Connecting Cultures
Children's Stories from Across the World
In 2010, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts partnered with ten Nashville organizations that represent cultures from around the world. The goal was to create an exhibition of artworks depicting the children’s stories of different traditions. Ten artists and the Frist Center’s community outreach team led workshops in which the artworks on view in this gallery were created. Connecting Cultures: Children’s Stories from Across the World begins with the premise that the stories of children simultaneously reflect unique cultural values as well as perspectives that are shared by people worldwide.
All the artworks were created by an intergenerational group of more than two hundred participants. With the guidance of the lead artists, participants acquired and developed skills relating to composition, visual storytelling, and ways of using visual art techniques as a way of reflecting and interpreting narrative stories. It was interesting to discover that even within the same culture there were often diverse interpretations of a single story, often leading to strong discussions amongst the participants. The artworks created for this exhibition are as diverse as the communities, participants, and stories themselves.
Our purpose in partnering with cultural organizations in Nashville was to give voice to the city’s growing and diverse population with the strong belief that we can, through art, look at our world in new ways.
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All the artworks were created by an intergenerational group of more than two hundred participants. With the guidance of the lead artists, participants acquired and developed skills relating to composition, visual storytelling, and ways of using visual art techniques as a way of reflecting and interpreting narrative stories. It was interesting to discover that even within the same culture there were often diverse interpretations of a single story, often leading to strong discussions amongst the participants. The artworks created for this exhibition are as diverse as the communities, participants, and stories themselves.
Our purpose in partnering with cultural organizations in Nashville was to give voice to the city’s growing and diverse population with the strong belief that we can, through art, look at our world in new ways.
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An offset lithography printing press gives this fine art print its vivid and sharp appearance. The standardized printing plates and proofing process guarantee that each print displays colors precisely as the artist or publisher intended. Produced on medium weight cover stock, this high-quality reproduction is coated with a silken finish that protects the inks and creates an elegant look. The versatile art print strikes a balance between quality and affordability.
An Eye For Art – Learning to View and Appreciate Art
Learning to View and Appreciate Art
Here is a checklist with some key components for An Eye For Art.
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Describe the Work of Art.
- Try to determine what you see.
- Is this a portrait, landscape, abstraction?
- What is the subject matter?
- Look at the artist’s work of art and determine approximately how many colors he or she applied in the art.
- Try to ascertain what medium was used – brush, palette knife, pencil, collage, pastels, etc.
- Is the art flat or do you see texture or relief in the art?
- How would you describe the lines and shapes in the art?
- Imagine trying to describe the art to someone who could not see it.
- Does any particular part of the art interest you more so than other parts of the art?
- Any dramatic areas that jump out at you?
- Does this work of art remind you of anything in particular?
- What would you say to the artist regarding the art if he or she were present?
- Does the composition of the art seem balance?
- What can be said about the objects, shapes or people in the art?
- Is there movement in the art and if so how do you think the artist rendered that movement?
- How is this art dissimilar from real life?
- Interpret the Work of Art.
- If you could name the art, what name or title would you give it?
- What made you choose that title?
- Describe the vibe or mood the art gives you.
- Visualize yourself inside the art.
- What do you feel? If possible, what sound would the art make?
- What piece of this art do you believe for the most part fascinated the artist?
- Why do you think the artist created this art?
- What do you like or dislike about the work?
- Did the artist accomplish what he or she set out to do in this work of art?
- Did the artist do a good or bad job painting this piece of art?
- Why do you think others should see this work of art?
- Give the work of art a grade.
- How did you determine that grade?
- Would you purchase this art?
- How much would you pay?
- What is worth remembering about this art?
within a specific situation, atmosphere and environment, and if one does not fully comprehend those situations and that background, one might never be able to truly understand what the artist is bringing to that canvas. It is recommended that you learn something about an artist’s life and the culture in which he or she lives or lived to truly appreciate a work of art.
The more you look … the more you will see.
Fair Park Museum Dedicated To African-American Art, Culture, History « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – When the doors opened at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, a group of seniors from Dallas’ Kiest Park Senior Center were hopping off a DART bus, heading for their first tour.
Minnie Redmond had never visited the African American Museum before Wednesday.
When she stepped from one image of legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson to another, she focused not only on the popular exhibition, but the creators of the art.
“It’s great. I’m really enjoying it”, the Sunday school teacher said.
Redmond now joins a list of thousands who’ve visited the Fair Park-based museum. The AAM is a popular cultural museum, dedicated to the preservation and magnification of African American contributions to art, culture and history.
It offers four distinctive gallery halls, where national exhibitions are provided to the public. There is one permanent gallery hall dedicated to the history of Black Dallas.
“Facing The Rising Sun-Freedman’s Cemetery” focuses on Dallas’ first established community at the turn of the 20th Century.
Human Rights v. Civil Rights: The Legacy of Bayard Rustin
On Friday, March 30, 2012, the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy (ACS) and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will host a panel in celebration of Bayard Rustin’s hundredth birthday. Rustin was a civil rights trailblazer, a passionate advocate for equality, and an early champion for LGBT rights. Early in the Civil Rights Movement, he identified the larger issue of attaining social and economic equality, emphasizing broader “human rights” as being an essential second phase of the Civil Rights Movement. But, after a burst of stunning advances in the legal equality of all Americans, the United States never moved beyond civil rights toward the acceptance of a broader human rights framework. What kept the United States from embracing Rustin’s viewpoint and, more importantly, what can our society do to move toward greater equality in the future?
Upcoming Programs at The Schomburg Center
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