TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Inspired by the bold energy of Jean-Michel Basquiat, students will create expressive dinosaur artworks using oil pastels and watercolor. This lesson invites students to explore emotion, symbolism, and color while learning about a groundbreaking Black artist who...
In this festive session, students will design and paint their own holiday greeting cards using watercolor techniques. Students will explore winter themes, color palettes, and personal expression while creating meaningful art to share with loved ones. Single session
Discover a new artform – wycinanki, the Polish folk art of papercutting! Join teaching artist Sam Wróbel to create your own flower design paper cutting. Single session
Whooping Cranes are incredible Louisiana birds that need to be protected! Students will learn about these amazing endangered birds and make their own whooping cranes from paper plates. Single session
French artist Henri Matisse created playful compositions known for use of color and unique style. To create his compositions, he “painted with scissors!” In this session, students will learn about Matisse and discuss the important body of work in the medium of cut...
Zines are cool, creative handmade publications to express ideas, emotions, and images in a short, accessible form. Students will learn about the history of zines and make their own mini-zine. Students can pick their own zine topics or this class can work with the...
Students will learn to fold and cut beautiful paper stars (or snowflakes, depending on the season), glue them onto a background, and add sparkly glitter. (The teaching artist will manage glitter to reduce the mess in your classroom!) Single session
Younger students are increasingly struggling with scissor projects, and this class aims to give them a good basis for this important coordination and creative skill. Tailored to the age group, this class will give basic instructions in scissor usage and safety,...
The students will explore what surrealism was and is today.
In this session, the teaching artist will guide students through the process of creating their own sun-reactive compositions by laying out foliage on fabric and watching the magic happen! These alternative photographic images are created by using a dye designed to...