What an amazing display of student artwork! In case you didn't have a chance to check out the Art Ed Grad exhibit Passed:with flying colours, then enjoy this 'virtual' tour of all the great art that was on display.
What an amazing display of student artwork! In case you didn't have a chance to check out the Art Ed Grad exhibit Passed:with flying colours, then enjoy this 'virtual' tour of all the great art that was on display.
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Enjoy this video of OK Go explaining primary and secondary colours This video totally makes me want to experiment with watercolours. I think this would be so much fun as part of a P.E. class. This is a 5 km run and at each km runners are covered with a different coloured pigment. I was thinking about the relationship between art and storytelling and remembered this cool animation of the Bayeux Tapestry. I think it would be fun to show students images of the tapestry and have them guess what the story is, before showing them this video. You could also have students create their own animations to tell the story of an important historical event. The other day I read about a recent study that looked at what factors influence students' academic performance. While being conscientious played an obvious role, what surprised researchers was the importance of curiosity. The study describes curiosity as a hunger for exploration. I often find that creating art is often fuelled by this kind of 'hunger' either as a way to answer nagging questions or to solve problems.  image source: www.last.fm Someone who I think of as a curious artist is conductor Lawrence “Butch” Morris. In an interview, click here to watch, Morris discusses what he calls conduction where he communicates with the orchestra using improvised gestures rather than relying on sheet music. The resulting music becomes an exploration of each musician’s own unique musical style. This kind of risk taking where the result is unknown can be unfamiliar territory for some of the musicians. For example at 2:35 of the video Morris tells one musician to pick a note when she states that the music they are playing is not how it was written. So what do you think, do schools encourage enough curiosity in their students? | 
AuthorHeather Hyslop is the Vice President of AESA. She has a background in Art History and Art Education, and specializes in teaching middle school. ArchivesJuly 2012 CategoriesAll |
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