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 middle school students to learn about the cultural festivities of Día de los Muertos. Then, the students create artworks that exhibits the cultural iconographyContinue reading “2022 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition”
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Lesson Plan: Día de los Muertos
Alfonso Castillo, Vanity/ La Catrina, 1993, terra-cotta, wire, and acrylic paint, 23 inches X 7.5 inches X 13.25 inches, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas, https://tylermuseum.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/EA8E2CD1-B81B-4707-AFAE-812729932456. Researched by Adrienne Stine and Rachel Anthony, Author: Rachel Anthony. Tyler Museum of Art, 2021. This lesson plan contains the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School artContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Día de los Muertos”
Lesson Plan: Irene Aguilar’s “Angel, Playing Horn”
This lesson plan contains the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The lesson teaches the importance of Folk Art in Mexico and allows the students to connect with their personal holidays and traditions by creating their own Folk Art. If you use or reference this lesson plan, please leave a commentContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Irene Aguilar’s “Angel, Playing Horn””
2021 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition
Every year, the Tyler Museum of Art holds a student exhibition for middle school students in the East Texas area. The goal of the exhibition is for middle school students to learn about the cultural festivities of Día de los Muertos. Then, the students create artworks that exhibits the cultural iconography of the holiday. WhenContinue reading “2021 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition”
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