Secondary art projects

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After nearly a decade of teaching secondary students, I've had a lot of time to test out a variety of 2d art projects. Let's face it: as teachers, sometimes we plan and plan and plan. We are so excited to deliver the project, and then... it flops. Students are uninterested and the final products aren't

Teach your class more about Megan Coyle's painting with paper collage technique. Coyle's website makes it easier to bring collage into the classroom.

Neurographic Art has been a hit the past couple of years in middle school art rooms across the country! This mindful, intentional mark-making drawing method provides students with lots of freedom, …

This surreal creative silhouetted painting project has students creating a surreal influenced image inside of a silhouette. It asks students to create an image about themselves using a self-discovery theme.Included in this zip file download is:-13 page Powerpoint with image examples, assignment description, examples by surrealist Rene Magritte, and renaissance artist Archimboldo, also description of mark breakdown, and a list of questions to guide students through ideas about…

Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a drip sculpture inspired by one of my FAVORITE contemporary artists, Dan Lam. Before exploring this project, check out Dan Lam's eye catching drip sculptures on her website here and her Instagram page here. Dan Lam’s "tactile, technicolor sculptures use unconventional materials to

8th Grade – The Art of Dale Chihuly – In the K-8 Art Studio with Anita Sagastegui

In this mixed media lesson, students will use three mediums to create a shaded, unified piece of art.