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Learn About African-American Artists in This Summer Art History Camp!
Jennifer Augustin, BFA/Art Ed Certification K-12
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(126)
In this 8-week course, students will learn about some of the many great African-American artists throughout history!
Class experience
Let's learn about the many influential African-American artists from the days of the Harlem Renaissance to today! In this class, we’ll look at the lives of various African-American artists. We will not only learn about the artists' techniques and styles, but most importantly, about the influences of the artists' work. In these artists' stories, the history of slavery, stereotyping, segregation and racism play a significant role in the artists' inspiration of their art. I will include...
Students will learn about the lives of various African-American artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the present! Students will also learn about different types of art, art styles, art movements and art techniques!
Homework Offered
Whatever artwork is not finished in class can be completed on the learner's free time. Once the work is completed, the learner can upload photos of the finished work into the classroom.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
I will provide the students with feedback regarding their artwork. I will talk about how their art connects with the lesson that we learned. I will talk about the student's use of color, line, shape, etc.Grades Offered
Learners may bring any medium that they choose to create art! Examples include: acrylic paint, oil pastels, watercolors, markers, etc. There will be some lessons where I will ask in advance that the learners bring specific materials such as old magazines, scissors and glue for collage.
Some topics will be addressed during the presentation such as feminism, ageism, racism, addiction, etc. Any artwork that may contain nudity will be covered. I will also ask some weeks to bring scissors to class for collage-making.
The extensive research for this class comes from a variety of sources such as, but not limited to: - Artists' websites (such as: Faithringgold.com, Beardenfoundation.org, Walkerart.org; Basquiat.com, Kingpleasure.Basquiat.com, Deborahrobertsart.com, ); - Youtube videos of interviews of the artist and their family (some of which are included in the presentations); - My own travel to different cities of the exhibits of the artists (including New York City, Philadelphia, West Chester, PA, Washington, DC); - Tate.org.uk; - Smithsonian (americanart.si.edu); - Museum of Modern Art (Moma.org); - Metropolitan Museum of Art (MetMuseum.org); - Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philamuseum.org); - Wikipedia.org; - Britannica.com; - National Gallery of Art (Nga.gov); - Artnet.com; - Blackpast.org; - Blackhistory.net; - Civilrightsteaching.org; - Instagram.
Star Educator
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(126)
Hello, my name is Mrs. Jennifer! I teach art and animal-related classes! Art Education: I have been working with children since I was 15 years old! I knew from a very young age that I wanted to work with children. I graduated from Moore...
Group Class
$34
weekly or $272 for 16 classes2x per week, 8 weeks
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-9 learners per class
