Adirondack Curriculum Project
NYS
Content Area Standard
Visual Arts
1. Creating, Performing, and
Participating in the
Arts Students will actively engage in the
processes
that constitute creation and performance in the arts (dance, music,
theatre,
and visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.
4. Understanding the Cultural
Dimensions and Contributions
of the Arts Students will develop an
understanding
of the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication
and
how the arts in turn shape the divers cultures of past and present
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Title
The Hudson River School Artists & the Adirondacks
High School Level
Sandra Hildreth
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Adirondack
Curriculum Content
Area
___ Natural History
_X_ Human History
_X_ Culture and the Arts
___ Government and Civics
___ Economy
___ Health, Recreation & Life Skills
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Investigative Question or Issue:
Who were the Hudson River School Artists - did
they paint
the Adirondack region? Why did landscape paintings become so popular?
Challenge:
- A. Working in groups of 3
(teacher assigned) research artists of the
Hudson
River School . Create a brochure about an exhibit of at least 3 HRS
artists,
that you would like to hold in your school or community. Be sure to
include:
- 1) Biographical information
about each of the artists;
- 2) 3 Common characteristics
of their work;
- 3) What they
painted and why; and
- 4) A picture of at least
one painting portraying the Adirondacks.
- Convince people to attend
your "exhibit". More Adirondack paintings are
encouraged. Submit brochure to teacher for review.
- B. Individually, write a 1
page essay that responds to the
Investigative
Questions.
- C. Individually,
create your own artwork, in the media of your choice,
that interprets and reflects your own local landscape. As a way of
explaining
your artwork, create an "exhibit announcement". Include the same types
of information that went into the HRS brochure.
- 1) Biographical
information;
- 2) Characteristics common
with HRS artists;
- 3) What was painted
and why; and
- 4) A sketch or digital
picture of your artwork
- D. As a class, plan and hang
an exhibit for your school and/or
community
that includes the student produced artwork and their individual
"exhibit
announcements" and the group produced brochures about the HRS artists.
As a bonus, create additional PR to promote the exhibit.
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Quality Standards:
- The groups will work
cooperatively to research and review a
minimum of 10 different HRS paintings by 3 or more artists & agree
upon
at least 3 common characteristics. Identify 1 or more paintings that
portray
the Adirondack region.
- A well designed, informative,
3 fold, brochure (11x 8.5") is to be
created
about a HRS exhibit in the school or community. It should incorporate
the
requirements listed above. Any art media or technologies may be used.
- Individually, complete and
hand in a well-written, 1 page essay
that responds to
the investigative questions.
- Create an original drawing,
painting, print or photograph (teacher may
want to specify) that reflects your local landscape. The media of
choice
is used effectively and the product is completed with attention to the
composition, the visual elements and principles of design.
- Complete a well-written
"exhibit announcement" that meets the
requirements
listed above.
- Help create a
school/community exhibit of both the art work
produced,
the "exhibit announcements", and the brochures.
- BONUS: Create
and use additional PR for
the exhibit. (i.e.
invitations, radio and/or newspaper announcements, etc.)
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Adapted for the Adirondack Curriculum
Project from
the work of Education By Design TM and Leading EDGE, LLC
©ACP 2002
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