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Original Lesson Plans Created by MassArt students teaching in Saturday Studios.

High School Painting – Spring 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012

Lessons by Jessica Fennessey “HOW Watercolor + Still Life Can = Self Expression” is a painting course for students to explore beginner – advanced tools and techniques of watercolor painting as well as learn how to construct and paint the still … Continue reading →

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Advanced Studios – The Common Thread – Spring 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012

Lessons by Lizz Valentin, Reid MacPherson In this course, students come to understand the importance of discovering what inspires them, what common ideas connect all their work together, and how we as teachers are here as resources to help them … Continue reading →

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High School Sculpture Spring 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012

Lessons by Faith Johnson. In this course, students explore the world around us. We observe how it exists through our senses, our relationships to ourselves and each other, objects, and the physical spaces we inhabit. We learn to see all … Continue reading →

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Art Explorations II Spring 2012 Lesson Plans

Posted on May 15, 2012

2012 Spring Lesson PlansThis is the complete set of 8 lesson plans for the Shadow Play course conducted in Art Explorations II in the Spring of 2012.

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The Figure- Spring 2012

Posted on May 15, 2012

Lessons taught by Amelia Bellve and Rachel Dranoff- The Figure. In this set of eight classes, students explore how the figure is depicted historically and in contemporary art. Students have the opportunity to work with models and to develop both … Continue reading →

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MS3D-Spring 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012

Lessons by Mollie Filmore, Luke Kelly In this course, students explore and experiment, working individually and collaboratively to create various 3D expressive artworks centered around the theme ‘transformation.’ Students work with various materials such as found objects, clay, fabric, wood, … Continue reading →

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Black and White Photography – Spring 2012

Posted on May 13, 2012

Lessons by Taylor Garman In this course, students learn how to use a manual camera, develop their own film, and create their own prints in the darkroom. Through the exploration of the past and present of photography, students will begin … Continue reading →

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Art Explorations II- Spring 2012

Posted on May 10, 2012
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This gallery contains 20 photos.

These 20 images document the Art Explorations II course Shadow Play, in Saturday Studios taught by Kelly Callahan, Spring 2012.

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Comics-Spring 2012

Posted on May 10, 2012

Lessons by Michael Guyette In this course students learn the basic principles of comic book art and how to use images to communicate with others. Students have the freedom to choose a story from personal experience or their own imagination … Continue reading →

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21st Century Self- Spring 2012

Posted on May 9, 2012

Lessons by Marcela Ormaza    Final_Lessons- 21st Century Self In this course, students experiment with the contemporary mediums of sound and video art. They are presented with examples of the history of sound and video art as well as contemporary … Continue reading →

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Art Explorations I, Spring 2012

Posted on May 9, 2012
Class Picture

This gallery contains 20 photos.

These 20 images document the Saturday Studios course, Art Explorations I, taught by Sarah Giovannetti in Spring 2012.  

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Middle School Painting – Spring 2012

Posted on May 9, 2012

Lessons by Amy Dolan. In this course, students approach painting in a playful, exploratory way. They question “what is painting?” by considering both traditional and nontraditional materials for paint, application and surface. Using dreams to guide their making, they discover … Continue reading →

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21st Century Self- Fall 2011

Posted on March 28, 2012

Lessons by Jordan Diggs, Lois Hetland 21st_Diggs_FinalLessons

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High School Painting-Fall 2011

Posted on January 3, 2012

Lessons by Steven Spencer “Do You” was the theme that students followed throughout the course. This theme described the process that the students used during each lesson. The students made their own versions of abstraction with the aid of the … Continue reading →

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Photography – Fall 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012

Lessons by Danielle Membrino and Mark Sylvester In this set of eight classes students will get hands-on experience with black and white photography techniques by shooting, processing, and printing their own photographic narrative. Students will learn how to put meaning … Continue reading →

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Mixed Media Sculpture-Fall 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011

Lessons by Sarah Rosen “Getting to Know Games and Toys” In this set of eight classes, students use toys or games to inspire a large-scale mixed-media sculpture. Using a variety of materials, students hand-build objects that come from imagination; nothing … Continue reading →

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Art Explorations I – Fall 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011

Lessons by Courtney Look ‘Pathway to Discover’ is the exploration of various ways of working with traditional and non-traditional art materials, while learning to think about art in a purposeful manner. The motifs of journey, pathway, discovery, and travel encourage … Continue reading →

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Advanced Studios – Fall 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011

Lessons by Jocelyn Brown ‘Where am “I” in My Work’ urges high school students to consider their personal artistic expression as they prepare portfolios for college applications.  The freedom to create with limited boundaries provides an opportunity for students to … Continue reading →

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Comic Book Art – Fall 2011

Posted on December 21, 2011

Lessons by Jace ‘Rascal’ Smith Students will begin to appreciate and understand how to execute comic book art by learning about many of the tools, formats, and technical approaches that are being used by today’s comic artists to make comics. … Continue reading →

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Middle School Sculpture- Fall 2011

Posted on December 18, 2011

Lessons by Robbi Couris In this set of eight classes students gain an understanding of three-dimensional art making and materials through the process of play. Students learn basic processes such as attachment, balance and movement while paying attention to craft … Continue reading →

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