Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: July 2024

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

Lesson Plan: Donald Vogel and his Series of 5 Paintings – “It Looks Like Rain”, “The First Drops”, “It is Fun Walking in the Rain”, “A Gust of Wind”, and “It is No Longer Fun”

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 narrative and Regionalism found in the five illustrative paintings by Donald Vogel. Afterwards, the students will create a series of watercolor paintings that express a narrative. Then,Continue reading “Lesson Plan: Donald Vogel and his Series of 5 Paintings – “It Looks Like Rain”, “The First Drops”, “It is Fun Walking in the Rain”, “A Gust of Wind”, and “It is No Longer Fun””

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: June 2024

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

Lesson Plan: Sedrick Huckaby, “Big Mamma’s Room”

This lesson plan was researched and written by Daedalus Boney, a Spring 2024 University of Texas at Tyler Intern at the Tyler Museum of Art. The lesson plan was edited by Rachel Anthony, the Tyler Museum of Art’s Education Manager.

This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for High School art teachers. The students will study Sedrick Huckaby’s painting Big Mamma’s Room. Afterwards, the students will create a two-dimensional artwork that uses the perspective and depth found in his painting.

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: May 2024

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

20th Annual High School Art Exhibition: Elements and Principles of Design

For the past 20 years, the Tyler Museum of Art has exhibited high school artwork from students in the East Texas area. This lesson examines selected artwork from the 20th Annual High School Art Exhibition to discuss how each piece expresses the Elements and Principles of Design. This lesson was written by Daedalus Boney, a Spring 2024 UT Tyler Intern. It was edited by Rachel Anthony, the Education Manager at the Tyler Museum of Art.

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: April 2024

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

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.