SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM
Residencies and Workshops

VisualARTS program is discipline based, designed with emphasis on connections to core curriculum: LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES & ARTS

This workshop explores the meaning and the importance of African masks within their traditional contexts. Emphasis is on the spiritual significance of masks in accordance with their characteristics, features, elements and symbolism. This introductory segment will be accompanied by a slide presentation to allow all participants to discuss selected works. The participants' attention will be drawn to the differences in styles, features, techniques and medium used in the pieces presented. The participants will be encouraged to analyze the works and express their views and interpretations of the pieces. Students' concepts could be inspired by dreams, fantasies or imagined reality. Experimentation with materials will be greatly encouraged through the availability of a wide range of unconventional objects that can be used for creative expression. The technical process involves combination of cutting, hole punching, and montage of different elements. This experience will result in a wonderful mixed-media expression.