Lesson Plan: Franklin Demetrius Willis, “The 7th Year Harvest”

This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The students will study the painting methods of Franklin Demetrius Willis by focusing on his painting The 7th Year Harvest. The class will discuss and define genre paintings and the German Expressionist art movement. Then, the students will write a response to questions about the painting The 7th Year Harvest.

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: March 2024

This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for March 2024. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, student art exhibitions, and school tour opportunities.

Lesson Plan: Helen Gerardia, “Orbit II”

This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. Students will study the abstract painting methods found in Helen Gerardia’s painting Orbit II. Then, the students will create their own abstract painting. Afterwards, the class will write a companion artist statement that explains how they developed the composition and what they learned from Gerardia’s painting process.

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: February 2024

If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions The Way I See It: Works by Cindi Holt and Susie Phillips The Way I see It: Works by Cindi Holt and Susie Phillips displays the intricate patterns and colors foundContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: February 2024”

Lesson Plan: Susie Phillips, “View #1”

This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The class will study Susie Phillips’ use of line, movement, and color in her still life View #1. Afterwards, the students will create a still life composition using either watercolor paints, acrylic paints,Continue reading “Lesson Plan: Susie Phillips, “View #1””

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: January 2024

If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions The Way I See It: Works by Cindi Holt and Susie Phillips The Way I see It: Works by Cindi Holt and Susie Phillips displays the intricate patterns and colors foundContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: January 2024”

Conserving our Energies: A Process Theorization on How to Stabilize and Conserve Paper Works Created by Bjorn Wiinblad

This research paper was written and researched by Kevin Gibson, a Fall 2023 intern from the University of Texas at Tyler. The paper was edited by Rachel Anthony, the Education Manager at the Tyler Museum of Art. You can download his research paper below:    It is only natural for us as humans to protect whatContinue reading “Conserving our Energies: A Process Theorization on How to Stabilize and Conserve Paper Works Created by Bjorn Wiinblad”

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: December 2023

If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions The Way I See It: Works by Cindi Holt and Susie Phillips The Way I see It: Works by Cindi Holt and Susie Phillips displays the intricate patterns and colors foundContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: December 2023”

2023 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition

Every year, the Tyler Museum of Art holds a student exhibition for 5th through 8th grade middle school students in the East Texas area. The goal of the exhibition is for students to learn about the cultural festivities of Día de los Muertos. Then, the students create artworks that exhibits the cultural iconography of theContinue reading “2023 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition”

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: November 2023

If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Impressed: Prints from the Permanent Collection Impressed: Prints from the Permanent Collection showcased selected prints from the Tyler Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection. The collection feature different styles and methods foundContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: November 2023”