After analyzing a sample painting, students will learn step-by-step techniques for creating their own original artwork.
TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Middle School
VA-005 Painting to Free the Mind (PK-12)
The class will focus on painting floral scenes set against a sky backdrop.
VA-006 The Northern Lights (K-12)
In this lesson, students will create their own renditions of the northern lights.
VA-014 Earth’s Night Sky (3-8)
They will learn shapes, perspective, depth, and position when viewed from a particular point of view as they paint a nighttime scene of stars, a moon, sky and tree tops.
VA-015 Georgia O’Keeffe Flowers (3-12)
This project enables us to see the parts of the flower and emphasizes warm and cool colors.
VA-017 Holiday or Nature Murals (K-12)
This project enables us to see the parts of the flower and emphasizes warm and cool colors.
VA-044 Make your Universe (3-8)
Students will experiment with the art of collage making by using magazine clippings to create a unique art piece.
VA-052 Things that Make Us Want to Scream Emotions in Art (3-12)
After exploring emotionally-charged artwork and poetry created by various artists and authors, students will create their own artwork or writing featuring images or words based on things (not people) that make them emotional.
VA-053 Adjective, Adjective, Noun (3-8)
Each student will receive two adjectives and a noun, randomly pulled from a hat. They will then be encouraged to create an illustration or write a story
VA-055 Haiku (3-12)
After reading examples of haiku poetry and a brief discussion on the elements of a haiku poem, students will write their own haiku poems and create an illustration to accompany their poem.

