Many meaningful projects incorporate visual art. This is a landing page for some very cool art projects with endless curricular connections. They are sure to inspire you and spark new ideas! I’ve also included a presentation for students about how creative thinking strategies can lead to innovations in art.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. in VISUAL ART
The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. creative thinking strategy, often taught in GT classrooms, can inform and enhance any creative process. In this presentation, photos and video excerpts connect creativity in visual art to S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Included are intriguing examples of how the art world has adapted to new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
AGAMOGRAPHS and…
Agamographs are sets of images that change when viewed from different angles, visually presenting MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES. In this video, you’ll see how students might use symbolism to show two perspectives. Another idea is to have students write poetry that conveys two distinct perspectives, then create an agamograph illustrating those perspectives, and display them side by side. I immediately thought of reverse poetry, which would be perfect with this art project! Marilyn Singer, creator of Mirror, Mirror and Echo, Echo, shares simple steps for helping kids write reverse poems.
MAGICAL MASTERPIECES
Stefanie Schropp generously shared this idea with us in her post, Mystery, Art, and Magical Media. She provided tips and easy step-by-step directions using Canva or a green-screen app. I got to thinking: Why not use this technique to create a feeling of time travel or jumping into a story? Students do the illustration, then insert themselves into Ancient Greece, outer space, or a literary piece. The “illusion video” could show the student reacting to something, doing something, or showing an emotion. So many possibilities! Who will try this?
Oh, and if you read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with your students, it could be fun to have students insert themselves as the ghosts of past, present, and future!
VIRTUAL REALITY ART
I’m an old dog, so if I can do it, anyone can! Stefanie Schropp gets credit for this one as well! While she was on maternity leave, I substituted in her GTE classroom, and this was one of the student projects.
The video below shows the finished product. Students create a 2-D image in sections, then upload it to Panaform and see it transformed into a 3-D image. The most obvious connection to me is CHANGES OVER TIME, but I listed many ideas at the bottom of this post, where you can also find the directions and links you need.
You’ll find other cool visual art projects on the site, including the ones listed below. Please share yours! I’d love to add it here!
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