Materials: Pencils

This insightful lesson combines ethics with art, allowing students to consider the social and political climate they live in, and to take positive action by creating posters that inspire awareness and change.

This interactive lesson helps inspire those students who seek to understand their world through music, dance, fashion and popular culture. A totally hip and fun project with extensive teacher notes to follow.

After examining "readymade" artwork by several influential 20th Century artists, these high school students created sculptures by painting on "everyday objects". Offering both an art history and an art-making component, this lesson allows students to analyze and synthesize the creative process for themselves.

Students can create their own symbolic windows into their imaginations.

During the 1980s, music, dance, fashion, and art experienced a boom of energy and innovation. It was also during the 80s that Haring came into prominence and produced most of his signature work. This series of lessons seeks to explore the cultural and creative phenomenons of the 1980s for the youth of today. The Breakdancing lesson, in particular, allows students to translate Haring's celebrated images of dancing people into choreographed breakdancing routines.

Students will make craypa self portraits of what they might look like in 100 years.

Exploring color and pattern through collage, this lesson was produced by a college student majoring in Art Education.

A psychologically investigative examination and corresponding lesson dissect the purpose and meaning of self-portraiture.

Merging ancient and contemporary art, this lesson examines the significance of mask-making in the past and present. A great starting point to larger projects, or a fast exploration for the less patient.

An introductory lesson to Relationship Sculptures, that explores personal relationships and how these dynamics can be communicated through art.

Students will learn about Keith Haring's use of symbols by examining his bold, direct lines and images and create their own.

New York City High school students explore movement and performance in this lesson, which explores urban vernacular dance.