and peers.She also noted that the permanent campuses. The teachers indicated that their motivation fordisplays transcend cultural, social, ethnic, and economic the permanent displays was initially a desire to highlight whatboundaries to create a culture of community, connectedness, was happening in their visual arts classrooms.Family members,and unique humanness of children as they are processing their administrators, stakeholders, and other visitors would be ableworld as revealed through their art.to see and enjoy these displays when they walked through theAs observed in the Lubbock ISD examples, permanent student school hallways.art installations can enhance the school community by adding The two art teachers had front-row seats to the initialto the aesthetic value of a campus.The art can highlight reactions and responses of the students. Both teachersstudent art and serve as an indication that the visual arts are indicated that the student artists were proud and excitedappreciated and valued in this environment.As the pilot study1when they saw their artwork permanently displayed in theindicated, student self-esteem and self-confidence are direct halls. The art teachers articulated that displaying student artbenefits associated with such projects.These may indeed be is important because it validates students efforts and makesprojects worthy of consideration by art teachers and serve as them feel important.For children to reach their maximumanother vehicle for enhancing the arts within a school and a potential, they must have positive self-esteem. Self-esteemdistrict.derives from confidence, achievement, and recognition. AllReferencesthree of these traits can be addressed by displaying studentChristenson, M. (2017).The Power of displaying every student art, in this case, as permanent art installations. art piece.Retrieved from Recommendations for Further Study https://theartofeducation.edu/2017/02/21/power-displaying-The sample size for this initial pilot study was intentionallyevery-student-art-piece/small, two teachers and eight students.It would be interestingKuhnert, M. (2014). Displaying childrens artwork. (Unpublished to replicate the study with a larger student sample size tomasters paper).University of Wisconsin River Falls, River Falls, further identify the feelings associated with the experienceWisconsin.and the academic benefits related to having art selected for permanent campus installations.2 3Figure 1: Framed student art and short-term art display, main hallway, Hutchinson Middle School.Figure 2: Mounted art tiles and framed art, hallway, Roscoe Wilson ElementaryFigure 3: Departmental mural above the library entrance, Hutchinson Middle SchoolTRENDS // PAGE 58PAGE 59 // TRENDS'