Tag: writing
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JOSEF ALBERS: LEARNING TO SEE THROUGH COLOR
Grade 4 Elementary School Project, November 2025Color is a tricky companion. It shifts, deceives, glows, and hides, depending on what sits beside it. No one understood this better than Josef Albers, one of the great teachers of the twentieth century. Albers spent decades exploring how colors speak to one another, how one hue can appear…
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From Leaf to Light: The Mosaic Drawing
This project began with a simple act: stepping outside. Students walked through the school grounds as autumn slipped toward winter, searching the ground for fallen leaves. They became observers of seasonal change, noticing how time reshapes the natural world. Some leaves were torn by wind, some freckled by decay, some filled with intricate networks of…
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IB Visual Arts × MAXXI, 1+1: Relational Art
Our IB Visual Arts students spent the day inside the living architecture of MAXXI. From the moment they stepped inside, the space asked them to slow down and look differently. This was not a gallery of still objects. It was a set of encounters waiting to happen. Students gathered in clusters, pointing, comparing, mapping the…
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Where Does the Art Live?
Grade 9 History of Art | Light, Space, and Perception In this Grade 9 History of Art project, students stepped into the worlds of James Turrell and Olafur Eliasson, artists who shape perception through light, space, and the quiet drama of seeing. Instead of beginning with monumental installations, the class began with something intimate: a…
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Vivid Emotions: A journey through Post-Impressionist Pastel Work
Our latest classroom project, titled ‘Post-Impressionism Blow My Mind’ invited students to delve into the world of Post-Impressionism, creating vibrant and emotionally charged artworks using chalk pastels. The goal was to encourage students to explore both the internal and external landscapes of their chosen subjects, emphasizing expressive color, distinctive mark-making, and the potential for exaggerated…
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Empowering Voices through Art and Activism
Art has always been a potent medium for advocacy, capable of conveying urgent and complex messages in a visually compelling way. Historically, art and activism have intertwined to amplify voices and challenge societal norms. One of the most notable groups in this arena is the Guerilla Girls. Founded in the mid-1980s, the Guerilla Girls are…
MMI Art Expanded Classroom 