Display Art

Individual display in a class situation may NOT be worthwhile.Possibly select ONE sample from each art lesson or experiment.Ideally select in alphabetical order or some similar objective criteria.A student may decline to display.All other work is taken home or discarded.If discarded the works could be used for a group display (these notes).Arrange the selected work immediately before the next lesson.Other works are added in a similar fashion over a period of time.Eventually all students are represented.This avoids direct comparisons between individual student woks.As in each case a different combination of materials were used.All students are reminded of their own previous experiences too.That's because of those same common materials.Some advantagesNo student work is displayed against wishes.Adult opinion is unknown.Enthusiasm is maintained and self-confidence developed.No external standards set, so each student develops their own values.No student can fail.The situation is objective, non-competitive and thus non-threatening.Wall space is used economically.Mother is saved from an annual inspection of countless works.Try this approach.Make a large composite group piece.Collect a number of old discarded experiments and join them together.Paste, pin, tape, staple or otherwise join and overlap the products.Some may even be changed by altering the shape.NO individual work can be recognised in the final display.By over-lapping and editing individual original component is destroyed.Students discarding work avoid potential embarrassment.But still involved.But memories of experiences stay in their mind for a very long time.Hang the group work in a prominent place.It may be added to from time to time.Assemble the group display at a convenient time.Sometimes the experiment time could be expanded.This activity is included.But this activity could be time-consuming so other times are preferred.There is an opportunity for themed group activity.Themes can link other curriculum areas.They are then meaningful and relevant ways to do this. This is MUCH better than "art" lesson focus.On an objective from a different discipline!