Sixth-grade students are using hot glue to embellish their staff.
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Curators Club is getting ready for our next show!
Curators Club is preparing artboards for our next exhibition!
The sixth graders' art unit is integrated with social studies as a focus on identity. Students investigated how Chicago artists Mr. Imagination and David Philpot created staffs to overcome fear and tragedy to develop confidence in new identities that influenced thousands of other individuals. After students drew visual symbols and developed text to illustrate how they find support on personal journeys, they began construction on the staffs you see displayed here. As students find inspiration through their study of personal interaction with the community, they will continue to embellish their staff with text and objects significant to them as individuals. These staffs are growing as symbols of art-making builds the perseverance, patience, and willingness to take the risk that makes life's journey worthwhile.
How can movement be translated into art-making?
Keith Haring and Romero Britto create art that makes us think of happy moments in our lives. Decatur students discussed how these artists develop lines that suggest movement and what they felt about the work. The students were then given large sheets of paper and black paint to illustrate the beauty of mark-making. The students discussed how each artist applies line, color, and pattern to represent their ideas and aesthetics. Finally, the students selected where to use color, patterns, and glitter to complete their own paintings.
Third graders were designing wearable art!
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Sixth graders are learning how to use tools!
Students are painting backdrop swatches for their upcoming art show.