Collection:American Art, 21st-Century Art, European Art
Culture/Region:America, Europe
Subject Area:Dance, Fine Arts
Grade Level:Preschool-5
Episode 1: We’re excited to introduce a new children’s video series called ArtShticks! Join Taye and his sister Kayla as they visit VMFA, learn about museum etiquette, and experience art with Curator Dr. Specs. This is a perfect resource for parents and teachers looking to introduce young children to the museum. Episode 2: Previously sibling…
Learn about the importance of the dragon in Chinese culture. Students will understand why dragon puppets were used at various festivals. They will also explore the tradition of the Chinese Dragon Dance by creating their own dragon puppet!
The Lantern Festival is an event celebrated in Chinese culture on the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar. During the festival, paper lanterns are hung and illuminated at night. Students can decorate their own paper lantern with paint and ribbon!
Subject Area:African American, History and Social Science, Visual Arts
Grade Level:k-5
Eastman Johnson painted A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves in 1862, a year after the Civil War began. It depicts an enslaved African American family—father, mother, young boy, infant—fleeing on horseback.
Subject Area:History and Social Science, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-5
George Catlin traveled the North American continent from 1830 – 1838 chronicling native people and their ways of life in paintings and prints. His adventures resulted in more than six hundred portraits and scenes of rituals. Explore this portrait of the Crow Chief Ba-da-ah-chon-du.
Subject Area:History and Social Science, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-5
The scene on this amphora depicts two Greek warriors, Ajax and Achilles, taking a break from the action during the Trojan War to play a board game. Athena, goddess of war, stands over them. Although Achilles and Ajax are playing a game, they both seem ready to jump back into action at anytime: they are still holding their spears. Learn more about this ancient Greek vase.
Subject Area:History and Social Science, Visual Arts
Grade Level:K-5
The Bamana (bah-mah’-nah) people, one of many ethnic groups in Mali, are an African farming and hunting culture living on the western edge of the Sahara Desert. Tunics such as this Hunter’s Shirt traditionally play an important part in rituals and ceremonies occurring before a hunt. Learn more about this special Hunter’s Shirt.
Learn about the elements of architecture commonly found in India during the Mughal empire. Create your own cut-paper temple, mosque, or mausoleaum using these elements of architecture.
Painting has been an important part of the Chinese culture for centuries. Learn about how scrolls were an artistic and scholarly form of expression highly valued in the Forbidden City, and assemble and paint a scroll of your own!
Learn about how jade was a material often found in sculptures that were discovered in ancient Chinese tombs. Students will understand the importance of animal symbolism and use of objects as offerings in ancient Chinese culture. This is also an exercise in fine motor skills to mold 3-D forms and create a representational animal such as…
