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2025 Art Show

2025 Art Show Project Description

1st Grade

Geometric Color Painting

Objective:

Learn to use primary colors to create secondary colors and understand primary, secondary, and monochromatic colors.

Skills:

Color theory
Shape creation

Art Tools:

Paper
Watercolor Crayons
Paintbrush

Patterned Winter Landscapes Collage

Objective:

Use patterns to enhance landscapes, unify compositions with watercolor washes, and create balance with overlapping shapes.

Skills:

Pattern creation
Landscape composition
Collage techniques

Art Tools:

Pre-cut paper shapes (hills, trees, houses)
Construction paper
Glue sticks
Oil pastels

Movement Line Painting

Objective:

Explore movement and mindfulness through line art, using patterns and color to express emotions.

Skills:

Line movement
Pattern creation
Watercolor techniques

Art Tools:

9” x 12” paper
Markers
Watercolor

2nd

My Imaginary Friend’s World

Objective:

Create detailed environments for imaginary friends, enhance designs with texture, and connect the world to the character’s personality.

Skills:

Fantasy illustration
World-building

Art Tools:

Drawing paper
Markers
Colored pencils

Piet Mondrian-Inspired Animals

Objective:

Create a Piet Mondrian-inspired animal artwork using bold black outlines, primary colors, and geometric patterns.

Skills:

Abstract & geometric art
Primary colors & contrast
Composition & tracing

Art Tools:

Animal stencils
Ruler
Sharpie (black marker)
Markers or colored pencils
Mounting paper (red, blue, yellow)

Featured Artist: Piet Mondrian

3rd

Comic Skyline

Objectives:

Students will examine cartoon-illustrated cityscape skylines. Students will review primary colors and geometric shapes. Students will create a cityscape with a baseline, overlapping shapes, and a background. Students will draw stars to add details in the background sky.

Skills:

Architecture
Collage
Line
Space
Emphasis

Art Tools:

Construction paper
White drawing paper
Black marker, pencil, and eraser
Scissors, glue sticks

Patterned Starry Night

Objective:

Use patterns and colors to personalize a version of The Starry Night while applying balance and unity.

Skills:

Texture and pattern creation
Expressive linework
Color harmony

Art Tools:

Markers
Pencils and erasers

Featured Artist: Vincent van Gogh (The Starry Night)

Accordion City Houses

Objective:

Create an accordion-style cityscape inspired by Hundertwasser’s colorful, organic architecture, using oil pastels for rich texture and depth.

Skills:

Cityscape design (urban architecture)
Color & pattern (exploring bold, expressive textures)
Accordion-fold paper techniques (creating dynamic cityscapes)

Art Tools:

Scissors
Oil pastels
Thick paper or cardstock

Featured Artist: Friedensreich Hundertwasser

4th

Two-Point Perspective City Building

Objective:

Use two-point perspective to create a city, applying previous knowledge to construct buildings with depth, and demonstrate shading techniques for realistic volume.

Skills:

Two-point perspective
City building design
Color pencil techniques for shading and value

Art Tools:

Pencil
Color pencils
Ruler

Abstract One-Point Perspective

Objective:

Create abstract compositions with one-point perspective and geometric shapes, applying bold colors and depth.

Skills:

One-point perspective
Geometric abstraction
Color and depth

Art Tools:

White drawing paper
Pencil, eraser, and ruler
Markers

5th

Two-Point Perspective Landscapes

Objective:

Create depth in a landscape using two-point perspective, overlapping placement, and value changes with watercolor techniques.

Skills:

Two-point perspective
Overlapping, placement, and size relations
Watercolor techniques (wet-in-wet)

Art Tools:

Paper
Pencil & Eraser
Black permanent marker
Ruler
Watercolors
Brush

Winter Fantasy Landscapes

Objective:

Design winter-themed landscapes using depth and perspective, explore monochromatic color palettes, and add imaginative details.

Skills:

Fantasy illustration
Atmospheric perspective
Monochromatic colors

Art Tools:

Oil pastels
Black permanent marker
White paint
Brushes
Painters tape

Medieval Castle Lanterns

Objective: Create illuminated medieval castle lanterns using cut-paper silhouettes and tissue paper, inspired by Gothic architecture.

Skills:

Collage (layering cut paper and tissue for transparency effects)
Medieval architecture (understanding Gothic castles, arches, and stained glass)
Paper manipulation (constructing 3D lanterns from flat paper)

Art Tools:

11” x 17” black paper
Tissue paper (various colors)
Glue sticks or liquid glue
Scissors & X-Acto knives (teacher supervised)
Black permanent marker

Featured Artist: Medieval/ Gothic Architecture

6th

Surreal Creatures

Objective:

Create surreal artworks combining one item, one plant, and one living creature in a dreamlike atmosphere using charcoal to emphasize depth and contrast.

Skills:

Surrealism (blending reality with fantasy)
Charcoal techniques for value and depth
Imagination and dreamscapes

Art Tools:

Charcoal sticks and pencils
Paper (suitable for charcoal drawing)
Kneaded erasers
Blending stumps or tortillons

Featured Artist: Salvador Dalí (Surrealism)

Surreal One-Point Perspective

Objective:

Create a surreal cityscape using one-point perspective, incorporating imaginative and dream-like elements.

Skills:

Surrealism
One-point perspective
Typography

Art Tools:

Drawing paper
Ruler
Colored pencils
Black permanent marker
Pencil and eraser

Featured Artist: Surrealist Movement

Street Art/ Sneaker Design

Objective:

Design custom sneakers inspired by street art and graffiti, incorporating bold lettering, patterns, and expressive colors.

Skills:

Street art & graffiti (exploring contemporary urban art styles)
Fashion & product design (designing wearable art)
Color & typography (understanding expressive lettering and bold color choices)

Art Tools:

Sneaker templates
Markers & paint pens
Paper for sketching

Featured Artist:

Various Street Artist/ Jean-Michel Basquiat / Nike Corp

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