Art Around the World
Learn about artwork from various countries and create some art of your own!

In this ongoing class, students will learn about a style of art, an artist, or a group of artists that come from different countries around the world. This will be done largely though a slide show while asking students about what they see.  During this portion of the class, each learner is given an opportunity to talk. We will be sure to cover countries from each continent. There are currently 30 different countries that will be covered in this course.

Next, we will make artwork of our own inspired by that week's art. Some weeks will be done through directed drawing, but students are encouraged to make any changes they want to their work to make it unique to them. Other weeks, learners will be given a drawing prompt based off of the art work we explored that week. Students will be asked questions about their work as they create to encourage plenty of interaction. In the last 5-10 minutes of class each learner will share their artwork. Some students will need time outside of class to finish their artwork.

The following is a week by week breakdown of the country and artist or type of art in upcoming classes:

1/15		Japan		wind socks				drawing and paper sculpture
1/22		Indonesia	batik					watercolor painting
1/29		Columbia	Fernando Botera			drawing
2/5		England		Illuminated Manuscripts 	drawing
2/12		Ecuador		Inca textile				watercolor painting
2/19		USA			American Gothic			drawing
2/26	Turkey		Islamic calligraphy		watercolor painting
3/4		Angola		Masks					paper collage
3/11		Panama		Molas			 		paper collage
3/18		Scotland		Tartan					drawing
3/25	Cyprus		Cypriot Sculptures		clay sculpture
4/1		Nepal		Mandalas				paper collage
4/8		Egypt		Stylized Figures			drawing
4/15	Brazil		Os Gemeos				drawing
4/22	India		Meenakshi Amman Temple	sculpture
4/29	Spain		Diego Velasquez			drawing
5/6		Thailand		Shadow puppets			paper sculpture
5/13		Iran			Persian Rugs				paper collage
5/20	France		Rose Window			drawing
5/27	Mexico		Frida Kahlo				drawing