Activities
These activities focus on works of art in the Whitney’s collection and special exhibitions. Through discussion, research, art making, and writing activities, we hope to encourage close looking, foster conversation between students, and connect artwork to classroom learning. Learn about our four artist-centered themes.
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2017
Try This!
Experiment with objects and mirrors -
Thematic collage
Make a collage based on a theme -
Icons
Research and discuss icons -
On Display
Research and discuss displays of brand new objects -
Readymades
Consider ordinary objects as works of art -
Make a 3D wire portrait
Alexander Calder, Varèse, c. 1930 -
Almost Human
Explore the meaning of anthropomorphic -
Bring the Outside Inside
Make a camera obscura -
Multiple Object Sculpture
Create a sculpture using inexpensive materials -
Different Perspectives
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Lost in Translation
Make a monoprint or a digital print -
Follow the Thread
Experiment with a piece of thread and draw it -
Cut and Paste
Use found text to create a poem with a shape -
Is it Art?
Consider your personal definitions of art -
Changing Scale
Explore and experiment with scale -
Find and Draw a Fragment
Use a viewfinder to draw part of a natural object -
New Architecture
Make a new arrangement of school rooms -
Sleuth the Scene
Write a story about these scenes -
Video Story
Make a short video about your hometown -
Transform a Symbol
Make a collage using a symbol multiple times -
Hometown Story
Share a story about your hometown -
What Happens Inside?
Write a story about what happens inside a building -
Continuous Mural
Create a collaborative, continuous mural of your environment -
Inspiration
Explore the inspiration for Robert Indiana's painting, _The X-5_ -
Found object sculpture
Make a found object sculpture -
T. J. Wilcox, Place and Memory
Write a story about a personal memory of a place -
Visual Puzzle or Rebus
Create a visual puzzle or rebus -
The American Dream
View and discuss Indiana’s painting The Beware – Danger American Dream #4 -
The Essence of War
Explore and discuss images of war -
LOVE
View & discuss Robert Indiana's painting, LOVE
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