Listen to a variety of music and feel the mood by dancing with a paintbrush. Each image will become inspiration for writing by leading students to word choice and metaphor. Single Session
VA-064 Dancing with a Paintbrush (2-6)
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TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Visual Art
VA-062 Natural Egg Dyeing (K-5)
Natural egg dyeing has been around for centuries in Europe! Our French ancestors brought this method of dyeing eggs to Louisiana in the late 1700s. In this lesson, students will learn the techniques of this traditional craft to create a unique egg.
VA-061 French Beading (2-5)
French beading techniques were brought to Louisiana from our French ancestors. This hands-on demonstration includes how to string beads onto wire, how to loop shapes, then finally, how to pull all of the parts together to complete the final project.
VA-060 Scenery Oil Pastel Blending (3-5)
In this session, students will learn to blend colors with oil pastels to create a beautiful landscape scenery.
VA-003 The Art of Surrealism: A Mixed Media Journey (3-5)
The students will explore what surrealism was and is today.
VA-008 Appreciating our Veterans (PK-12)
In this session, students will pay homage to Veterans by creating a landscape featuring the American flag.
VA-056 Dandelion Painting (3-5)
In this session, students will learn the origin of the dandelion and how its been used for centuries in traditional medicine.
VA-009 Dynamic Art (7-12)
Students will have the opportunity to draw 2-D geometric shapes and turn them into 3 dimensional shapes while using a variety of art materials.
VA-057 Diversity (2-5)
Students will be taught through a read-aloud of “Our Diversity Makes us Stronger,” which teaches students to accept themselves and others as they are.
VA-037 Nature’s Solar prints (6-12)
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...