Grade: Multi Grade

07 Mar 2023

Arts in the Natural World Series: Ephemeral Art

March – October

Ephemeral Art, or Environmental Art, is all about how we can create art outside that leaves no negative environmental impact. Immerse yourself in the natural world and discover how to use your surroundings to create art with mediums you may not have considered before. Programs in the Arts in the Natural World Series seek to demonstrate intersections between the arts and the world around us. This program only operates in warmer months (August-October 31; March 15-June).

 All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.1.3RE Share their artmaking processes with peers.
  • VA.1.2PR Invent imagery and symbols to express thoughts and feelings.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • PS.1.1 Properties of objects and materials can change.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • SS.Gov.1.9 Collaboration requires group members to respect the rights and opinions of others.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.D1. 2.a Practice giving and receiving feedback in a respectful way.

Vocabulary:

ephemeral art, environmental art, natural materials, decompose, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, Richard Schilling, Andy Goldsworthy

27 Jan 2023

Arts in the Natural World Series: Documentations of Nature

April – October

Learn how to document nature from an artist’s perspective. This program is designed to encourage your students to observe the little things surrounding them; from the colors and textures of the plants in our gardens to the sounds and smells found on our trails. This program may even present the option to incorporate sound and/or video recording technologies. Programs in the Arts in the Natural World Series seek to demonstrate intersections between the arts and the world around us.

All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.5.1PR Integrate observational and technical skills to strengthen artmaking
  • MU.5.3RE Describe how the process of learning in music connects to learning in other arts and other subject areas.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • PS.5.1.PS.2 Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

Ohio Technology Standards:

  • DT.3-5.3.b. Explore and document connections between technology and other fields of study.

Vocabulary:

documentation, recording, observation, color, sound, scent, senses

27 Jan 2023

Art Appreciation Series: Gallery Experience

August-June

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a museum or art gallery? Students will spend the day with the Arts Educators learning the ins and outs of working at an art gallery and trying their own hand at collaborating, creating, curating, and designing art exhibits. Programs in the Arts Appreciation Series encourage students to practice their communication skills, particularly oral communication, through intentional opportunities for speaking about and engaging with the arts and each other. This program is ideal for a 3-4 hour program.

All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.5.1.PE Understand that the context of an art object has an effect on how that object is perceived.
  • VA.5.2.PE Identify and communicate how historical and cultural contexts influence ideas that inform artists.

Ohio Engineering Standards:

  • Tech.DT.3-5.2.b. Plan and implement a design process: identify a problem, think about ways to solve the problem, develop possible solutions, test and evaluate solution(s), present a possible solution, and redesign to improve the solution.
  • Tech.DT.3-5.3.c. Identify a product and describe how people from different disciplines combined their skills in the design and production of the product

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.A4. 2.b Demonstrate confidence in the ability to complete a range of tasks and address challenges while expressing positive attitudes towards self

Vocabulary:

curator, gallery, exhibition, design, docent, collection, painting, context

27 Jan 2023

Arts in the Natural World Series: Clay

April – October

From the creek to the art studio, this program explores all things clay! Students will learn the procedures of hiking to the creek to harvest clay from natural creek beds and processing it in an art studio. This is a hands-on program that includes a hike uphill, so come prepared to get your hands dirty and your body moving! Programs in the Arts in the Natural World Series seek to demonstrate intersections between the arts and the world around us. This program only operates in warmer months (August-October 31; March 15-June).

All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.4.2PR Experiment with art materials by using them in unexpected and creative ways to express ideas and convey meaning.
  • VA.4.4PR Demonstrate motivation, independence and persistence during studio practices to complete artworks.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • ESS.4.1 Earth’s surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

Vocabulary:

clay, natural resource, artistic medium, clay processing, hand building, wheel throwing, slip, plastic, leatherhard, bone dry, bisqueware, glazeware, Rookwood

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