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Our inquiry-based approach helps students of all ages learn to use the artistic process — focusing on exploration, discovery, and skill building across a variety of art media.

Encore—Collage Portraits: Romare Bearden 

Media Types: Collage
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

In this lesson, you will look closely at a collage portrait by Romare Bearden for inspiration and explore how color, gesture, and details can communicate the personality of a subject in your own collage portrait.

Action Poses

Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, K-2

Chart of photos of people in different action poses.

Expressing Emotions: Käthe Kollwitz

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

In this lesson, you will explore expressing and conveying emotions through facial expressions, drawing inspiration from the work of Käthe Kollwitz.

Collage Masks (Pre-K)

Media Types: Collage, Puppetry
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

In this activity, children will tear and arrange shapes to make a collage mask.

Henry Taylor: Heroes

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8

In this lesson, you will draw a portrait of someone you admire, using pose, setting, and details to show why they are important. You will find connections between your own process and the artwork of Henry Taylor. 

Clay Bust Diagram

Media Types: Clay, Sculpture
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Diagram of the different parts of a clay bust and how to make them.

Paper Sculpture: Pop-Up Paper Faces

Media Types: Collage, Sculpture
Grade Bands: K-2

In this lesson, you will create a pop-out paper face!

Assemblage Sculptures

Media Types: Collage, Sculpture
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

In this 10-lesson unit, students will explore creating expressive face sculptures using everyday materials.

Drawing An Eye

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

In this lesson, you will learn how to draw the basic shapes of an eye.

Hidden Voices: Honoring Individuality

Media Types: Collage, Printmaking
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

In this 8-lesson unit, students will explore portraiture by artists with disabilities and create a full-body collagraph print of someone they admire, highlighting individuality through pose and expression.