Day 2

Day 2: Public Art Field Trip 

Estimated time: 45-60 minutes

Goal: Students will be able to identify examples of public art and murals out in the community and/or in the school. Students will be able to express ideas about a purpose for public art. 

• Discuss “What is public art?” Were there examples of public art in the video from yesterday? (Sylvester Ayek’s mobiles hanging in the Norton Sound Hospital in Nome).

• Ask students if they can think of any places around town or in the school where there is public art. (Teacher should already have made a list of potential places to visit before class, students may have additional ideas). 

• Discuss, “What is a mural?” (A MURAL is painted directly on a wall or ceiling, but nowadays they are often painted on wood or clay and attached to the wall.) Tell students that you will be taking a field trip around the community to look for examples of public art/murals. Tell them to also think of places that public art could be displayed as you go outside. 

• Public Art Field Trip- take a tour around the community and/or the school with your students. Have students document the artwork with a digital camera. 

• Upon return, have the class brainstorm the types of art that they saw. How did they feel when they saw the art? How can public art bring people together? 

• Make a list of the students’ ideas about where more public art might hang in the community.

Materials 

See Materials section, Day 2

Vocabulary

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