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Duration: 2 - 3 Classes
The Tarpaulin Project
A lesson that practically guarantees great results AND a low budget! The Tarpaulin Project was developed by the Education Staff at the Art Gallery of Ontario in an effort to help students become more familiar with Keith Haring's work and working methods while cultivating students' ability to express emotions on a visual level.
Symbols to Sculptures
Designed by the Museum Educators at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada, this lesson encourages students to consider shapes as a construct for symbol making. The project proposes a transformation from 2-dimensional drawings to synthesized, 3-dimensional forms.
Children Respond to Haring’s Work
Using the Keith Haring exhibition as a starting point in their Education and Outreach programming, City Gallery helped children be inspired by and respond to Haring's work.
The Story of Red and Blue – Art
This spontaneous explorative project allows students of all ages to open up and make free associations with positive results.
Subway Drawings & Semiotics
Using Haring's Subway Drawings as a starting point, this project emphasizes the use of personal icons and symbols through traditional drawing as well as computer-generated graphics.
On the Move
To explore students' perceptions of movement and how it can be expressed in images.
Make a visual diary of how you move throughout the day.
Tools for Discussing Haring’s Work
By maintaining a framework to lead a discussion, this outline will help make looking at, talking about, and responding to art less intimidating.
Everyday Objects as Art
After examining "readymade" artwork by several influential 20th Century artists, these high school students created sculptures by painting on "everyday objects". Offering both an art history and an art-making component, this lesson allows students to analyze and synthesize the creative process for themselves.
Body Language Through Sculpture
Exploring gesture and movement using clay, this lesson was produced by a college student majoring in Art Education.
Symbol Printing
Using Haring's Subway drawings as a starting point, New York City high school student will create prints of their own personal symbols.
Student Activist Posters
Students create posters for their school that express their personal feelings on politics, health issues, or personal rights.
Relationship Sculptures
Students examine and create clay sculptures based on a special relationship they have.