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June 7- Inspiration: We are finishing up our Artist Biographies and we are packaging the information in a Word document using Smart Art. We are now creating our own artwork inspired by the artist we chose. We will be presenting our artwork and information about our artist to the class. Be sure to participate in the My Big Campus discussion board about your inspired artwork that you are currently creating.
June 1- Artist Biography: We will be researching the lives of famous artists and choosing one to focus on. We will learn about their lives, styles, and make artwork inspired by that artist. To start off this unit visit the MET Explore & Learn section on these two artists: How Van Gogh Made His Mark & Cezanne's Astonishing Apples.
Take a look at these BrainPOP videos about different artists & art movements:
**Be sure to participate in the "Artist Biography" discussion board on our MyBigCampus group page when you have selected your artist.
May 24- My Big Campus: We will be creating my big campus accounts- this will be a virtual learning environment for us to have discussion board forums, collaborate on projects, post items, and lots more. We will finish up and share our Abstract Hybrids with our classmates, then have a discussion board topic about the lesson and your inspired pieces. Click here to read about artist Alexander Calder who has several pieces in the Empire State Plaza Art Collection.
May 18- Abstract Hybrids: We are currently learning about artwork from the Empire State Plaza Art Collection. We are fortunate to have such an amazing public art collection right in Albany. In this unit we are creating abstract works that are inspired by at least two different pieces in the collection. We have been paying attention and trying to identify Elements and Principles of Art such as: line, shape, color, value, contrast, and repetition.
May 10- Printmaking: We have been working on our motif unit incorporating figures inspired by Keith Haring. We will be finishing up our this unit by printing our motif designs. We are learning about different types of printmaking, as well as artists, and cultures that have created prints. Our focus will be mainly on wood cut and screen printing. Check out this great website that we are using: What is a Print?
May 3- Line & Shape: In our current unit we are learning about two of the Elements of Art: Line & Shape. We are creating drawings that incorporate simplified figures inspired by artist Keith Haring, and unique shapes that we are inventing. Learn more about these Elements of Art: Line & Shape
April 26- Quarter 4: Welcome 4th quarter students! We are in the home stretch of the school year. We will spend the last 10 weeks of the school year combing art and technology to create artwork, learning about other artists and their artistic processes. We will start by creating a portfolio design that will help us get to know what our classmates are interested in. We will be using the Elements & Principles of Art & Design for our first project and throughout the quarter. Artist Toolkit
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April 19- Quarter 3 Wrap Up: Our 10 weeks are up! We created our digital portfolios and presented them to our class. It was great to look back at all we have created and experienced this quarter. The first group of Arts & Humanities students have done an outstanding job!
April 12- Digital Portfolio: We are creating digital portfolios. This culminating project that includes work that we have created this quarter in Arts & Humanities class. When we are finished we will be presenting our portfolios.
April 5- Spring Break!!!
March 29- Sculpture: We are beginning a unit on 3-dimension. We will start off by learning about the life of artist Andy Goldsworthy and his artwork. Our first product of this unit will be a lesson in clay. Learn about Andy Goldsworthy here from the NGA Kids: Inside Scoop.
March 22- Inspiration: We finished our Artist Biographies and we packaged the information in a document using Smart Art. We are now creating our own artwork inspired by the artist we chose. We will be presenting our artwork and information about our artist to the class.
March 15- Artist Biography: We will be researching the lives of famous artists and choosing one to focus on. We will learn about their lives, styles, and make artwork inspired by that artist. To start off this unit visit the MET Explore & Learn section on these two artists: How Van Gogh Made His Mark & Cezanne's Astonishing Apples.
Take a look at these BrainPOP videos about different artists & art movements:
March 9- Empire State Plaza Art Collection: We were fortunate enough to be able to take a field trip to the Empire State Plaza Art Collection Student Art Exhibit. It was an awesome opportunity to get an up close look at the famous modern art work that inspired our 'Abstract Hybrid' pieces. We were excited to see our student artwork from Draper, Pinewood, & Bradt. It was also interesting to see artwork that students made from other school districts.
March 1 -Line & Shape: In our current unit we are learning about two of the Elements of Art: Line & Shape. We are creating drawings that incorporate simplified figures inspired by artist Keith Haring, and unique shapes that we are inventing. Learn more about these Elements of Art: Line & Shape
Artist Toolkit: Visual Rhythm, Repetition Makes a Pattern
February 22 -Abstract Hybrids: We are currently learning about artwork from the Empire State Plaza Art Collection. We are fortunate to have such an amazing public art collection right in Albany. In this unit we are creating abstract works that are inspired by at least two different pieces in the collection. We have been paying attention and trying to identify Elements and Principles of Art such as: line, shape, color, value, contrast, and repetition. Click here to link to activities and information about the collection.
February 15 -Winter Break
February 8 -Printmaking: We have been learning about different types of printmaking, as well as artists, and cultures that have created prints. Our focus has been mainly on wood cut and screen printing. We designed logos and self-portraits to create our own prints. Check out this great website that we have been using: What is a Print?
February 1 -Virtual Critique: We have been learning about how to talk about artwork, what is a critique?, and how to navigate a webpage. Since we are incorporating art and technology in this class we each gave a 'virtual critique' of artwork from my teacher webpage. Each student had to give verbal instructions to the class so that they could navigate to the artwork that they were critiquing. Once we were all looking at the chosen artwork- the student presented why they chose the work, what they think is working, what they think could have been improved upon, and any additional thoughts on the piece. We had many great discussions!