Art at Home | Art in the World

There are many great resources out there to bring art from the classroom, to home, to the world. This post will share a few different links to a variety of topics; contests, art shows, science, and culture.

Brainstorm about what culture is. You will notice most of the 4th graders related culture to their ethnic heritage. However, many did not know what was unique about their ethnic heritages. 

We have begun a very exciting project for our K-12th graders; a collaborative art show with many artists including our very own art educator, advocate, artist, Tia Flores and the internationally known arts writer and activist, Lucy Lippard. The project, Mixed Blessings Symposium, focuses on culture and our environment. Some of our students will be presenting their art work in this show. Our students have been contemplating their cultures and sharing the unique differences and similarities of each of them.

As a home extension, here is a link to a PBS lesson from the children's show, Maya and Miguel, that encourages celebrating one's culture with family. The lesson is from episode #114, Family Time.  Create a "cultural collection" with all your family members.
More information on Mixed Blessings will be blogged at a later date.

ART CONTEST
Ms. Braik's Geology Club is participating in a wonderful art extention sponsored by AGI, "Imagine Me, An Earth Scientist". It's open to anyone, so even if your child is not in Geology Club, visit the site for contest entry form. Submissions must be postmarked by October 19th.

Art and Neuroscience
CNN recently published a great article, "What the Brain Draws From: Art and Neuroscience" which discusses the tricks that artists have developed for centuries to fool our perception and the importance of color.