The Secret to Making Artistic Careers Visible
Painter Henri Matisse is famous for saying “creativity takes courage.” And he’s right – creativity is hard! It takes grit, persistence and will, but for many kids (and adults!), they need the ‘why’. Why should I learn about art? Why is art important? How is creativity relevant to me? And now more than ever, it’s important for students, parents, and the community to see the relevant connection of artistic careers to life. Relevant Connections You have heard it before: we are
App Smashing Buncee + Plotograph
The following is a guest post by art educator Matt Grundler. Scroll below to read his bio! As an art educator you find yourself experimenting with apps all the time. First off, you use your apps that you are more comfortable with and can rock in any situation. Then you start looking toward your professional network and making more connections to a wider variety of educators, app developers, and other resources, even revisiting apps that might have new updates and features. Th
The Principles of Design in Visual Arts
In the art room we have concepts that we revisit at the start of each year, including Building Foundation Vocabulary in Visual Arts, as well as the Principles of Design. Another one of the key concepts, that happens to spiral and allow for visual understanding in which sophistication grows, is composition. My personal go-to was a breakdown of the Principles of Design and simple viewfinder cut out of an index card. First, I’d have students spend time observing, looking at mas
