Heartfelt/Handmade Activities: Genre Painting

As part of unit study of the Hindu culture and the Legend of Krishna, class members examine the format of Mithila-style paintings, select an event in Krishna's life, and fashion their own painting representing this event.

Students view and discuss examples of pottery. They discuss how pottery has always been made by hand and use a ball of clay to roll and shape into a form of their choice.

Students examine the many types of folk art at a museum. They create their own theorem painting by following the steps given to them.

Young artists create 2-D art using air-dry clay and acrylic paint in this mosaic-making activity. Kids trace their design sketch on a clay slab, cut out the pieces, and after drying, paint and mount their tile design.

Study the beauty of the landscape around you with an innovative art lesson. After discussing the foreground, background, and middle ground of landscape art, kids work on making their own piece of landscape art. The lesson provides...

Dutch painter Albrecht Durer was an interesting fellow. Your class can learn about his life and his art by completing one of two great activities. They either create an informational brochure or a price list of 10-20 of his famous works....

Students investigate landscaping by analyzing an image with the rest of their class. For this painting analysis lesson, students create their own landscape painting and compare it to a famous landscape piece painted by Albert Bierstadt....

Students create a stencil rendition of a landscape in this introductory lesson to the history of landscape art from the Renaissance to present day. A video is included to aid in the creative process.

Students examine music and art together and see the distinctive elements of each form. It can also demonstrate how their characteristics are interrelated. They create musical interpretations of two works of art.

Students celebrate Kwanzaa. In this Kwanzaa activity, students create gifts that are handmade. Students use buttons, ribbon, paint, construction paper and glue to create gifts.