Do you hit the google search button whenever you need to introduce a famous artist before an art lesson? I know I’ve filled the white board with a few boring facts a few times. What if I told you you didn’t have to research a thing about a famous artist?
Today’s guest, Cindy Ingram from The Art Curator for Kids website, shares her philosophy of how she talks to kids about art and ways that you can too. And you don’t have to know a thing about art!
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
– How Cindy’s childhood dreams translated into her success as an art curator
– Cindy’s best tips to help children compare and contrast art
– How letting children discover art and answer the questions about art by analyzing it themselves
– Bonus tip: How to introduce Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Edvard Munch to your students!
– Why Cindy loves teaching Baroque art
– The best artists to introduce to children at an elementary school level
– How to utilize your classroom time to its full potential
– Ways to partner with a classroom teacher to help introduce an artist with a broader scope
– How to use Bloom’s Taxonomy to analyze art
– Whether you should show nudity pieces in the classroom
– How to balance art history and creating art in limited amounts of time
-Why character analysis help children with critical thinking
– The tips and tricks for parents taking children to museums and how to engage the children through questions
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My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Do you hit the google search button whenever you need to introduce a famous artist before an art lesson? I know I’ve filled the white board with a few boring facts a few times. What if I told you you didn’t have to research a thing about a famous artist?
Today’s guest, Cindy Ingram from The Art Curator for Kids website, shares her philosophy of how she talks to kids about art and ways that you can too. And you don’t have to know a thing about art!
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
– How Cindy’s childhood dreams translated into her success as an art curator
– Cindy’s best tips to help children compare and contrast art
– How letting children discover art and answer the questions about art by analyzing it themselves
– Bonus tip: How to introduce Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Edvard Munch to your students!
– Why Cindy loves teaching Baroque art
– The best artists to introduce to children at an elementary school level
– How to utilize your classroom time to its full potential
– Ways to partner with a classroom teacher to help introduce an artist with a broader scope
– How to use Bloom’s Taxonomy to analyze art
– Whether you should show nudity pieces in the classroom
– How to balance art history and creating art in limited amounts of time
-Why character analysis help children with critical thinking
– The tips and tricks for parents taking children to museums and how to engage the children through questions
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
SHOW NOTES:
Cindy’s Top Tips for Looking at Art
Art Curator for Kids
Visual Thinking Strategies
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Laurence Anhalt’s Artists Series Books
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou (with art by Basquiat)
Don Massey’s blog, Shine Bright Zamarano (Check out Don’s blog for amazing tech art projects and art projects featuring local artists)
CONNECT WITH CINDY
You can connect with Cindy on Facebook and Pinterest
SHOW NOTES:
Cindy’s Top Tips for Looking at Art
Laurence Anhalt’s Artists Series Books
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Don Massey’s blog, Shine Bright Zamarano (Check out Don’s blog for amazing tech art projects and art projects featuring local artists)
CONNECT WITH CINDY
You can connect with Cindy on Facebook and Pinterest
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Yes, the day has come!
After a long time deciding if, I finally said when.
Thank you SO much for your encouragement, show suggestions and help getting Art Made Easy off the ground.
Many of you were so pumped about this show but confessed that you had no idea what a podcast was. I love you guys for your unbridled enthusiasm.
Here’s a quick definition of a podcast & what to expect from Art Made Easy:
A podcast is a free radio show. The host (me!) interviews guests or talks about a favorite subject. You get to listen through your computer, laptop or smart phone. I like to listen to my favorite podcasts in my car during long travel days or on my walks via set of ear buds and my iPhone.
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And now onto the show…
For my first show, I wanted to tell you my story of how I became an art teacher. We all have different paths and this one is mine. I’ll share advice to those who are just starting out as an art teacher and some of my best tips for teaching art to kids.
This episode is for anyone who thinks they may not have the qualifications to be an art teacher. Teaching art to kids doesn’t have to happen inside a classroom. You can teach art at home, at a summer camp and even as a volunteer (like I did).
If you are an art teacher just beginning your journey, I’m sharing my best advice to get you through that tough first year. Download my free handout and keep it in your teacher planner and refer to it when you have a tough day.
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SHOW NOTES:
Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages (Lab Series)
National Art Convention
CreativeLive- free online classes
Art Teachers Facebook Group
Website: Painted Paper in the Art Room (Laura Lohmann)
Website: Art of Education
Book: Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
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Have to agree with the last comment – your show does consistently put out quality interviews with loads of great information. I’ve been listening to other podcasts lately and find that some of them really have the ‘hard sell’ approach, putting in commercials of their own – beginning, middle and end of podcast. It’s so annoying. But yours is completely different. I have listened to all of your podcasts and downloaded a free pdf here and there. And if I were so inclined, I have no reticence in actually buying something from you. That’s because through all the podcasts, I’ve actually grown to trust you. You come across completely earnest and sincere and, though you’re running a business and want to make it profitable, you don’t hammer that message home to your listeners; I really appreciate that. I hope your business ‘is’ profitable because you certainly seem to be walking the walk from what I’ve seen. Congratulations on a great internet business and presence. And thank you for contributing so much to us listeners.
Wow, Cathy. This is a very powerful message. Thank you so much for this. I do work hard at my business. I am profitable because I get to offer a product that is in service to my peers by saving them time and energy.
Podcasters have to advertise because creating a podcast isn’t free. In fact it costs about $100 an episode for me! UI find the investment worth while as I don’t blog about classroom stuff anymore. This is a great portal to delivering valuable content to my readers.
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Love all the AMAZING podcasts! thank you
Thank you for the wonderful information you impart! I love listening to your podcasts and gleaning bits of your expertise.
Thank you so much Bonnie!