Community Based Lesson Plans and Resources: This page is devoted to lesson plans that allow student to get a sense of self within their own communities.
Community Conceptual Art:
In this series of lessons, students are introduced and asked to explore the ideas and materials of conceptual art. The resource also asks students to explore the work of Canadian and international artists working in Canada during the sixties and seventies. Lastly, students will examine artworks by individual conceptual artists within their particular contexts that will inspire a series of group activities, allowing students to work as a conceptual artist. Lesson Guide Link.
Introduce Contemporary Art to Students Lives:
In this series of lessons, students create a connection between infrequent vague subject matter in contemporary art and the methods to interpret it in students’ lives. The resource includes bibliographical information and examples of the work of contemporary artist Jeppe Hein. Within the series of lesson plans, students create art work that asks students to question the everyday objects within their environment and also transform certain objects within technological criteria. Lesson Guide Link.
The Image and the Meaning:
In this series of lesson plans, students examine the world around them. Students create a final image with the goal of selling the viewer on their school’s beauty. The activity asks students to plan and collect images from around their school using a variety of media. The final image is recreated and displayed, creating a dialogue of how the image conveys a message. Lesson Guide Link.
The World Around Students:
In this series of lesson plans, students examine the world around them. Students draw from an object as simple as a tree from their memory. This leads into a discussion of environment and community. The final work of art from this series of lessons deals with being a member of a community. In the example, students are asked to discuss what it means to be Canadian; however, this lesson could be changed to include the community of the teacher’s choice. Lesson Guide Link.
Singapore Culture:
This link will take you to a brochure that has been created by the Singapore Contemporary Art Museum Education division. In the brochure, one can find a variety of discussion questions that pertain not only to contemporary art but also to Singapore Culture. The brochure could be helpful when discussing Asian art or contemporary art. The brochure includes both images and questions specific to the images. Lesson Guide Link.
Draw On Series by Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum:
Draw On is a semester-long series of exhibitions presenting an array of approaches taken by contemporary artists to push the boundaries of drawing, the most direct and universal means of visual expression. As part of the exhibitions, artist-led programs hosted by the Museum and its partners celebrate drawing and create a sense of community, while pushing the boundaries of what it means to draw. Link to Event Page.
Identifying Community:
To encourage positive shifts in society, human beings must be taught to identify with their communities, whether it is on a global or local scale. The ideas throughout this unit reinforce students’ ability to think both critically and abstractly about their local and global communities. The unit requires students to be photojournalists, scientists, story makers, and even young muralists throughout a series of strategically planned lessons. This unit also immerses students in a variety of community-based discussions that are backed up by historical community references. As a whole, the unit allows students to carry the themes and ideas into the future with the hopes of making the world a better place in which to live. Link to Unit.
Identify a Positive Self and Negative Surround Influences:
In this lesson, students get a sense of identity by identifying unique characteristics that build their makeup as a human being. Students create a portrait cut from construction paper. On this portrait, students use identifiers such as cut out images and text to express who they are. Secondly, the lesson allows students to identify who they are not by asking students to consider positive and negative rolls of aspects of their culture. Link to Lesson. Examples of Portraits.
Community Conceptual Art:
In this series of lessons, students are introduced and asked to explore the ideas and materials of conceptual art. The resource also asks students to explore the work of Canadian and international artists working in Canada during the sixties and seventies. Lastly, students will examine artworks by individual conceptual artists within their particular contexts that will inspire a series of group activities, allowing students to work as a conceptual artist. Lesson Guide Link.
Introduce Contemporary Art to Students Lives:
In this series of lessons, students create a connection between infrequent vague subject matter in contemporary art and the methods to interpret it in students’ lives. The resource includes bibliographical information and examples of the work of contemporary artist Jeppe Hein. Within the series of lesson plans, students create art work that asks students to question the everyday objects within their environment and also transform certain objects within technological criteria. Lesson Guide Link.
The Image and the Meaning:
In this series of lesson plans, students examine the world around them. Students create a final image with the goal of selling the viewer on their school’s beauty. The activity asks students to plan and collect images from around their school using a variety of media. The final image is recreated and displayed, creating a dialogue of how the image conveys a message. Lesson Guide Link.
The World Around Students:
In this series of lesson plans, students examine the world around them. Students draw from an object as simple as a tree from their memory. This leads into a discussion of environment and community. The final work of art from this series of lessons deals with being a member of a community. In the example, students are asked to discuss what it means to be Canadian; however, this lesson could be changed to include the community of the teacher’s choice. Lesson Guide Link.
Singapore Culture:
This link will take you to a brochure that has been created by the Singapore Contemporary Art Museum Education division. In the brochure, one can find a variety of discussion questions that pertain not only to contemporary art but also to Singapore Culture. The brochure could be helpful when discussing Asian art or contemporary art. The brochure includes both images and questions specific to the images. Lesson Guide Link.
Draw On Series by Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum:
Draw On is a semester-long series of exhibitions presenting an array of approaches taken by contemporary artists to push the boundaries of drawing, the most direct and universal means of visual expression. As part of the exhibitions, artist-led programs hosted by the Museum and its partners celebrate drawing and create a sense of community, while pushing the boundaries of what it means to draw. Link to Event Page.
Identifying Community:
To encourage positive shifts in society, human beings must be taught to identify with their communities, whether it is on a global or local scale. The ideas throughout this unit reinforce students’ ability to think both critically and abstractly about their local and global communities. The unit requires students to be photojournalists, scientists, story makers, and even young muralists throughout a series of strategically planned lessons. This unit also immerses students in a variety of community-based discussions that are backed up by historical community references. As a whole, the unit allows students to carry the themes and ideas into the future with the hopes of making the world a better place in which to live. Link to Unit.
Identify a Positive Self and Negative Surround Influences:
In this lesson, students get a sense of identity by identifying unique characteristics that build their makeup as a human being. Students create a portrait cut from construction paper. On this portrait, students use identifiers such as cut out images and text to express who they are. Secondly, the lesson allows students to identify who they are not by asking students to consider positive and negative rolls of aspects of their culture. Link to Lesson. Examples of Portraits.