SPARK takes a look at textile artist, weaver and teacher Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, who constructs histories of indigenous and non-indigenous conflict through her works on exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art. This Educator Guide explores the history and traditions of textiles in various cultures, as well as the US/Mexican border.
Material Type: Lecture, Lesson Plan
If you have a painting on the wall of your home today, it may be because of the influence of a group of painters known as the Hudson River artists. While not as individually famous as many other American painters of the 19th century, as a group they had an important contribution to make.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Reading
Overview: Art ideas for Art 3-8 Subject: Arts and Humanities Level: Upper Primary, Middle School Grades: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Material Type: Activity/Lab Date Added: 07/12/2019 License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Language: English Media Format: Text/HTML
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Overview: Nebraska Honors Program CLC Expanded Learning Opportunity Clubs Arts Around the World Club Curriculum Spring 2019 Grade Level: Kindergarten through second grade Ideal Number of Attendees: 7-15 students Goal of Club: Increase the cultural and global awareness of students Resources: Various Pinterest ideas Content Areas: Social Studies and Arts Final Products: Weekly crafts that are related to the country being studied Introduction to Club: This Arts Around the World club introduces students to other countries and cultures through engaging crafts Length of Club: 1 hour and 15 minutes Tips and Tricks: Have extra activities (such as coloring pages or worksheets) available for children who finish at a faster pace, and watch for students who are becoming distracted. Subject: Arts and Humanities, Art History, World Cultures, Physical Geography Level: Lower Primary, Middle School Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan Date Added: 08/28/2019 License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike Language: English Media Format: Text/HTML
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Overview: This program surveys two centuries of art and culture in the city now known as Tokyo. Ceramics, screens, textiles, prints, paintings, and armor are among the materials discussed. Subject: Arts and Humanities, Art History, Visual Arts, World Cultures Level: Middle School, High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Textbook Provider: National Gallery of Art Date Added: 09/19/2013 License: http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/notices/terms-of-use.html Language: English Media Format: Downloadable docs, Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
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Overview: This lesson is sure to sizzle, not fizzle, as students use comic strips to find onomatopoetic words, develop a vocabulary list from the words, and discuss why writers use onomatopoeia. Subject: Arts and Humanities, Language, Grammar and Vocabulary Level: Upper Primary Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan Provider: Provider Set: ReadWriteThink Date Added: 09/28/2013 License: http://www.readwritethink.org/util/legal.html Language: English Media Format: Downloadable docs, Text/HTML
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Overview: Students will focus on how one artist tells the story of Joseph using continuous narrative. By observing and discussing visual details such as color and movement found in the painting, students write about what they think is happening. Students are encouraged to use the actions they observed in the painting to create and write a new story with a new character, and then illustrate them in their own continuous narrative. Subject: Arts and Humanities, Visual Arts Level: Lower Primary, Upper Primary Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lesson Plan Date Added: 05/22/2013 License: Creative Commons Attribution Creative Commons Attribution Language: English Media Format: Downloadable docs, Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
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Negative Space Tree Drawing A Copyrighted Activity Re-Posted with Permission from Cheryl Trowbridg ewww.teachkidsart.net Objectives:The participants will: 1.Use the art elements of line, color and negative and positive space to create art 2.Use nature as the inspiration for their art Audience: Cheryl works with children and they were the focus for her in creating this lesson but this activity could be used with all ages. This is a perfect project for winter or early spring before trees have budded and leafed out.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan
Jason Nuttall drawing the Ever-Lovin', Blue-eyed Thing from Fantastic Four!
Material Type: Lecture
Coloring a "mashup" of Spider-Man and Popeye using watercolor paints, demonstrating watercolor techniques.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Day 3 of the #STANuary Lee 2019 drawing challenge, honoring Stan Lee by drawing a Marvel character every day in January. Day 3 is Black Widow, and I chose to draw her in the style of Archie Comics.
Material Type: Lesson
This art history video discussion examines Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist" (Burlington House Cartoon), 1499-1500, charcoal and chalk on paper, c. 1499-1500 (National Gallery, London).
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture
SPARK follows cartoon artist and rap musician Keith Knight as he peddles his strip the K Chronicles at a massive comic convention. This Educator Guide explores the history and form of the cartoon.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This is an art project where oil paints and water is used. Students will have already explored the densities of oil and water.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
This art history video discussion examines Jackson Pollock's "One: Number 31", 1950, Oil and enamel paint on unprimed canvas, 1950 (MoMA).
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture
This art history video discussion looks at Claude Monet's "The Argenteuil Bridge", 1874, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 80 cm (Musee d'Orsay, Paris). Please note that there is significant background chatter in this video, the Musee d'Orsay is happily a very busy museum and this painting is hung in a relatively small room.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture
This art history video discussion examines Pierre Auguste Renoir's "La Loge", 1874, oil on canvas (Courtauld Gallery, London). This painting was exhibited by Renoir at the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris (1874).
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture
This collection uses primary sources to explore visual art during the Harlem Renaissance. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
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CREATE Animal or Hero Shape Design For this assignment, you will be creating an Animal or Hero design using only shapes and positive and negative space. Follow the steps below to complete the assignment.Your animal or hero will Include the following features: Use a white sheet of paper. You're drawing needs to fill a regular 8.5x11 size paper or be bigger. Your choice of animal or super hero drawn with only shapesYour shapes will be filled in with black Sharpie or colored in with marker, colored pencil, or paint. Your choice. Step 1: IntroductionTalk about positive and negative shapes and space in art and it's importance.Find examples of art throught the ages that works with positive an negative space. Find simple examples that make it easier for studetns to see. Have students reaserach an aminal or hero they want to draw and get started on thumbnail sketches. Step 2: Look through these student examples of artwork using only shapes and positive and negative space to get ideas of what you want to create for your project.
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Aboriginal Hand Print(art + history; art + social studies)"One old man in Arnhem Land remembered being carried as a child on his father's shoulders as his father climbed up a log leaning against a rock wall. His father then sprayed his hand with red ochre against the rock, leaving a stencil he could still recognize many years later. The main function of the stencils was to record people's presence and association with a site." — Aboriginal Art OnlineThe stenciled hand print and aboriginal style drawings help children to relate to the man from the Australian Aboriginal Culture stated above, while helping them to understand the use of line in art. A black paper with white splattered paint was used, but white paper with red (ochre) splattered paint would make a nice impression also. Construction paper crayons make bright, bold, linear designs around the hand stencil.Grade Levels K-4
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan
