Lesson Plans - Medium: Mixed Media
Sunprints, Intermediate
Sunprints are photographs made without cameras. Technically called cyanotypes, they are made by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper and then exposing the paper to light. The resulting image is unique and shows white shapes against a blue background.
Grades: 4, 5, 6
Medium: Mixed Media
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 1 X 50 minute session
The Art of Photo-Collage
In this one to two-session lesson, students will be introduced to the concept of photo-collage. Photo-collages allow students to combine different pictures into one new composition. Working with photographs that have been taken or found images, students will create photo-collages as a means of creative expression.
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Medium: Mixed Media, Photography
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 2 X 50 minute sessions
Time - Art and Permanence
In this three-session lesson, the students will use natural and recycled objects arranged in a plastic container to create a gelatin cast of the objects and the negative space around them. The project includes the study and documentation of gelatin changes over time.
Grades: 4, 5, 6
Medium: Mixed Media, Sculpture
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 3 X 50 minute sessions
Transforming Space
Most people are familiar with artists using traditional materials to paint and sculpt with like oil paint, stone, and clay. However, many contemporary artists have been known to use unconventional art materials.
Grades: 4, 5, 6
Medium: Mixed Media
Related Subjects: English - Language Arts, Mathematics, Visual & Performing Arts
Time: 1 X 50 minute session
