Keith Haring Inspired Social Issues Poster

I really enjoyed this project with my Art 1 students.  I introduced Keith Haring, and we talked about his life and artwork.  They were all given the same size paper and they had to come up with at least four social issues that they thought were important.  Of the four they picked one and made it into a poster.  I couldn't believe how much I learned about their lives, and beyond.   

"Teen Pregnancy"

"Save Yourself for Marriage"

"Obesity" 

"Biracial Relationships"

"Obesity in America"

"Texting While Driving"

"Outweighing Healthy Eating Habits"

 "Troops Overseas"

 "Racing for a Cure"

 "Overcoming Hate"

"Same Sex Marriage"

 "Defeating Drugs"

"Preventing Teenage Smoking"

High School Handscapes

Four this nine weeks my Advanced Art students are given a four different projects to choose from.  They are left open ended enough so each student can have a finished artwork that represents themselves.  The students need to have three projects completed by the end of the nine weeks.  One of the projects on this nine weeks was themed "Handscapes".  They could basically take that theme and come up with their idea of a "Handscape".  They used a variety of media; colored pencils, watercolor pencils, watercolor paints, tempera paints, pencil, markers, oil pastels, etc.  

Here are a few results...

This student was inspired by Dali.  

This student wants to go to college for art.  He was struggling to come up with an idea for this project, writer's block if you will.  He ended up with this and I loved the meaning of it.  This eyeball represents his mind, the fist is cracking open the "mind" to let out all of the ideas that he sometimes has trouble just getting out.  

Picasso Inspired Sun/Moon

For this Picasso inspired project my 3rd graders used colored pencils, permanent markers, and watercolor paints.  

Owl Silhouettes

This was supposed to be a Halloween themed project, but we didn't have much time to complete what I originally planned.  So, instead we made owls as our subject.  We used watercolor paints and permanent markers.  

Patterned Holiday Trees

Here are a few trees the kindergarten completed right before Christmas break.

I'm on a swing!

Kindergarten using iPads

I found this project online from another art teacher about two years ago.  The students created a simple construction paper collage and then used an app called Percolator.  It was very simple and every student had a successful project!