Culture in Art

You don't need to be planning a museum tour to take advantage of this graphic organizer that teaches kids how to read a work of art. The student version directs viewers' attention to the content, color, and composition, while the teacher...

Frida Kahlo: Artist, political activist, champion of Mexican folk culture. Introduce your students to this amazing woman with a short video that details her life, her passions, and her vibrant paintings.

Unique perspective on the life and her work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, with insightful analysis of her art and that of her artist-husband Diego Rivera.

Delve into the fascinating relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera using this resource. Learners discuss the lives of these famous artists, and talk about the ways Frida Kahlo incorporated elements of this tumultuous...

The Blue House was the home of Frida Kahlo, one of Mexico's most beloved and iconic artists. It was her with that the house would become a museum after her death. The museum holds art by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera as well as many other...

From the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this is a biography of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo. Various significant works are presented and discussed.

Kids get artistic as they explore the impact of art materials, sculpture, and performance. They discuss the work of Janine Antoni and then create a performance piece that reflects social or global issues they feel strongly about. The end...

Film imitates life; that's what they say. Using performance theory to tie the lesson together, learners attempt to understand memory and daily rituals as seen in art, film, and life. They read two chapters from the book, watch the...

Iseult Gillespie dives into the life and work of Frida Kahlo.

Before the class makes abstract art, they see contemporary examples and analyze them. They look at art made by abstract artists under the age of 33 then use similar techniques to create an interesting collection of their own. The lesson...