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Art Lessons

In-Person and Virtual Art Lessons Now Available

 

In an Art EnviroChallenger lesson, students will learn about choices we can make to protect our environment while creating a personal piece of art. Lesson topics and media vary by project.

Every project involves on both science and art standards. 


Cardboard Creations

Cardboard Creations (50-minute lessons)


Using a cereal box and other found materials, learn about the elements of art, including: texture, shape, color, value, and more. With imagination and realistic examples, students will create their very own cardboard creations!

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art WaterColor

 

 

 

WATER, WATER, WATERCOLOR (50-MINUTE LESSONS)

 

Learn how pollution and contaminants can affect our waterways and Puget Sound and use watercolors to experiment and create art. Learn about the elements of art, including: texture, brush techniques, light, balance, and negative space.

 

  

 

 

 


Gyotaku Art

 

Gyotaku (kind of)! (50-minutes)

 

Learn about the traditional Japanese art of Gyotaku (Gyo = fish, taku = rubbing)! Students will create a cardboard fish, paint it, and then press the fish on to paper to create a gyotaku facsimile. No fish will be harmed during this project.

 

 

 

 

 

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