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Subject: Exhibition
Designing a Bus Stop
This lesson, sent in by an 8th grade class took their art outside, and painted bus shelters throughout the city of Zell in Germany. One is inspired by our favorite artist, Keith Haring.
Class Mural
Make your classroom a bright and inspiring place for you and your students to work in. This project shows you how to paint a wall mural, wake up old curtains, and filter light through wonderful stained glass, a la Haring, of course. Great for school and for home.
Haring Art Work
These students from the UK learned all about Keith Haring before they began their own interpretive pastel posters. Afterwards, they wrote their opinions, reflecting on the imagery and their knowledge of Keith Haring. They posted it on their school web site for everyone to enjoy.
Take Colour to the Street
Pupils make paintings on big wooden panels that are placed on the sidewalk.
Posters with a Message I
Offering students the possibilities to express their thoughts and concerns, this project outlines a structure to help students make public posters with important messages in a bold and straightforward manner, similar to some of the work Haring did during his lifetime.
Banners with a Message II
Using the "Posters with a Message" Lesson as a starting point, this project allows students to exhibit their work publicly and address the related concerns of presentation and observation.
Kindergarten Mural
Small groups of students danced to music in the hallway, while tracing their bodies in movement poses on colored paper. They were cut out, glued onto one large sheet of paper, and outlined in black paint to brighten up our school hallway.
Window Mural
A teacher's account of her "Nutcracker Mural" done in the style of Keith Haring's characters in a local storefront window.
Keith Haring Olympics
Students from Florida create a public mural of figures participating in an Olympic sports, in the style of Keith Haring.
Street Art Project
A low-budget, exciting way to explore the function and creative process of public art while gaining a deeper understanding of Haring's work.
Posters
Using examples of Keith's own progressive posters as a springboard, students are encouraged to create their own messages in the form of a public poster.
Pictures
Usually lessons take a class through a project, this lesson takes a class through reflection and display, a great complement to any activity.