Education Search
Search results
20 results found. Reset Search
Everybody Collects
The kinds of objects, artifacts, and artworks that people collect communicate different ideas. They can be a record of events that happened in society.
Folk Art, Vernacular Art, or Naïve Art?
Many of the objects in the Fielding Collection such as Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and Cornucopia attributed to Joseph Proctor are often considered “folk art.” Some people prefer to use related terms like “naïve,” “vernacular,” or “nonacademic” instead of “folk.” All of these terms describe work by artists who may not have had extensive, formal training or decided not to follow the teachings and ideas of traditional art instruction.
![Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-06/noun_creative_2713097.png.webp?itok=ToUd_4vR)
Activity: Beauty in Everyday Objects
Create a definition of art and beauty using everyday objects.
![Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-06/noun_creative_2713097.png.webp?itok=ToUd_4vR)
Activity: Think like a Collector
Examine a museum collection for themes and commonalities and consider what the collection represents about a community.
![Front view of ovoid jar with handles near the top, decorated with blue pigment and incised decorations, with a flower in a checkered pot at the center and the initials “IS” below.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/34277.jpeg.webp?itok=3Y0eYHVV)
Object Story: Jar
Stoneware jar with unique decorations.
Identity on Display
Among the many unique traits we have as humans is our ability create, learn, and share different ways of knowing our world.
![View of eight quilts displayed in a museum gallery with a spinning wheel placed in the center of the room.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/Quilt%20display_Nilsen_0.jpg.webp?itok=ErozGXJ9)
Object Story: Stitching Statements and Sentiments
Explore quilt patterns that reflect women’s perspectives on the world and current events.
![Print on paper showing arrangement of squares; within each square there are strips of colored rectangles that are arranged asymmetrically in shades of red, blue, white, and black.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/37276.jpeg.webp?itok=KtZhIWhO)
Object Story: African American Quilting
Contemporary African American quilt traditions and their transformation into new artforms.