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Xenobia Bailey (K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grades)
Zine Time (3rd-6th Grades)
The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) offers a number of inspiring, educational, and fun programs for students, teachers, parents, community groups and the general public. We firmly believe that first-hand involvement with the history, art and culture of African Americans in the Northwest is a necessary component to the educational development of all our region’s children. The Museum’s goal is to foster creative expression and critical thinking skills through a variety of engaging and interactive activities.
Xenobia Bailey: Compose your Funk
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Objective: Expose students to the works of renowned African-American Artist Xenobia Bailey, her methodology, and her creative techniques.
Time: 30-40 mins.
Availability: October 30, 2011 - May 6, 2012
Related Exhibition: Xenobia Bailey, The Aesthetics of Funk
Overview:
The purpose of this hands-on activity is to introduce the concept of visual composition and intent - a driving force behind Xenobia Bailey’s work - when creating art. Keeping composition in mind, students will visually express their “funk” by drawing inspiration from their cultural environments and influences. During the workshop, students will have the opportunity to “compose” a unique, multimedia piece using using an assortment of geometric shapes, colors, and textures. Students will leave with their creation.
Xenobia Bailey is a Seattle born, multimedia and fiber artist. Bailey’s colorful crochet works in The Aesthetics of Funk explores the ways in which history, memory, style, spirituality, and social performance intersect.
Washington State Standards & Essential Academic Learning Requirements Alignment:
The Arts
The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills
1.1 Understands and applies visual arts concepts and vocabulary.
1.2 Develops visual arts skills and techniques.
1.3 Understands and applies visual arts genres and styles of various artists, cultures, and times.
The student demonstrates thinking skills using the artistic processes
2.1 Applies a creative process to visual arts.
The student communicates through the arts
3.1 Uses visual arts to express feelings and present ideas.
3.2 Uses visual arts to communicate for a specific purpose.
3.3 Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices in visual arts.
*To make a reservation for this workshop, please contact Katie Williams at kwilliams@naamnw.org.
ZINE TIME
Grade Level: 3-6
Objective: Students will learn the story of an African American who has made significant contributions to our area – a “Local Hero” – and create a unique page for a “Zine” that will be bound and given to each class that engages in the project.
Time: 45 mins.
Availability: April 1, 2009 – March 11, 2011
Related Exhibition: The Journey Gallery
Overview:
The purpose of Zine Time is to familiarize students with the many accomplishments of African Americans in this region over the past two hundred years, and provide a creative outlet for them to “publish” their stories. Each student is also invited to tell their own story to be published in the Zine. This is how it is done: each student receives a box that contains a biography sheet, an artifact, and a picture of a “Local Hero.” Thirty-four notable people are featured in the activity, including individuals whose stories appear in our Journey Gallery, and other Local Heroes whose stories are not on display. Materials provided will include color pencils, markers, and crayons as well as cut-out pictures to create a collage. Students are encouraged to be as creative as they wish and respond to their featured person’s story in any way they choose. They are welcome to write, make a drawing or create a collage about the person. On the other side of the page, students will reflect on their own life experiences and accomplishments, and create a similar page about themselves. The exercise is designed to teach young people about the accomplishments of African Americans they may never have heard of, and encourage students to think about the kinds of contributions they can make to our community.
Washington State Standards & Essential Academic Learning Requirements Alignment:
The Arts
The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.
2.1 The student will apply a creative process in the arts.
3.1 The student uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.
3.2 The student uses art to communicate for a specific purpose.
Reading
The student understands the meaning of what is read.
2.1 The student demonstrates evidence of reading comprehension.
2.2 The student understands and applies knowledge of text components to comprehend text.
2.3. The student expands their comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.
The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
3.1 The student reads to learn new information.
3.2 The student reads to perform a task.
History
The student understands and applies knowledge of historical thinking, chronology, eras, turning points, major ideas, individuals, and themes in local, Washington State, tribal, United States, and world history in order to evaluate how history shapes the present and future.
4.3 Understands that there are multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.
4.4 Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future.
*To make a reservation for this workshop, please contact Katie Williams at kwilliams@naamnw.org.
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