Jeanette Arellano works with her students at Hayes Bilingual School in Milwaukee. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo\/Troye Fox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nArellano is an alumna of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s ArtsECO program, which develops and supports teachers as they integrate arts into the classroom. She came to 51ÁÔÆæ as a post-baccalaureate art education student. She was a part of a group of art teachers in an ArtsECO cohort who earned emergency teaching certification while working full-time for MPS.<\/p>\n
She found a welcoming space in the program with a diverse group of teachers she was comfortable with, she said. \u201cI felt like I was in the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Help and guidance<\/h3>\n
While she was concerned about the classwork because of her own earlier struggles with academics, she found help and guidance in the program. Josie Osborne and Professor Emerita Kim Cosier, co-founders of Arts ECO encouraged her, Arellano said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey said, \u2018don\u2019t worry about it. Just do the work and we will help you.\u2019 They were not only open and accepting, but also caring.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt would be 10 o\u2019clock and night and we\u2019d be in classes, and Josie and Kim were right there with us bringing snacks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arellano has tried to bring that caring attitude to the students in her arts classroom at Hayes, located in the heart of the predominately Latino south side of Milwaukee. She encourages them to develop art that grows out of their own experiences.<\/p>\n
However, while Latino themes may be an important part of what they create, Arellano likes to share the work and inspiration of other artists of color with the students. One recent day, for example, the focus of learning and creation was on First Nations art. \u201cI try to incorporate as many artists of color as possible, so they see that all artists are not alike.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to her teaching, Arellano is active with community organizations. When the pandemic hit in 2020, many households were suddenly without income (especially undocumented families on Milwaukee\u2019s near south side). Arellano and a small group of local artist\/activists quickly mobilized a food and necessities pantry, Ayuda Mutua MKE, that fed hundreds of people and provided them with essential supplies.<\/p>\n
Community involvement<\/h3>\n
And Arellano has helped the community in a host of other ways: She has taught citizenship classes at Voces de la Frontera for six years; she co-founded Ra\u00edces Revolucionarias, a Milwaukee-based women\u2019s collective centering on the importance of cultural work to strengthen communities; she works with artists in the Art Build Workers collective; is a leader in the Milwaukee Teachers\u2019 Education Association; and organized teacher leaders to successfully advocate at the school board to ensure that every child in Milwaukee Public Schools has access to art, music and gym.<\/p>\n
Recently her classes at Hayes were working on making prints, a hands-on activity they became deeply involved in. \u201cRight now, they\u2019ve been very excited to work with material they\u2019ve never been involved with before,\u201d said Arellano. \u201cThey can preserve and make multiples of the story they want to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n
She tells the students that art is a way to advocate for change, making banners and posters. \u201cArt doesn\u2019t just belong in a museum.\u201d<\/p>\n
In nominating Arellano for the national award, Osborne summed her up: \u201cShe is humble, powerful, righteous and positive in the face of adversity, building community at every turn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arellano is humbly grateful for the honor, but insists her work is part of a team effort. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s the award that makes the difference. It\u2019s the continuous work to make sure our voices are heard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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