ART IN YOUR LIFE

About this course

We will look at artworks from around the world and from different time periods. We will also do a variety of exercises and projects together. Ultimately, all course content will be determined by participants’ interests, surveyed throughout our meetings.

Lesson 1

Welcome to ‘Art in Your Life!’ I’m glad you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this short introduction video about some of the reasons why art is important. When you have finished, please fill out this survey. See you soon!

  1. Video: Art in Your Life
  2. Survey

Lesson 2

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about how art is ever changing, is not universally definable, and can be analysed from different perspectives such as form, function, content, aesthetics and style. 

We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for that, please choose any FIVE NOUNS from your last sent text messages on your cell phone and write them down, we will use them today when we meet up. Please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon! 

  1. Video: Art in Your Life

Lesson 3

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about some of the different terms that are used to describe art and architecture. Today we will be looking at things like formal elements of design, principles of composition, and structural systems. We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for that, please choose any FIVE ADJECTIVES from your last sent text messages on your cell phone and write them down, we will use them today when we meet up. Please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

  1. Video: Art in Your Life

Lesson 4

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please browse this document I created about some of the different kinds of materials that artists use to express ideas. We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for that, please choose any FIVE ADJECTIVES from your last sent text messages on your cell phone and write them down, we will use them today when we meet up. Please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

Lesson 5

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about some of the ways that different theoretical and philosophical ideas inform how we read and understand artwork, and then fill out this short survey about how this section is going for you so far this week. We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for that, please email msypvirtual@mostarsyp.org a picture of a HAT, we will use it today when we meet up. Please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

Lesson 6

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about some of the ways that humans use art to represent matters of the home and spirituality. We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for that, please find a piece of fruit that you can bring to class, we will use them today when we meet up. Please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

Lesson 7

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about some of the ways that humans use art to represent mortality, power, and protest. We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for these, please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

Lesson 8

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about some of the ways that humans use art to represent the body and the mind. We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for that, please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

Lesson 9

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about some of the ways that humans use art in nature, entertainment, and visual culture. We will do some exercises in class together. To prepare for that, please bring some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

Lesson 10

Welcome back to ‘Art in Your Life.’ I’m glad that you are here. Before today’s meeting, please watch this video about art in your life. We will have a discussion in class together. Please be sure to bring documentation of your bucket list artwork, your ideas for the closing ceremony, as well as some art making materials to class today. See you soon!

 

Teacher

Elizabeth Shores