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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Jitish Kallat's Public Notice 3: Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/kallat
In the first major presentation in an American museum of Jitish Kallat’s work, the contemporary Indian artist has designed a site-specific installation that connects two key historical moments—the First World Parliament of Religions held on September 11, 1893, and the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on that very date, 108 years later. The resulting work, Public Notice 3, creates a trenchant commentary on the evolution, or devolution, of religious tolerance across the 20th and 21st centuries.
With Public Notice 3, Kallat converts Vivekananda’s text to LED displays on each of the 118 risers of the historic Woman’s Board Grand Staircase of the Art Institute of Chicago, adjacent to the site of Vivekananda’s original address. Drawing attention to the great chasm between this speech of tolerance and the very different events of September 11, 2001, the text of the speech is displayed in the colors of the United States’ Department of Homeland Security alert system.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Appreciating SSL's
I learn a great deal and derive inspiration and acquire teaching/learning resources from our SSL's (Serious Self-Learners). Thanks for the YouTube Dina!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Twitterstorm from Chicago & Denver: The Idea
Some of the questions I am exploring with this activity:
Will students sign up and follow my tweets from the conferences?
Will they find the content I add valuable and relevant?
Will they respond and contribute relevant content?
Will they create additional hashtags?
Will they consider Twitter as an effective tool for teaching/learning under these circumstances?
Will they use Twitter as a part of their PLN beyond this exploration?
Will I tweet consistently? Will I tweet valuable, relevant content?
Will I consider this an effective tool for teaching/learning under these circumstances?
Follow me! pvbaggett
A good place to learn about Twitter is Shelly's Wiki:
Shelly Terrell has a great Twitter Wiki with videos providing explanations, resources, and applications for using Twitter for education. http://weconnect.pbworks.com/Twitter
I use Tweetdeck for hashtag discussions. You can learn more about this at Shelly's wiki too:
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2009/09/01/edchat-update-using-tweetdeck-for-hashtag-discussions/
(Students, remember I will be using #AED501 and #EDU301 as hashtags for our classes as well as various associated subjects such as #smartart, #recyledart and #puppetry, etc...). We can make more up as we go and explore what others contribute to the discussions. Just be sure to at least use your course number hashtag if your tweet is course related so we can sort conversations by courses.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
MiStAkEs
Oops...I didn't mean to do that...I need another piece of paper...I messed up...do you have an eraser?...sniffle...tears...I'm sorry!
Statements made by children (and adults) in art production experiences. Have you heard or said any of this yourself?
In a previous post, I shared Elizabeth's Peterson's "lessons learned" from engagement in good art lessons. One of my favorites dealt with the dreaded "MISTAKE."
As Peterson states: "That’s one of the great things about the arts. When you give students opportunities to really work with things and make mistakes in a non-threatening atmosphere, they learn to adapt and see things differently." Be sure and read her POST.
And think about your own ability to persevere, to work with what I call unintended marks, or consequences. Sometimes the unintended consequences result in better outcomes than those planned...in art... and LIFE!
Other than the types of mistakes Peterson points out where a good lesson is learned and you might say, “I’ll never do THAT again!”...
Maybe..."There are not so many mistakes in LIFE, just surprise ideas."
Statements made by children (and adults) in art production experiences. Have you heard or said any of this yourself?
In a previous post, I shared Elizabeth's Peterson's "lessons learned" from engagement in good art lessons. One of my favorites dealt with the dreaded "MISTAKE."
■“Mistakes Will Happen, Work with Them”
Something may go wrong, but it doesn’t mean you need to stop or throw your work away. Instead, work with it. The stray mark can be turned into a flower.
Peterson's latest post at The Inspired Classroom expands on the teachable moments when mistakes are declared. She suggests how to react and respond in our own process and to the behaviors of our students. She aptly models the quote she discovered in a bathroom: "There are no mistakes in art, just surprise ideas."
Again these art experiences Peterson describes so vividly mirror life and provide our students with opportunities to practice behaviors which just may help them to become happier, healthier, creative, and productive citizens of the world. Where else in the curriculum do they learn such necessary lessons?As Peterson states: "That’s one of the great things about the arts. When you give students opportunities to really work with things and make mistakes in a non-threatening atmosphere, they learn to adapt and see things differently." Be sure and read her POST.
And think about your own ability to persevere, to work with what I call unintended marks, or consequences. Sometimes the unintended consequences result in better outcomes than those planned...in art... and LIFE!
Other than the types of mistakes Peterson points out where a good lesson is learned and you might say, “I’ll never do THAT again!”...
Maybe..."There are not so many mistakes in LIFE, just surprise ideas."
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”
Have you ever had the "unintended" turn out better than the "planned?" In art or life? Please share!
Recycling for the ARTS!
One of my new artistic (and environmentally conscious) pursuits is to develop and share ideas for using recycled items to create art. I am exploring options, saving bottle caps, and designing activities to implement with teachers and students.
Due to limited resources, modeling the use of recycled items might even be a good way to begin the "Studio Days" idea with faculty, staff, and students in the College.
Please add any cool ideas you have and join us at The Green Art Classroom: A network of environmentally responsible art educators. http://greenartroom.ning.com/
Due to limited resources, modeling the use of recycled items might even be a good way to begin the "Studio Days" idea with faculty, staff, and students in the College.
Please add any cool ideas you have and join us at The Green Art Classroom: A network of environmentally responsible art educators. http://greenartroom.ning.com/
Bottle cap art teaches students about reusing and recycling
http://www.newstreamz.com/2010/04/26/bottle-cap-art-teaches-students-about-reusing-and-recycling/
http://www.artgrange.com/michelleworkshop.html
http://www.newstreamz.com/2010/04/26/bottle-cap-art-teaches-students-about-reusing-and-recycling/
http://www.artgrange.com/michelleworkshop.html
The lessons and activities include drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, papier-mache, marbling, and crafts.
Non-Trashy Recycled and Trash Art
The artists featured here exclusively use recycled and/or trash to make pieces of contemporary art. These artists practice the art of “upcycling”, or literally turning everyday trash into creative treasures.
Check back for photos of and reflections on teacher-created art from recycled materials!
Check back for photos of and reflections on teacher-created art from recycled materials!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Biodiversity: "See the Bigger Picture"
The images on display in the “See the Bigger Picture” traveling exhibition are the winners and honorable mentions from the worldwide photography competition where youth submitted photographs representing biodiversity. . acclaimed exhibition is making its United States debut in... Mobile at the Exploreum!!!!
The photography by the youth of our world is on display and worth seeing!
Pictures of my night with my "blue-eyed boy" (nephew) enjoying the Exploreum are posted:
EDU 301 students...this could be a Visual Arts Field Experience!
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