Art Major III & IV Mid-Term Welcome to “Art Goes to School”

What is “Art Goes to School”? AGTS or “Art Goes to School” is a volunteer organization whose goals are to enrich young lives through presenting artwork and its history in a fun, upbeat manner. This involves researching, showing, discussing, and asking questions pertaining to a particular artwork. Generally, the audience is Kindergarten through 8th grade.

How does this relate to your Mid-term? Your assignment: You will choose one of the following artworks to research. You are to become an expert on your assigned artwork.

Researching your Artwork You will research its background, prepare questions and practice with our class to prepare you for your presentation of this artwork to youngsters of Octorara. This activity can also count toward a community service activity. (Fill out the proper paperwork to get credit for this activity).

Word Document Link In order to help you in preparation for this assignment you will create the following in a word document. This word document will be a link to my web site (online). See Hand-out for details.

What if you want the same artwork as someone else? During this demonstration, sketch (at least) TOP 3 choices of the artworks presented. Make sure to include the artist’s name (correct spelling) and title of artwork. The first student who sees me with at least 2 valid researched facts about this artist and/or artwork will ‘claim’ this artist.

“Circus” - Max Pechstein -1881-1955 -1910’s

“La Belle Jardiniere” Paul Klee 1879- 1940 1939 Paul Klee Foundation, NY

“Blue Nude” -Matisse, Henri -1869-1954 -1952 Bayelar Gallery, Basel, Switzerland paper cut outs

“Oyster Gatherers of Cancale” John Singer Sargent 1856- 1925 1878 Concoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC oil

“Jane Avril 1893” Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec 1881- 1995 1893 lithograph in five colors

“Going to Church” William Henry Johnson 1901- 1970 1940-44 Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

“Lyric” (Man on a Horse) Wassily Kandinsky 1866- 1944 1911 Boymons Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands

“View of Toledo” -El Greco - 1597 Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY oil on canvas

“Portrait of Colonel William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody” -Rosa Bonheur -1822- 1899 -1889 Whitney- Gallery of Western Art, Cody, Wyoming oil on canvas

“Summertime” -Romare Bearden (1914-1988) -1967

“Matisse’s Chapel” (The French Collection Part l-#6) -Faith Ringgold -1991 Private Collection acrylic on canvas, tie-dyed, pieced fabric border

“War Dance” -Martin Red Bear -20th C. -1985-1995

“Campbell Soup Series ll, Old Fashioned Vegetable” -Andy Warhol -1968 Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm beach, Florida

“Porcupine” Felipe Archuletz 1976

“Young Card Players” Antoine LeNain

“Banda Mask/Headdress” or “Deer Mask” African (Gulnea- Baga Tribe) 1890”s- 1900 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY wood, Metal, pigments OR Deer mask--21st Century Guatemalan Folk Art

Unknown Research needed

You will present your findings to our Octorara Youngsters. Presentation Points to Remember: Be positive, cheerful, enthusiastic Introduce yourself as you wish to be addressed, and as a volunteer with ‘Art Goes to School.’

This is what you will look like...

More ‘Presentation Tips’... Expectations: (state clearly/list) Raise hands calmly—wait to be called upon—bottoms in seats Reinforcements: Praise students when they meet your expectations (individually & groups). Give at least a 5 second response time and say “I’ll come back to you soon.”

Check out the enthusiasm of these children!

More ‘Presentation Tips’... Point out that these are reproductions of paintings or other works of art, not the original art. This is one class where all the answers can be “right” answers. Everyone may feel differently about the same pictures, this is ok. Some people will like a piece, some will not, this is ok too.

Yes, Unfortunately, this means that you will miss some classes at OHS to participate.

Begin researching NOW... Remember, the early bird gets the worm. These youngsters will really be excited to be taught by an Octorara High school student.