cultivating curiosity: inquire! create! explore! out-of-school time (ost) 2013 conference look...
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Cultivating Curiosity: Inquire! Create! Explore!Out-of-School Time (OST) 2013 Conference
Look Closely: Investigating the Artwork of Artists of African Descent
Shanta Scott, Education Manager
The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by black culture. It is a site for the dynamic exchange of ideas about art and society.
What is Inquiry?
A teaching strategy that uses open-ended questions about a subject that fosters discussion
in which meaning is created.
Why Inquiry?
• Inquiry-based instruction requires participants to use creative and critical thinking to make meaning from works of art.
• Inquiry-based teaching strategies pose open-ended questions to challenge participants’ thinking about art and art-making, as opposed to teaching strategies based on lecturing or giving directions.
• Using inquiry allows for multiple perspectives on art and life.
From Theory to Practice: TranslationsInquiry-Based Art Instruction: A Framework for Developing Creative and Critical Thinking. Nancy Lampert
Postcard ProjectHow might you create an image about your
community?
Yara El-Sherbini, Given Directions, 2009
Guided Tours
The Studio Museum in Harlem offers interactive guided tours for groups, grades Pre-K-12.
Educators engage students in looking at and responding to art featured in the exhibitions..
Guided Tour + Workshops
After viewing the works of art in an interactive discussion based tour, students have the option to participate in an hands on art making workshop.