Collage art lessons elementary

Rex Ray is a really fun artist to introduce to students not just because he has a very unique approach to creating art, but because he is contemporary and still alive! A lot of the time we focus on master artists who lived a long time ago. I love finding contemporary artists to throw into…

My Third Grade students have been working on a mixed media collage with a bird theme. We looked at the art of Allison Strine. She is a Georgia artist. She's not really famous. From what I understand, she is a mom and lives a pretty normal life as a working artist. The kids loved looking at her work and can appreciate her humor. I like showing my students the work of current working artists. It's important for them to understand that not all artists are dead, lived in Europe, and lived…

Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a geometric, Bauhaus-inspired paper collage. Prior to beginning, it is helpful to learn more about the Bauhaus art movement. Some of the key characteristics of Bauhaus art includes (1) simple, geometric shapes, (2) basic color schemes, and (3) asymmetrical balance. This activity challenges artists

Take your collage to the next level with this fine art for kids project. Create beautiful mixed media artwork in this fun idea for grades K-8. Inspired by the work of Robert Rauschenberg.

These collage art ideas are fun for kids of all ages (including grownups!) and the perfect way to relax your mind and get creative!

In my last post, I showed you some of Sabrina Ward Harrison’s artwork and talked about what she shared with us at her artist visit. Her artwork is very inspiring, messy and beautiful. Please check out the other post to learn all about this artist. After the presentation, smaller groups of kids in grades 3-6 had a collage workshop with Sabrina. She demonstrated how to use Mod-Podge to paste down pieces of her pinwheel shape. While she demonstrated the pinwheel … Read more... →

Here is a great word art project idea for kids and adults. Learn how to make a colorful word collage in this art lesson.

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