Explore an event, a relationship, or a place with which you have a deep personal connection.
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Develop an artwork based on your own experiences
Find Your Inspiration Hands-on Project
Students from Jersey City Arts in Jersey City, N.J., created the following works based on their own experiences. Click through to see helpful tips and inspiring examples before exploring your own experiences in an artwork.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Write about an event, relationship, place, or other memory that has meaning to you. Capture your emotions and ideas using descriptive language. What sights, smells, tastes, and sounds do you remember?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Make sketches to help plan your composition.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Take notes about your planned working process.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Choose one or more media to work in.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Select materials that have meaning.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Work in a style that will help you express your ideas.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
You might experiment with abstraction . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
stylize the scene . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
or work realistically.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Don’t be afraid to take risks . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
and express emotion.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Zahra adds whimsical details to create a narrative.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
How does Abagail work with dramatic light to set the mood?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
How does Mansi use color to capture a feeling of nostalgia?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Now it’s your turn! How will you use what you’ve learned to develop an artwork inspired by your experiences? Turn to page 12 of your September 2021 issue of Scholastic Art to see more examples from the students at Jersey City Arts.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Project Prompt:
Explore an event, a relationship, or a place with which you have a deep personal connection.
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Experiment at Home:
Use whatever materials you have on hand. Keep in mind that materials have meaning and can help emphasize the experience you’re exploring.
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See helpful tips and inspiring examples of works created by students at Jersey City Arts in Jersey City, N.J.
Find Your Inspiration Hands-on Project
Students from Jersey City Arts in Jersey City, N.J., created the following works based on their own experiences. Click through to see helpful tips and inspiring examples before exploring your own experiences in an artwork.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Write about an event, relationship, place, or other memory that has meaning to you. Capture your emotions and ideas using descriptive language. What sights, smells, tastes, and sounds do you remember?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Make sketches to help plan your composition.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Take notes about your planned working process.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Choose one or more media to work in.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Select materials that have meaning.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Work in a style that will help you express your ideas.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
You might experiment with abstraction . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
stylize the scene . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
or work realistically.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Don’t be afraid to take risks . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
and express emotion.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Zahra adds whimsical details to create a narrative.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
How does Abagail work with dramatic light to set the mood?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
How does Mansi use color to capture a feeling of nostalgia?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Now it’s your turn! How will you use what you’ve learned to develop an artwork inspired by your experiences? Turn to page 12 of your September 2021 issue of Scholastic Art to see more examples from the students at Jersey City Arts.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
See helpful tips and inspiring examples of works created by students at Jersey City Arts in Jersey City, N.J.
Find Your Inspiration Hands-on Project
Students from Jersey City Arts in Jersey City, N.J., created the following works based on their own experiences. Click through to see helpful tips and inspiring examples before exploring your own experiences in an artwork.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Write about an event, relationship, place, or other memory that has meaning to you. Capture your emotions and ideas using descriptive language. What sights, smells, tastes, and sounds do you remember?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Make sketches to help plan your composition.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Take notes about your planned working process.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Choose one or more media to work in.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Select materials that have meaning.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Work in a style that will help you express your ideas.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
You might experiment with abstraction . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
stylize the scene . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
or work realistically.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Don’t be afraid to take risks . . .
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
and express emotion.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Zahra adds whimsical details to create a narrative.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
How does Abagail work with dramatic light to set the mood?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
How does Mansi use color to capture a feeling of nostalgia?
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
Now it’s your turn! How will you use what you’ve learned to develop an artwork inspired by your experiences? Turn to page 12 of your September 2021 issue of Scholastic Art to see more examples from the students at Jersey City Arts.
Lesson by Peter Yuscavage. Photographs courtesy of Peter Yuscavage.
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