Volume 6, #2
October 2001

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PBS 45 & 49 local series Sharing Art includes broadcast, lesson plans and Web site

Local artists, local museums and projects for your art classroom converge in one PBS 45 & 49 production called Sharing Art. In each video presentation, students are introduced to a piece of art in a local museum; then a local artist explains how he/she does comparable art; and finally students in a local classroom do a similar project to model the steps for viewers. The series demonstrates real-world applications of the techniques taught in art classes with the goal of helping students understand that the art projects they do in class can lead to a career in art or even a show in a museum.

The Sharing Art teachers guide is available online now at http://wneo.org/sharingart (a print version will be available by the end of October). Lesson plans include step-by-step instructions for the school project shown in the video, with instructions for an easier project for lower grade levels and a more difficult project for higher grade levels.

The final five programs feature two artists explaining their work. Lesson plans have not been created for these videos; instead they are intended to give students ideas on how their creativity can be utilized in other art forms.

Sharing Art broadcasts:

Mondays at 10:30 am

Fridays at 1 pm

The series airs now through the end of our ITV broadcast year on May 10, 2002.