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Visuals

Visuals are an essential tool in the art room - showcasing the possibilites of a medium, enhancing understanding, and reinforcing expectations. They empower students to make informed decisions independently, building self-confidence. Thoughtfully designed visuals ensure learners of all backgrounds and skill levels have equal opportunties to engage, explore, and create in the studio.

Yayoi Kusama

About the artist poster hung alongside examples of their art

Welcome jpg

Welcome sign made for Saturday Art School

Under construction

Used as a place holder for in progress displays of student artwork or for future TAB stations

Thukral and Tagra

About the artist poster hung alongside examples of their art

Texture

Inspirational texture visual

Supports for ENLs

A visual reminder for educators on ways to support ENL students in their classrooms

Swish, Wipe, Blot

Reminders on how to care for your paintbrush

Stages of clay

Instructional visual to illustrate the various stages of clay

Slip and Score

Procedural visual to remind students how to attach clay pieces

Class Schedule

Customiazable class schedule so students know what to expect each class session

Game Wheel

Dry-erase game wheel to incorporate play into instruction and encourage active participation

Schedule and Wheel Example

An example set up of the game wheel and class schedule during Satruday Art School

Destroy Build Destroy Exhibition

An example of using visuals in student exhibtions to encourage participation from the viewer and to allow families to better understand the art curriculum

Wall of Emotions

An inspirational visual made during a class brainstorming session to help students expand their thinking

SAS Clay Poster Wall

An example of visuals being paired and displayed together during a ceramics unit

Printing template bucket set up

An example of making clear labels to help students independently care for the art studio

Printmaking Labels

Labels that combine images and text to allow all students to be independent as they care for the art studio

Printing Template

A custom guide from a printmaking unit to help students register their prints as they made editions

Pinhole Camera Board

A displayboard used in a high school photography class to illustrate the pinhole camera unit, featuring various examples from students and focus artists

Marker Printing Set Up

Photograph used in printmaking unit to illustrate how each station should be set up so students can independently set up

Messy Mats Set Up

An example of clear labels to help students find and store materials appropriately

Photography Goals

Example from a slide presentation to remind students progress expectations before Thanksgiving break

large printing template tray

An example of clear labels to help students find and store materials appropriately

Inking poster

Procedural visual to allow students to self assess their inking during a printmaking unit

Ink printing set up ex

Photograph used in printmaking unit to illustrate how each station should be set up so students can independently set up

Letter Sculpture Board

A displayboard used in a high school studio class to illustrate the letter sculpture unit, highlighting requirements and reminders for how to construct their sculptures

Ceramics Board

A displayboard used in a high school ceramics class to illustrate the personification unit, featuring various inspirational and procedural visuals for students to reference

How to be an artist

A general use visual to remind all students of expectations while in the art room

Help cards

Visual cards for students to use to non-verbally express their need for assistance

Hand Building

Procedural visual to remind students of multiple hand building techniques they can use to begin ceramic projects

Entering room instructions

Instructions broken down into clear steps for students to follow as they enter the classroom so they can gather their materials for the day

Do Ho Suh

About the artist poster hung alongside examples of their art

Emojis

Handout for students to help inspire reponses to a trickle-in activity (sculpt how you are feeling today)

Do not touch

Reminders for patrons during student exhibitions

Types of Coils

Inspirational visual for ceramics hand building techniques

Color and Emotions

Inspriational visual for how students can use color to influence emotions

Community Quilt Poster

An project explanation hung with the final display of a printmaking unit

Clay Cowabunga

Procedural visual to remind students the importance of clay thickness when sculpting

Brayers label on buckets

An example of making clear labels to help students independently care for the art studio

Ceramics Room Sign

Sign hung during Satruday Art Exhibtion to welcome guests

ceramics goals

Example from a slide presentaion to remind students progress expectations before Thanksgiving break

Box Reminders

Quarter sheet reminders sent home with students so they could bring in materials for the following art class

3 types of prints poster

Inspirational visual to remind students of different printing techniques and to make informed decisions before beginning their artmaking

art for life goals

Example from a slide presentation to remind students progress expectations before Thanksgiving break

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