Lessons by Author: Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient

Challenging Gender Roles Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient High school students examine Post War American gender roles and then create their own collages from magazine and newspaper clippings. Exploring Artistic Influences Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Students explore their own personal artistic influences and make a work that is inspired by this connection. Flipbook Animation Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient High School students learn that movement is created by using a very fast sequence of photographs to enable them to make their own cartoon flip books. Hip Hop Dancers Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient New York City High school students explore movement and performance in this lesson, which explores urban vernacular dance. Overcoming Oppression Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient This lesson allows students to explore ways that artists have expressed feelings of oppression, and provides students with a voice to express themes of empowerment as a response. Plaster Mold Symbols Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Students will make casts of their own symbols using clay and plaster. Relationship Sculptures Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Students examine and create clay sculptures based on a special relationship they have. Relationships in Art Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient An introductory lesson to Relationship Sculptures, that explores personal relationships and how these dynamics can be communicated through art. Sidewalk Justice Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient High School students from New York City take to the streets to express their opinions, both personal and political. Student Activist Posters Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Students create posters for their school that express their personal feelings on politics, health issues, or personal rights. Symbol Printing Deirdre Kenna, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Using Haring's Subway drawings as a starting point, New York City high school student will create prints of their own personal symbols.