Faith ringgold art project

Lesson idea from Art. Paper. Scissors. Glue! 3rd graders started a conversation about what textile arts are by reading the book "Tar Beach" by author and artist Faith Ringgold. We talked about how the book and its illustrations were actually inspired by a story quilt that Ringgold created (the original work is pictured in the back of the book I had). The story in the book brought up the themes of both inequality (which works well since February is Black History Month) and imagination. The…

Objective: Students will be able to identify the work of artist Faith Ringgold and create their own work of art that tells a story! Vocabulary: Story Quilt, Symmetry, Reflection, Rotation, Slide, P…

Continuing our school celebration of Black History Month last year, my 1st grade students created Faith Ringgold story quilts. We started off the lesson by watching a Reading Rainbow video of Tar B…

Materials: - 12" x 12" white drawing paper - 2" x 2" tagboard - Markers - Pencils - Erasers - " Tar Beach " by Faith Ringgold

Use these four free printables and book list to learn about the artist Faith Ringgold for kids.

Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930 in Harlem, New York City) is an American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, best known for her narrative quilts set in the context of African American culture and history. Her “story quilts,” politically charged paintings, and more hang in the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the

Hi! I’m here today to share with you a meaningful art project for your younger students. This would be good as as a “getting to know you” activity. The following examples were all made by kindergartners near the end of the year, but I would think this lesson would be suitable for kids through grades 2. Many art teachers have taught about the artist Faith Ringgold and had their students create paper quilts. I have a free printable for you … Read more... →

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Sonny's Quilt, Faith Ringgold, 1986, Acrylic on canvas with pieced fabric border, 84.5 x 60 inches

This is a cross-curricular lesson on artist/author Faith Ringgold's book, Tar Beach.