Age/Grade: Middle School

5th-8th Grade,
11-14 Years

Painted Chairs

Painted Chairs

This lesson, sent in by a class in Germany, is a great project to help brighten up any classroom by painting the furniture, Haring-style.

Monkey Mosaic

Monkey Mosaic

Two schools in Germany collaborate on a full-scale mosaic, using imagery inspired by our favorite artist, Keith Haring!

Stone Figurines

Stone Figurines

A high school in Germany partners up with a local nursery school to sculpt Haring-inspired scultpures from stone.

Haring Lampshades

These students from Germany participated in a competition to design Haring-inspired lampshades.

Designing a Bus Stop

Designing a Bus Stop

This lesson, sent in by an 8th grade class took their art outside, and painted bus shelters throughout the city of Zell in Germany. One is inspired by our favorite artist, Keith Haring.

Class Mural

Class Mural

Make your classroom a bright and inspiring place for you and your students to work in. This project shows you how to paint a wall mural, wake up old curtains, and filter light through wonderful stained glass, a la Haring, of course. Great for school and for home.

Haring Art Work

Haring Art Work

These students from the UK learned all about Keith Haring before they began their own interpretive pastel posters. Afterwards, they wrote their opinions, reflecting on the imagery and their knowledge of Keith Haring. They posted it on their school web site for everyone to enjoy.

Take Colour to the Street

Take Colour to the Street

Pupils make paintings on big wooden panels that are placed on the sidewalk.

Posters with a Message I

Posters with a Message I

Offering students the possibilities to express their thoughts and concerns, this project outlines a structure to help students make public posters with important messages in a bold and straightforward manner, similar to some of the work Haring did during his lifetime.

Banners with a Message II

Banners with a Message II

Using the "Posters with a Message" Lesson as a starting point, this project allows students to exhibit their work publicly and address the related concerns of presentation and observation.

Morphing

Morphing

With an emphasis on line, this lesson explores the potential of a collaborative process by conitnually redefining the drawing as a piece of work as well as a process.

Painting with a Message

Painting with a Message

This lesson focuses on helping kids help themselves and other kids by painting with a message in the style of Keith Haring. It empowers them and teaches that their art can be a source of hope and information for others.