Similar to its 2-D counterpart, collage, assemblage is the art of assembling different 3-dimensional pieces, often found objects, on a canvas or other background. An art unto itself, assemblage creations date as early as the early 1900s. Some of the better known assemblage artists include Jean Dubuffet, whose work, titled “assemblages d’empreintes”, gave rise […]
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Do’s and Don’t’s of Teaching Art From a Cart
Are you new to teaching art from a cart? Toting your “art room” from room to room (or school to school!) can be a challenge, but with the help of our 10 tips below, you’ll master the “art of the cart” in short order. 1. Don’t forget to secure a supply closet or cupboard […]
7 Tips to Help a Child with Special Needs Succeed in Art Class
Art is for everyone, and no one knows this better than our art educators! If you have art students with special needs, we’re here with 7 tips to help you to conduct a smooth inclusion process and ensure everyone in your art room can experience the beauty of artistic expression. 7 Ways to Include […]
The Olympic Spirit
Every four years, the world narrows its focus for a few weeks to participate, however possible, in the Summer Olympic Games. The original Olympics began in Greece sometime around 776 BC. These games mainly consisted of running events but later grew to include throwing events, wrestling, boxing, horse riding, chariot racing, and the pinnacle […]
Use Summer as a Spring Board for Learning
You’ve had a restful, relaxing summer and are ready to get back into the swing of things for your fall classes. But how can you capitalize on all that summer fun your students had? How do you transition back into the school year without losing all that energy that kids bring on their first […]
3 Fun Outdoor Creations to Make This Summer
Summer vacation can be loads of fun, but there’s bound to be a time when your child gets bored. To avoid rainy-day whining, try these fun arts and crafts projects to fill up a long afternoon. Your kids will have fun making them, and you’ll get to decorate your backyard and patio to make those sunny days […]
Go for Gold: 5 Olympic Activities for the Classroom
Whether you’re a new teacher or an experienced educator, you know that special events in the classroom can catch student interest and make real-world events more accessible and meaningful. With the 2016 Olympics fast approaching, here are some simple ways to bring the Olympics into your classroom for learning fun and student engagement. 1. […]
Daily Living and Social Skills
Expert Tips on Daily Living Skills- Transitions Many students with autism are visual learners. Visual cues are the best intervention for a nonverbal student. They assist and inform students of the rules, their schedule and changes in their routines. For example, the teacher can create a person locator system with visual cue cards, which […]
Deckle-edged Paper Sculpture Flower: Art Lesson Plan
From Monet’s Sunflowers to Andy Warhol’s Flowers and Georgia O’Keefe’s entire works, flowers are a favored subject among painters, classic to contemporary. But painters are not the only artists enamored with the beauty of flowers. Artists working in a wide variety of other mediums have also immortalized nature’s most decorative design—the flower. There are […]
Use the Summer to Rest, Refresh and Regroup
When the school year is over, it’s time to push back and do something for yourself. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t think at all about prepping for the coming term. Just be good to yourself as you go about it. Learn a new skill, explore a new subject, take foreign language classes, enroll […]
Synesthesia: Painting What You Hear
Synesthesia is a condition that causes one to perceive stimulus with more than one sense at a time. A person with synesthesia might, for example, smell a specific smell when seeing a certain color or taste a sound. The most common form of the condition causes someone with synesthesia to see a specific color […]
Tips for Plein Air Painting
Painting in plein air is a must-have experience for your art students. They’ll learn to notice and capture natural light, shadow, and color in a way that’s just not possible indoors. And one of the best ways to compare and contrast those critical artistic elements is to revisit the same plein air location several […]
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