Activity
Pacita Abad: Mixed-Media Paintings
Create a colorful, mixed media painting inspired by artist Pacita Abad.
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Putting Together the Puzzle: Leo Valledor’s Shaped Canvases
To understand the choices that go into creating Leo Valledor’s shaped canvas
paintings.
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Lesson
What Leo Valledor’s Titles Tell Us
Objective: Examine Valledor’s use of titles to understand how language and image work together to create an aesthetic experience.
GRADE LEVEL: High School (9-12)
Lesson
“When You Look at It from an Angle”: Perceiving Leo Valledor’s Art
GRADE LEVEL: High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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A “Vibration I Can See”: Jazz in Leo Valledor’s Art
Objective: To understand how Leo Valledor drew inspiration from jazz music.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
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“Color Affects space”: Leo Valledor, Race, and Reception
Objectives: To understand how Valledor’s Filipino American identity shaped his art and his reception by the art community; to learn how to brainstorm substantive interview questions.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Lesson
Public Art and Civic Participation
Objective: Students will consider how public art promotes civic participation and social commentary by 1) researching Bay Area public art and completing research assignments or, 2) submitting grant proposals for hypothetical public art.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Wire Sculpture Explorations
Objective: Students will critically examine Ruth Asawa’s sculpture work and create their own works of art in her style using principles of geometry and 3-D shapes
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Activity
Experiment with Construction Paper Photograms
In this activity, you will simply use black construction paper, sunlight, and everyday objects from your house or yard.
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Activity
Asian Art Museum Virtual Scavenger Hunt
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
