Collaborative puzzle art project

As libraries continue to look for ways to create meaningful community connections during the pandemic, it was exciting to see this wonderful idea shared in the Programming Librarian Interest Group on Facebook. Thank you to Paula Wagner, Reference Services Manager at the Barberton Public Library in Ohio, for outlining how she implemented a collaborative puzzle art project. Like many of the ideas gathered from the Programming Librarian Interest Group on Facebook, I had previously seen someone…

8th grade students all painted a puzzle piece for this mural. Last project in middle school art.

Art I students looked at the Puzzle Art Installation Collaborative Project run by artist Tim Kelly. Then, they were asked a series of questions about their favorite things i.e. favorite food, sport, season, hobbie, etc. After this, we discussed visual literacy- how you can say something without any words. Students discovered how they could represent themselves using visual symbols of things that they like. After this, each student designed a puzzle piece that represents them. Each puzzle…

A community site for rubber stamp art, paper craft and scrapbook artists.

We are currently working on a We Are Connected project. Each client fills in a puzzle piece and then we piece together our puzzle.

Leaf Tessellation Collaborative STEM Art Project - fun fall STEM activity! Great to do at home, or with a class.