Artists such as Carter Todd and James Dixon created artwork inspired by where they lived, but they combined different views…
Reusing and Reexamining Pop Culture
Many of the artists represented in Accidental Genius used pop culture—magazines, billboard advertisements, comic book characters—as inspiration for or even…
Accidental Genius: Found Materials Sculpture
Many of the works in the Accidental Genius exhibition are made from found materials. Found materials are common objects (like…
Accidental Genius: Creating a Community of Art in your Classroom
The last section of the show focuses on a group of artists associated with the Art/Brut Center Gugging, located outside…
Accidental Genius: Exhibition Walkthrough
The works in the exhibition are loosely organized according to stylistic characteristics. The first half of the exhibition features works…
The Similarities and Differences That Unite Us
Schedule time after the Museum tour for students to self-guide so that they can take pictures of works of art…
The Brush Is in Your Court!
Deepen your students’ connection to the artwork viewed during the World Communities Museum tour by having them relate a work…
Once Upon a Time… / Habia Una Vez…
Have students create a simple story inspired by their Museum tour using Voicethread. Students will need to connect the art…
We “Art” the World / Nous Sommes le Monde
Schedule time after the Museum tour for students to self-guide so that they can take pictures of works of art…
Exploring World Communities
Students will be introduced to art vocabulary, be able to talk about world communities as well as their own communities,…
What Makes a Community?/ ¿Qué Forma una Comunidad?
Have your students brainstorm key vocabulary in both Spanish and English that relates to the idea of community: what it…
We Are the Wor(l)d
In groups, have students brainstorm words that represent the vocabulary and themes they anticipate encountering on a World Communities tour…