With my background working in Art Education in a Museum setting at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the International Center of Photography, I naturally incorporate a lot of Art History into all of my lessons.
Students have observed and responded to Art in Museum Field trips led by myself, watched films and documentaries about artist and art movements, conducted research assignments and gave presentations, read age-appropriate books, participated in class discussions, and completed word searches and questionnaires about artists.
I have a personal library of many books on Art History and have 28 different scanned PDF's of the series Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists...by Mike Venezia, including such artists Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Roy Lichtenstein, Jacob Lawrence and Georgia O'Keefe.
I believe that understanding the context of art making helps students understand it's worth to themselves and society.
Students have observed and responded to Art in Museum Field trips led by myself, watched films and documentaries about artist and art movements, conducted research assignments and gave presentations, read age-appropriate books, participated in class discussions, and completed word searches and questionnaires about artists.
I have a personal library of many books on Art History and have 28 different scanned PDF's of the series Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists...by Mike Venezia, including such artists Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Roy Lichtenstein, Jacob Lawrence and Georgia O'Keefe.
I believe that understanding the context of art making helps students understand it's worth to themselves and society.
With Secondary Students, I have used documentaries about Art to explore context, global impact, and the influence society has on artists and what they create. Art Historians, whom students particularly respond to, include Simon Schama of Columbia University and Dr. James Fox of Cambridge University.
Documentaries that I have used include Simon Schama's Power of Art and Dr. James Fox's Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
Documentaries that I have used include Simon Schama's Power of Art and Dr. James Fox's Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
Other resources available to Secondary Students to spark discourse and engage their interest are the Visual Arts based "reality TV" programs on the BBC. Short clips engage students interest, as it is a fun way to bring Art discussions alive. Programs including The Great Pottery Throw-Down and The Celebrity Painting Challenge are rigorous and students respond very well to them.
