Galleries on the Go–PAINTING

Fulfills these requirements:

Visual Arts, Creative Expression and Communication Standard, Benchmark A, Indicator 1 for Grade 5
Use observational and technical skills to achieve the illusion of depth in two-dimensional space (e.g., value, perspective and placement of objects).

Visual Arts, Historical, Cultural and Social Contexts Standard, Benchmark A, Indicator 2 for Grade 7
Describe how the same subject matter (e.g., portrait, landscape and still life) is represented differently across cultures and time periods.

Visual Arts, Creative Expression and Communication Standard, Benchmark A, Indicator 1 for Grade 7
Demonstrate a variety of techniques to create the illusion of depth.

Program Description
Classroom: Examine materials used by 17th-century painters including raw canvas and minerals used for paint pigment.
Field Trip: Learn the elements of art as you journey through landscapes and meet people in portraits in the Taft collections.
Studio: Sample the art of painting a landscape on canvas.

Galleries on the Go is made possible with the generous support of the 
Docents of the Taft Museum of Art

Fine Arts Fund Partner
Frisch’s Restaurants