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Sergio Hernandez: Top 7 Street Artists

Posted in @Home, News & Features; Tagged Listicles, Faculty; Posted 5 years ago by Jon Lapointe and Sergio Hernandez 5 Minute(s) to read

From late '60s innovators to contemporary artists who walk the line between graffiti and fine art, this is a super informative survey of how an underground movement found its way into the museums.

Armory Arts Challenge #3 - Beyond the Selfie: Summon the Actor Within

Posted in @Home, For Kids; Tagged Art Activities, Faculty, Downloads; Posted 5 years ago by Grace Lacques and Jon Lapointe 1 Minute(s) to read

Invent a character based on this single word: HOPE. Your character will personify HOPE. Your character is HOPE. Once you create your character, take several selfies until you capture an image that truly personifies your character's spirit.

How To Hang Art

Posted in On-Demand Video, @Home; Tagged How-To, Downloads; Posted 5 years ago by Armory Exhibitions Team and Jon Lapointe Less than a minute to read

This handy how-to guide from the Armory's exhibitions team shows you the essential steps and simple math used by professionals to hang art. You can also use this information to securely hang other things, like mirrors, family photos, diplomas, and more.

Faculty Feature: Gabriella Carboni

Posted in News & Features; Tagged Faculty; Posted 5 years ago by Milly Correa 5 Minute(s) to read

On April 20, 2020, we asked Armory Teaching Artist Gabriella Carboni to take over our Instagram account for the day. Here's what she shared.

Collage Scavenger Hunt with Sandra Gallegos

Posted in For Kids, @Home; Tagged Faculty, Art Activities; Posted 5 years ago by Jon Lapointe and Sandra Gallegos 1 Minute(s) to read

Armory Teaching Artist Sandra Gallegos asked us to share one of her favorite collages with you that she made in 2017. "I thought it would be nice for children to hunt for things," like a scavenger hunt. We thought that was a great idea.

Matt MacFarland: 7 Cartoonists I Love

Posted in @Home, News & Features; Tagged Faculty, Listicles; Posted 5 years ago by Jon Lapointe and Matt MacFarland 4 Minute(s) to read

Armory Teaching Artist Matt MacFarland loves drawing and comics. "I went to school for art, but still made cartoons. Then I went to grad school for art. I still made cartoons...then my son was born and I just made comics."

Armory Arts Challenge #2 - Cartoon Doodles from Memory

Posted in @Home, For Kids; Tagged Downloads, Art Activities, Lesson Plans; Posted 5 years ago by Jon Lapointe and Matt MacFarland Less than a minute to read

In 10 minutes, draw as many popular cartoon characters as possible...from memory! Forget about details. Be quick & loose.

Artful Connections With Math: The Art Store

Posted in @Home, For Kids, On-Demand Video; Tagged Lesson Plans; Posted 5 years ago by Jon Lapointe Less than a minute to read

For 2nd & 3rd Graders: How do artists purchase materials for creating a project? This lesson a goal is for students to work within a given budget, create proposals, purchase materials from a classroom “store,” and create a sculpture on a base.

Kate Lain's Top 5: Cabin Fever Playlist

Posted 5 years ago by Jon Lapointe and Special thanks to Kate Lain and the 5 filmmakers presented here. 4 Minute(s) to read

Armory Teaching Artist Kate Lain's Cabin Fever Playlist is a crowd-sourced list of experimental films that are currently free online. Kate started the list on March 13 for her video art students at the Armory once classes were canceled due to shelter in place recommendations.

Artful Connections With Math: Area Perimeter Blueprint Collage

Posted in For Kids, @Home; Tagged Lesson Plans; Posted 5 years ago by Jon Lapointe Less than a minute to read

For 3rd Graders: How do we use math and art to represent our living spaces? This lesson’s goal is for students to create a floor plan collage, using graph paper to calculate area and sewing with embroidery floss to calculate perimeter.