The Official
EJ Elementary Summer Art Challenges
1. Museum Visit: Visit an art museum while on vacation or in Jackson (Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History). Documentation possibilities: a photograph of you at the art museum, a postcard from the gift shop or a sketch you drew of a favorite artwork.
2. “Me” Collage: Use magazines, photos and your own drawings to create an “About Me” collage. If you need inspiration, go to google images and search for “about me collage”. Documentation: a photo of your collage or the actual collage.
3. Read a graphic novel or comic: Go to your library and check out a book with images or comics. For older kids, two good suggestions are The Invention of Hugo Cabret or Wonderstruckby Brian Selcznick. For younger kids, Garfield and Walt Disney classic comics and stories would be enjoyable. Ask your librarian for suggestions! Documentation: Write a short description of the book you read, create a bookmark for the book, or draw a picture of the cover of the book.
4. Play with an online drawing game. Documentation: Print out your results or save image and email it to me.
Here are some ideas:
http://jacksonpollock.org
www.picassohead.com
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter
http://bomomo.com/
5. Take an art class or summer workshop.
Here are a few places that offer kids art classes in Jackson
Art634: http://www.art634.com/art634classes.html
Jackson School of the Arts: http://www.jacksonarts.org/classes-programs/art/
Ella Sharp Museum: http://ellasharpmuseum.org/?page_id=658
Documentation: Your finished artwork or a photo of you making your artwork.
6. Recycled Art: Find discarded objects around the house (old junk mail, pieces of wood scraps, random toys or old stickers you don’t want anymore) and create a new inspiring collage or sculpture. Documentation: Take a photo of your finished artwork, save in folder if you made a collage.
7. Environmental Art: Use leaves, rocks and other natural objects to make a piece of art. Look up the art of Andy Goldsworthy for ideas. Documentation: Take a photo of your finished artwork.
8. Photomontage: Take lots of photos or use photos from Magazines. With permission from your parents, cut out faces or parts of the pictures and combine them to create an interesting photomontage. Look up the photomontages of David Hockney if you need ideas. Documentation: Turn in the original artwork.
9. Collaborative Artwork: Collaborate with a friend or family member and make a work of art together! Documentation: Photo of the two of you working or the finished artwork.
10. Sidewalk Chalk Masterpiece: Use sidewalk chalk in a creative way to make a masterpiece. Documentation: Take a photo of your finished work.
11. Comic Art: Draw a comic about something that happened to you this summer. Documentation: Turn in the original comic.
12. Fashion: Decorate a t-shirt or sew a piece of clothing! Ideas: tie-dye, stencils, sew something on it, paint pens or fabric paint. Documentation: Bring in the item of clothing or a photo of you wearing it.
13. Jewelry: Make something to wear. Ideas: friendship bracelets, beads, Rainbow Loom bracelets. Documentation: Bring in the jewelry or a photo of it.
14. Rock Painting: Find the perfect rock outside. Decorate it with paints and anything else you’d like. Documentation: Photograph it or bring in the actual rock.
15. Sculpture: Design an artwork to hang from a branch of a tree. Documentation: Take a photograph of the sculpture in the tree.
16. Musical Instrument: Create a musical instrument using materials around your house. Documentation: photograph or bring in the instrument.
17. Building: Using Legos, blocks or other building materials, spend an hour or so designing a unique construction. Documentation: Take a photograph of your masterpiece.
18. Make a piñata using paper mache. Break it with some friends! Documentation: Take pictures before & after.
19. Create edible art: Play with your food and turn it into an artwork. Or, decorate a cake or a cookie. Take a photo and then eat it!
20. YOUR CHOICE: Come up with a creative activity to do by yourself or with your family. Documentation: Take a photo and save it (if it’s 2D) to bring in.
2. “Me” Collage: Use magazines, photos and your own drawings to create an “About Me” collage. If you need inspiration, go to google images and search for “about me collage”. Documentation: a photo of your collage or the actual collage.
3. Read a graphic novel or comic: Go to your library and check out a book with images or comics. For older kids, two good suggestions are The Invention of Hugo Cabret or Wonderstruckby Brian Selcznick. For younger kids, Garfield and Walt Disney classic comics and stories would be enjoyable. Ask your librarian for suggestions! Documentation: Write a short description of the book you read, create a bookmark for the book, or draw a picture of the cover of the book.
4. Play with an online drawing game. Documentation: Print out your results or save image and email it to me.
Here are some ideas:
http://jacksonpollock.org
www.picassohead.com
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter
http://bomomo.com/
5. Take an art class or summer workshop.
Here are a few places that offer kids art classes in Jackson
Art634: http://www.art634.com/art634classes.html
Jackson School of the Arts: http://www.jacksonarts.org/classes-programs/art/
Ella Sharp Museum: http://ellasharpmuseum.org/?page_id=658
Documentation: Your finished artwork or a photo of you making your artwork.
6. Recycled Art: Find discarded objects around the house (old junk mail, pieces of wood scraps, random toys or old stickers you don’t want anymore) and create a new inspiring collage or sculpture. Documentation: Take a photo of your finished artwork, save in folder if you made a collage.
7. Environmental Art: Use leaves, rocks and other natural objects to make a piece of art. Look up the art of Andy Goldsworthy for ideas. Documentation: Take a photo of your finished artwork.
8. Photomontage: Take lots of photos or use photos from Magazines. With permission from your parents, cut out faces or parts of the pictures and combine them to create an interesting photomontage. Look up the photomontages of David Hockney if you need ideas. Documentation: Turn in the original artwork.
9. Collaborative Artwork: Collaborate with a friend or family member and make a work of art together! Documentation: Photo of the two of you working or the finished artwork.
10. Sidewalk Chalk Masterpiece: Use sidewalk chalk in a creative way to make a masterpiece. Documentation: Take a photo of your finished work.
11. Comic Art: Draw a comic about something that happened to you this summer. Documentation: Turn in the original comic.
12. Fashion: Decorate a t-shirt or sew a piece of clothing! Ideas: tie-dye, stencils, sew something on it, paint pens or fabric paint. Documentation: Bring in the item of clothing or a photo of you wearing it.
13. Jewelry: Make something to wear. Ideas: friendship bracelets, beads, Rainbow Loom bracelets. Documentation: Bring in the jewelry or a photo of it.
14. Rock Painting: Find the perfect rock outside. Decorate it with paints and anything else you’d like. Documentation: Photograph it or bring in the actual rock.
15. Sculpture: Design an artwork to hang from a branch of a tree. Documentation: Take a photograph of the sculpture in the tree.
16. Musical Instrument: Create a musical instrument using materials around your house. Documentation: photograph or bring in the instrument.
17. Building: Using Legos, blocks or other building materials, spend an hour or so designing a unique construction. Documentation: Take a photograph of your masterpiece.
18. Make a piñata using paper mache. Break it with some friends! Documentation: Take pictures before & after.
19. Create edible art: Play with your food and turn it into an artwork. Or, decorate a cake or a cookie. Take a photo and then eat it!
20. YOUR CHOICE: Come up with a creative activity to do by yourself or with your family. Documentation: Take a photo and save it (if it’s 2D) to bring in.