Materials: Paint: Lessons

Haring's Heroes Sara Schickle Kirker Elementary school students from Arkansas create a collaborative, large-scale project inspired by Keith Haring's subway art. Keith Haring Tables Christy Dillard Using the theme of "pressure", this class explored ways in which they experience and deal with social pressures in their everyday life and painting these images on to a large-scale table. The 1980s Series - Graffiti The Keith Haring Foundation 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 Graffiti project seeks to create an open & constructive forum for students to communicate their thoughts and feelings by creating a "graffiti wall" within the classroom. Banners with a Message II Lea Basile Lazarus 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. Totem Poles Children's Village A favorite of Keith's, Children's Village students build an outdoor totem pole while they explore the relation between place and identity. Haring Inspired Wall Murals Jean Knight Parent and student volunteers wemt to Greenfield Elementary School on the Martin Luther King Jr holiday to work together and paint Haring-inspired murals on the walls of the fourteen stairwell landings. Class Mural Martin Richerzhagen 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. Haringkids Italy Anna Mosca Middle-schoolers in Milan, Italy learn about Keith Haring and make their own work inspired by his style. Water Tank Mural Sarah Ryan This middle school in Australia used Keith Haring's dancing figures as inspiration for a mural on a water tank using characters that represent their school subjects. Red and Blue Kathy Kaiser This collaboritive project, inspired by a set of prints Haring made titled, RED AND BLUE, asks children to interpret classmates' abstract shapes and write or tell a story about them. Friends Mural Lara McBride A fun and easy, project that will leave your walls full of color and energy. A Haring Production Martin Richerzhagen This 7th grade class designed a stage set for their local job convention. Using Haring's bold and colorful style, they created emblems of various different occupations on large, free standing wood boards that were placed around the stage. Keith Haring Mural Project Art Gallery of Ontario Influenced by the exhibition of Keith Haring's work at the Art Gallery of Ontario, local children create their own full-scale mural, and donate it to a local church. A Haring Event Nancy Williams & Marilyn Morgan This school in New Jersey hosted a "Dine with Your Child" afternoon, complete with Haring-inspired hallway decorations and home-made tee-shirts. Swimming Pool Mural in Alf Martin Richerzhagen This lucky school in Germany was asked to decorate the hallways of a local community swimming pool. Using Keith Haring's art as inspiration, 15 students set out to fill the walls with colorful, bold, and fun designs along the theme of swimming. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Helen Londergan After being introduced to selected pieces of Keith Haring's work, students brainstormed for words and concepts that they wished to illustrate in a Haring-esque style. Attention was given to color, composition, and how well the word was illustrated by the student-artists' depiction of it. The Story of Red and Blue- ART The Keith Haring Foundation This spontaneous explorative project allows students of all ages to open up and make free associations with positive results. Haring Placemats Martin Richerzhagen Sent in by a school in Germany, this class created the perfect Haring-style table settings. Designing a Bus Stop Martin Richerzhagen 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. Posters with a Message I Lea Basile Lazarus 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 Keith Haring and Aborignal Art David Butler Inspired by both Haring's line and the artwork of the indigenous people of Australia, Aborigines, the students from this school in Texas created distinctly patterned portraits using markers and paint. Pieces of Peace Cindy Williams Middle School students from St. Petersburg, Florida, were asked to draw a picture inspired by the work of Keith Haring. The pictures represent world issues that affect their lives. The pictures were later combined to make a 6 foot painted puzzle, and put on display at the Florida Holocaust Museum. A Haring Holiday Kathleen McCrea Create Haring-inspired holiday ornaments with children using this fun and easy project sent in to us by a high school in Kansas. Keith Haring Olympics Kim Salesses Students from Florida create a public mural of figures participating in an Olympic sports, in the style of Keith Haring. Pendants Heather Zinkosky A lesson that allows students to design a symbol and challenges them to transform their designs into sculpture & wearable art. Everyday Objects as Art Wan Ling Li, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient 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. Figure Cut-Outs Valerie Kerwin This fun lesson begins with drawing the figure Haring-style. Experimenting with different poses, students design and create large-size cut-out constructions. Take Colour to the Street Maarten Vranckx Pupils make paintings on big wooden panels that are placed on the sidewalk. Keith Haring and Graffiti Taz Ismail & Becky Evermon Students from this Montessori school in Canada studied Keith Haring and then worked collaborately to make several murals, custom t-shirts, and sculptures, all exploring the theme of "Peace, love and the environment." Art & The Berlin Wall Katherine Hamburger This lesson, developed by a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, explores the relationship between Cold War politics, the people who were affected by it, and the artists who examined it. Using the Berlin Wall as a focul point, students have the opportunity to create their own "walls". Making Masks Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient 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. Haring In Motion Magnets Christie Crittenden Students paint a Haring portrait in motion and then transfer the image onto a shrink film magnet. Posters Kathy Kaiser Using examples of Keith's own progressive posters as a springboard, students are encouraged to create their own messages in the form of a public poster. Body Language Through Sculpture Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Exploring gesture and movement using clay, this lesson was produced by a college student majoring in Art Education. LESSON 3 - Texture: Wild Things Kellie Rilla, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. This lesson is part one of a three lesson unit designed to teach young students (first or second grade) about various types of line, and pattern. This lesson allows children to learn how illustrators apply their knowledge of line and shading techniques to denote texture. The Keith Haring Car Maegen Kissell- Nair During this lesson the children learned about Keith Haring and what kind of artwork he created. Then they had fun expressing painting an entire car in Haring-inspired imagery! Clay Portrait Project Norma Burrowes Using traditional portraiture methods of proportion, students explore and combine their knowlegde with Haring-style, expressive, and colorful aesthetics to produce vibrant clay masks. To download facial proportions sheet go to Visual Aids, use link on the right. Stop the Violence Christy Dillard Groups of students were given the task of creating a Haring-style painting that communicated a message about an important social issue. Connected By Art Nili Gross Similar to Haring, tolerance and understanding are the main themes for two schools from the Middle East that created a mural together. Haring Art Truck Meeghan Humphrey Students from this high school in Ohio painted a pickup truck inspired by Keith Haring's style. Keith Haring Painting Project Joy Taylor Long Island high school students explore a painting project inspired by Scholastic Magazine's November 2007 feature on Keith Haring's work. Haring Stone Figurines Martin Richerzhagen A high school in Germany partners up with a local nursery school to sculpt Haring-inspired scultpures from stone. Hip Hop Dance Cut-Outs Heidi Shelton Emphasizing collaboration, this teacher brought in music that Keith Haring worked to when he was making art and helped her students create a mural using it as inspiration. Painted Chairs Martin Richerzhagen 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. Studying Haring's Public Mural: "Crack is Wack" The Keith Haring Foundation Haring's 2-sided mural on a handball court at 128th Street & 2nd Avenue in NYC overlooks the FDR drive. A public site that has brought much acknowledgement since it was painted in 1986. This lesson, organized collaboratively with The Children's Storefront gives local students the opportunity to examine and reflect on one of Haring's most influential landmarks. Tabletop Graffiti Mural Valerie Kerwin When an art teacher from a YMCA in Florida decided to clean up her shabby tables and teach her students about graffiti art, she decided to combine the projects and revive the tables with art! A strong emphasis on collaboration and cooperation led to a classroom full of personalized furniture. It's All in the Line! David Butler Inspired by Keith Haring's line, these middle school students from Texas created very colorful art filled with all different kinds of line. Marbling a la Haring Erin Tapley Using the process of paper marbling, this teacher has found a way to help students deconstruct and compose their own abstract compositions. Lady Liberty Maura Walsh This wonderful project celebrates freedom and Keith Haring at the same time, while helping students to understand what makes this country so unique and special. A Mural Gift Bryna Bobick 5th grade students participated in a mural making activity based on the art of Keith Haring. The mural was presented to Rosemont Elementary School as a "thank you" gift for everyone at the school who as helped the 5th grade students. Cut-Out Figures Erin Norton & Linda Babich Combining the standard early-childhood project of full size traced self-portraits and the work of Keith Haring, this lesson adds a refreshing variation to an old classic. LESSON 1 - Lines: Invisible Journeys Kellie Rilla, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. This lesson is part one of a three lesson unit designed to teach young students (first or second grade) about various types of line, and texture. This lesson places emphasis on the movement students use to create lines by having them create visual roadmaps and follow them with gesture. The magic of their gesture will be reinforced as their invisible journeys are revealed to them through the technique of wax resist. Haring Man Mural Betsy Decker One class' response to Haring's work after visiting our site, a full size figurative mural. The perfect project to build upon for individual children or a whole group. Fence Mural Valerie Kerwin This ambitous teacher created a fence mural with her students in Sarasota, Florida. Each student's figure drawings becoming full-scale figurative paintings on a bright and bold playground fence. Window Mural Kimber Garrett A teacher's account of her "Nutcracker Mural" done in the style of Keith Haring's characters in a local storefront window. Creating a Cranimal Marie Antonelli, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. Elementary students design their own mix and matched animals, using a lesson framework that emphasizes transformation. This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons: "Clay for Fun" "Cranimals in 3D" "Paper Sculpture Habitats" Decoding Haring's Symbols Howard Michaels A lesson in yarn painting sent in by a teacher from New Jersey. Support tools such as the video, "Drawing the Line: a Portrait of Keith Haring" were used and discussed. Many Chairs, One Table Ahuva Mantell, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient When a college student combines her studies in Art Education with a local high school, a large-scale sculptureal work becomes the centerpiece. Lessing meets Haring Anne Rössler This elementary school in Germany partnered up with some college students to create a challenging mural that functions as visual storytelling and encourages graffiti prevention. LESSON 2 - Pattern and Shading Kellie Rilla, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. This lesson is part two of a three lesson unit designed to teach young students (first or second grade) about various types of line, and pattern . Students will build upon their previous knowledge of line to develop an awareness of pattern and shading. Kids Risk Project: Painting with a Message Kimberly M. Thompson and Linda Hatch 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. How to Create A Mural Brian Yanish Kids brainstorm ideas, make sketches, practice painting, and work together to paint this inspiring mural. This project was sent in by a very special program called FreeArts, developed to help abused children. Making Self-Portraits Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient A psychologically investigative examination and corresponding lesson dissect the purpose and meaning of self-portaiture. Figures, Joints and Movement unknown Design a painting composition using the linear style of Keith Haring to create figures showing movement and how they bend. Keith Haring?s clean, simple, linear style will be assimilated as well as the use of his bright colors as students discuss the human body?s joints enabling movement.