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Sun Prints on a Not-So-Sunny Day

November 22nd, 2011 Comments off

A rainy Los Angeles day did not stop teachers from creating sun prints and taking pictures with pinhole cameras outside. Our November Art & Language Arts workshop focused on ways to connect our vast and diverse photography collection to the elementary classroom. Teachers were particularly moved by powerful works of art by Carrie Mae Weems in the Narrative Interventions in Photography exhibition.

Final Day of the Seminar: Tableau, Landscapes, Portraits, Gardens, and More!

August 16th, 2011 Comments off

Sorry for the delay in posting the final photos from the Art & Language Arts Seminar. Getty staff members have been swamped with preparations for the Art & Language Arts Alumni Event, which was fun-filled and action-packed (more on that soon). Better late than never, right?

It was inspiring to see how teachers incorporated the strategies and works of art we explored all week. So many great ideas were packed into a short amount of time.

Teachers Create New Lessons from Old Artworks: Day 4 of the Seminar

July 28th, 2011 7 comments

After three jam-packed days of tours, art-making activities, and discussions in the galleries, teachers worked hard to develop an arts-integrated lesson with a very challenging deadline—that is, by tomorrow!

If you participated in today’s program, leave a comment based on tonight’s reading assignments. What is one idea for a meaningful art-making activity that is developmentally appropriate for the grade level you teach?