Museum Brainstorm
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Students will explore digital art museums and participate in a discussion comparing and contrasting art museums. They will design and draw their own collaged museum layout, adding color with colored pencils or markers. They will write an artist statement using art vocabulary.
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Lesson Objectives
Students will write an artist statement utilizing art vocabulary.
Students will participate in a discussion around the characteristics, limitations, and possibilities of art museums.
Students will compare and contrast art museums and galleries.
Teaching Strategies
- Facilitate a discussion about the possibilities, limitations, and characteristics within an art museum.
- Lead a discussion on the difference between museums and galleries.
- Demonstrate how to create a basic floor plan and layout.
- Guide students in writing an artist statement utilizing art vocabulary.
National Standards
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Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in art-making.
VA:Cr3.1.5aUse art vocabulary to describe personal choices in artmaking and in creating artist statements.
5.VA:Cr3Time Requirements
Teacher Prep Time
15 minutes
Demonstration Time
15 minutes
Student Studio Time
1 hour and 30 minutes
Supplies and Materials
- 18” x 24” drawing paper
- 9” x 12” drawing paper
- Scrap pieces of drawing paper
- Ruler, pencil, glue stick, & eraser
- Colored pencils
- Colored markers
- Black permanent marker
- Optional: string
National Standards
Create
Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in art-making.
VA:Cr3.1.5aUse art vocabulary to describe personal choices in artmaking and in creating artist statements.
5.VA:Cr3
Steps
Explore Art Museums
Explore three digital art museums.
Compare and contrast the necessary items (e.g., bathroom, reception desk, gift shop).
Discuss the difference between galleries and museums.
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