Overview
| Program Description: | In this engaging program students will use a plexiglass picture plane (provided by the artist) to explore how negative space (the background) is as important as the object (positive form) in creating ... Read more
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| Available to Grade(s): | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Location: | In-School |
Logistics
| Program Format: | In-School Workshop |
| Cost Per Student: | $10 |
| Number of Visits: | 1 |
| Length of Visit: | 60 min |
| Availability: | all year |
Requirements
| Program Can Serve: | Theater, Visual Art |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: | yes |
| Meeting Method: | Email, Phone |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: | plexiglass for picture planes; cutout frames; dry-erase markers; demonstration materials; examples; study guide |
| Materials School Provides: | dry erase board and markers for demonstration and artist's notes; copy paper for student work; pencils; scissors for props; student protracters and rulers if measurement applies such as in Math classrooms |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: | Students at tables or desk clusters so they can see white board/front of room. Table or area for artist's materials. With teacher approval, students may move around to look around the classroom for ad... Read more
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| Program Learning Objective: | I CAN identify positive form and negative space. I CAN identify geometric shapes in negative spaces. I CAN create a design turning negative shapes into positive form. |
| Additional Notes: | This program makes the skill of drawing very accessible to any student at the same time as being a superb way to approach the perception of shapes in geometry! Students enjoy using different materials... Read more
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| Parent Engagement Opportunities: | 1-2 caregivers are welcome to assist with handing out/collecting materials; to walk around and ensure student understanding of tasks; and to ask questions that help students clarify what they understand. |
Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: | Social Studies, English Language Arts, Math, Science |
| Art Form: | Visual Art |
