Showing posts with label arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arts. Show all posts

CPS budget cuts are another attack on schools, but communities are fighting back.

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Chicago Public School leaders got an earful Thursday night at a public hearing about next year's budget. - Photo via ABC Chicago   T...

CURRICULUM: Using Maps to Explore Place Awareness Through Abstract Design

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DESCRIPTION: Even though students may live in a city, where the people they encounter each day come from all over, they might still be unfam...

Curriculum: Visual & Cultural Backgrounds through the Art of Robert Grober

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The contemporary artist Robert Gober gives subversive meaning to wallpaper in an installation at the AIC. Using juxtaposition and repetiti...

Curriculum: Using Visual Arts to Explore Local Community

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A visual arts lesson plan that allows students to explore their connection to their local community. For very young students to begin to fos...
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Curriculum: Movement and Storytelling in Art

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Movement is a powerful means of expression, and many artists have made attempts to capture the feel of motion in their artwork. To get stud...

CURRICULUM: Translating Poetry into Imagery through Collage

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DESCRIPTION: This project was inspired by poetry and the illustrations from the book, “A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos William...

CURRICULUM: Exploring the Meaning of the Fist through Art

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DESCRIPTION : The everyday life of our urban high school students is often overlooked in the public school classroom.  These experiences ar...

Curriculum: Transforming the Alphabet Letters into Animals and Creatures

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Students will be introduced to the artist Shahzia Sikander’s work. Shahzia is a Pakistani artist, who lives in New York and works with minia...