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Activities with guided questions for close looking and discussion to help us discover meaning.
WHRO VA TV Classroom | Looking to Learn Discussion Guides | Close Looking Guides | Printable Posters | Slow Art Day
WHRO VA TV Classroom
We partnered with WHRO's VA TV Classroom to produce this video series to create quick learning opportunities at home. Activities include Close Looking and Making exercises.
Left: A Close Look at Fly Girls by Jamel Shabazz
A Close Look at Lia by Agnes Grochulska
A Close Look at Catastrophe by Hampton Boyer
A Close Look at The Musgraves by Kristin Skees
Make Break with Collage
Make Break with Drawing
Make Break with Sculpture
Looking to Learn Discussion Guides
These discussion guides are designed to accompany our art and storytime family program, Looking to Learn.
Children ages 3-8 and their caregivers are invited to join us each month as we look, learn, and make in response to themes from our current exhibitions. This live streamed program for families will include close-looking at artwork, reading of a storybook and a making activity inspired by the theme. Looking to Learn encourages valuable social emotional skills that help children ages 3-8 build and develop greater empathy and respect for their peers and community. Register for upcoming programs on our Events page.
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 5.30.pdf5/30: Food with Personality
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 4.25.pdf4/25: Taking Action
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 3.28.pdf3/28: What We Eat
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 2.28.pdf2/28: Making Memories at Mealtime
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 12.22.pdf12/22: Being Yourself
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 11.24.pdf11/24: Finding Beauty
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 10.27.pdf10/27: Overcoming Worry
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 9.22.pdf9/22: Trying Something New
Looking to Learn_Discussion Guide 8.25.pdf8/25: Confidence and Self-Acceptance
Close Looking Guides
Close Looking Questions are designed to help learners of all ages think more critically about themes in our upcoming exhibitions. These questions call out important aspects of the artwork, the artist, and their message. These can be used individually or shared with your digital classroom as a supplement to a lesson. Download the guides here by clicking on the documents below:
Close Looking Guide_SG_Lewis.pub.pdf"Axe" by Nate Lewis
Close Looking Guide_SG_Shabazz.pub.pdf"Fly Girls" by Jamel Shabazz
Close Looking Guide_NW_Angolia.pub.pdf"Yeah, I'll Totally do laundry this week" by Megan Angolia
Close Looking Guide_NW_Barrie.pub.pdf"After A Day on the Beach Displaying Sunburned Limbs and Face, We'd Marvel Over Each Other's "Healthy Glow" by Katie Barrie
Printable POsters
Posters designed for past exhibitions, intended for teachers to print and hang in their classrooms. They include some helpful information regarding the artists, close looking questions, and activities for discussion or making. Perfect for mini lessons at home!
Caryl Burtner - New Waves 2018.pdfCaryl Burtner, 2018
Todd Schorr_2018.pdfTodd Schorr, 2018
Mickalene Thomas and tête-à-tête_2017.pdfMickalene Thomas and tête-à-tête , 2017
Wayne White_2017.pdfWayne White, 2017
Kehinde Wiley Final.pdfKehinde Wiley, 2016
Amanda McCavour.pdfAmanda McCavour, 2015
MichelleEricksonlong.pdfMichelle Erickson, 2015
Ryan McGinness.pdfRyan McGinness, 2015
Slow Art Day
Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. When people look slowly at a piece of art they make discoveries. The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert (or expertise).
MOCA has created a Slow Art Day guide below which you can download and use to look closely and critically at art from home. Slow Art Day 2020 was on Saturday, April 4, but you can still make your project now.
Share your thoughts and discoveries with us @VirginiaMOCA or #VirtualVAMOCA!
Virtual Slow Art Day Printable_Final.pdfDownload the guide here by clicking on the image above.
One of several artworks featured in our Slow Art Day guide.
Kristin Skees, The Musgraves, 2019.Digital photograph. Courtesy of the artist.Featured in New Waves 2020