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- To bring a Residency to your school, please call Julie MacCarthy at 312-788-3373 x14, or send her an email.
Information about Residency Programs
- Schools may purchase programs at all times of the year
- A.R.T. has a wide pool of artists Ð often programs can be scheduled with a minimal amount of lead time
- The A.R.T. staff can assist your school to document the success of your A.R.T. program
- A.R.T. staff provides technical assistance in generating matching funds when possible
- For information about purchasing programs, contact A.R.T. Associate Director Julie MacCarthy at the A.R.T. office at (312) 788-3373, ext. 14, or email her at juliemaccarthy@artresourcesinteaching.org.
Residency Programs
- Programs serve 4 classrooms in 6 sessions, unless otherwise noted.
- Students in all residencies learn about the history and culture of the art form/period in art they are studying.
- Influential artists/artwork are studied.
- Visual artifacts and slides are brought to the classroom.
- Students participate in at least two hands-on art-making sessions.
A.R.T. Artists form a partnership with the classroom teacher allowing for transference of ideas, lessons and techniques for future use.
All A.R.T. Residencies Connect to the Illinois State Goals for the Fine Arts:
25: Know the language of the arts
26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produce.
27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations past and present
Residencies for Grades K-2
African Folktales through Art
Storytelling and art connections come alive for students as they study how African folktales use zoomorphic masks and sculpture.
Art and Theater
Visual artists are an integral part of creating theater. In this program, student drawings inspire the creation of fictional characters and original stories. Students learn about two-dimensional and three-dimensional art by designing costumes, masks, and set designs which are used in an exciting culminating performance.
Stories and Art from Around the World
Stories from diverse cultures delight students as they create hands-on projects that interpret the themes, characters and events of each folktale or myth.
Word-Picture Explorations
Students approach reading and writing with a new enthusiasm when combined with art-making experiences such as painting, collage and mixed media art forms. StudentsÕ works of art stimulate a literary response through poetry, narrative and descriptive writing.
Young Artists
Budding artists explore a variety of art materials and experiment with various media in this hands-on program. This is a great way to launch a lifelong interest in self-expression through art.
Latin American Art
Latino cultures have produced an incredible array of art in diverse forms. In this residency, learning about this rich heritage inspires students to create original artwork.
Art and Math
Math can be a challenge for children who are visual learners. This residency can animate concepts for these students and their classmates via exploration of artwork which incorporates math building blocks such as geometric shapes, patterns, sorting, points, lines, planes, and space.
Clay Explorations
The fun of playing with wet clay becomes a learning experience as primary students use simple geometric shapes, textures and proportions, creating their own clay vessels, animals, figures and buildings.
Art and Science
Are artists and scientists really that different? The connections between the method of scientific inquiry and the process used by artists are explored in demonstrations and hands-on art activities.
Residencies for Grades 3-8
Art and Theater
Visual artists are an integral part of creating theater. In this program, student drawings inspire the creation of fictional characters and original stories. Students learn about two-dimensional and three-dimensional art by designing costumes, masks, and set designs which are used in an exciting culminating performance.
Artists as Storytellers Alive
Artists as Storytellers will explore artworks from a variety of cultural and historical sources that have used images to communicate specific ideas and information about the culture. During the course of the residency, students will engage in discussions of specific artworks and apply the concepts and techniques to fabrication of their own narrative art.
Creative Writing and Bookmaking
Reading takes on added meaning when you create your own book! During the course of this residency, students are immersed in the creative writing process while they learn principles of illustration, design, typography and book construction. Each participant then completes a written and illustrated handmade book.
Creative Writing and Maskmaking
The studies of literature and traditional art forms intersect as students create their own three-dimensional narrative masks based on short stories they write with guidance from the A.R.T. Artist.
Portraiture Alive
The residency provides students with a venue for self-expression through writing and art. Students explore one or more of the following attributes of character development: caring, courage, courtesy, fairness, family, pride, honesty, kindness, helpfulness, respect, responsibility, and work ethic. Students create stories and poems based on these attributes and create a Ôcharacter portraitÕ, which utilizes writing skills.
Printmaking
The past moves closer to the present when students explore this innovative art form while being introduced to the history of printmaking and its development into an original form of artistic expression.
Self-Portraiture: Introspection and Identity
What do I really look like? How do I see myself? Students discuss examples of self-portraiture by artists from various cultures and time periods; they also examine their identities as they create two self-portraits.
Solving Problems in Non-Violent Ways
Art can be a healing force and an opportunity for reinforcing the importance of cooperation and teamwork. Throughout this residency, students develop the skills necessary to share ideas and negotiate with their peers to create a collaborative artwork which represents the opinions of all students involved.
African American Artists Alive
During this program, the participating students will be introduced to the works of several important African American artists, specifically focusing on the diverse ways in which these artists have created personal narratives. The students will then create their own narratives utilizing a variety of art techniques similar to those employed by the artists represented.
The African American Experience in Art
Your students may not be aware of the rich legacy of African American artists. This program delves into the influence African art and subjects have had on African American artists. Students then create artwork that reflects their own cultural experiences.
African Art
Through viewing of slides and class discussion, students will be given background and context of how different African traditions evolved. Related hands-on activities will be inspired by the art and artifacts of Africa.
Alive at the Art Institute
n this residency, students will be introduced to basic concepts of two- and three-dimensional artworks form the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Students will discover that art can provide insight into the place, the time and the artistsÕ intentions. Students also come to appreciate the expressive power of creativity through developing personal interpretations of great works of art.
American Art
Art has always been an essential part of American life. This program introduces examples of art made by early Native Americans, then travels forward in time to examine the crafts and fine arts of the early settlers before ending the journey in the present day.
Ancient Egypt
Be it pyramids or mummies, ancient Egypt exerts a powerful tug on the imaginations of young people. This residency investigates the political and religious systems of this civilization and how they influenced its art. As a final project, students create their own Egyptian-inspired artifacts.
Art of AmericaÕs Regions
Students examine fine arts and crafts made in four regions in America and discuss the changes from the early American period to the 20th Century.
Art of the Chicago Landscape
Chicago provides a living museum as this program guides students in an artistic exploration of their city, from the ÒEl,Ó to Grant Park, to their own neighborhoods.
Art of the Middle Ages
Knights and dragons, swords and fair ladies carry an intense allure for young minds. Students study artworks, artifacts, and architecture of this era, in a historical, cultural and religious context. They create their own artifacts inspired by a new understanding of the Middle Ages.
Chicago Architecture Alive
Students will learn about the natural and manmade forces, which have changed the City of Chicago/s landscape over time. They will observe and discuss natural landscapes and urban cityscapes of the area around Chicago, part and present. Students will create artwork in a variety of media, reflecting upon their knowledge of Chicago and its environments.
Decorated Houses of Africa
Students are introduced to the unique aesthetic of the Ndebele Tribe of South Africa by creating a model Ndebele home as they learn the meanings behind the colorful geometric designs.
Greek and Roman Art
The mysteries of ancient Greek and Roman cultures are revealed through a study of their architecture, painting, sculpture, myths and mosaics.
Latin American Art
Students explore a variety of Latino cultures and discover the diversity and richness of Latino art. Students draw upon their explorations to create original artwork.
Native American Art
This six-week residency focuses on both the ancient and contemporary traditions of Native American culture. Through lively discussions and hands-on activities, participants will explore the history and significance of Native American people by learning more about their celebrations, tools, lifestyles and art. Activities may include pottery-making, creating colorful pigments from natural resources and learning more about collecting artifacts that give us clues to deciphering ancient customs.
Our American Heritage Alive
In this program, students will gain a greater awareness of the beauty, depth and contrast found in the complexity of American culture. American artworks from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago will be shown with greater opportunities to analyze, compare and interact with the images. The art-making activities are skill-based and encourage students to creatively respond to the art and ideas presented classroom discussions and media representations.
Painting, Sculpture and Drawing
Students experience various cultures, historic periods and artistic genres through the traditions of painting, sculpture and drawing.
Women and Art
This residency focuses on art created by women from different cultures throughout history as well as the challenges these artists have faced.
World Art
Immersion into the art and traditions of a specific culture and how art reflects a societyÕs values and beliefs is the goal of this program. Interpretive discussions and hands-on projects deepen student learning.
Art and Math
Intermediate and upper grade students reinforce their knowledge of fractions, patterns, ratios, proportions, and percentages. They deepen their understanding of measurement (length, perimeter, area, mass, etc.) and their command of geometry as they explore artistic media, making their own unique art.
Geometry of Quilts
Students discover how the primary geometric shapes are used to create designs that describe events in the lives of ordinary people. Each student designs and constructs a quilt square which will be assembled into a class quilt.
Geometry of Wholemovement
Geometry becomes tangible as students fold paper circles into spheres, tetrahedrons, and octahedrons and use geometric principles to create designs in two and three dimensions. Using the folding patterns learned in class, students develop a culminating project for a class presentation.
Mapmaking
Faraway places and the study of geography become real for students as they create relief maps of imaginary lands. Their personal ÒkingdomsÓ include topographies, climatic regions and other cartographic details.
Visual Mathematics Alive
Math comes alive for students when they make the connections between concepts shared by mathematics, art and architecture. The interactive Alive environment provides a natural launching pad for investigating how art involves problem solving, patterning, sequencing, proportion, geometric shapes and a panoply of other key math ideas. After viewing stimulating images that illustrate art/math parallels, students create their own artworks that reinforce key concepts from the program.
Art and the Natural World Alive
This residency brings together art and science through the study of living things. Students will trace the development of art and science through examining works of art that chronicle human relationships with the natural world. In classroom discussions and art projects, students will make connections by using methods shared by artists and scientists in their investigations of the natural world.
Art and Science
Artists and scientists share a common way of seeing the world. They examine and explore the world around them, make connections and discoveries, and develop new ideas and creations. In this residency, students create artwork by using skills common to both the artist and scientist, such as observation, scientific inquiry, analysis and problem solving. They use a variety of media to demonstrate their understanding of the living and non-living world.
Clay Explorations
Learning about the traditions, materials and processes used by clay artists from many cultures leads into hands-on pottery and sculptural activities. These activities can be targeted to complement a specific social studies unit.
Da Vinci: Artist and Inventor
In this program, students discover how Leonardo Da Vinci applied his expertise in art to studies in science. Like Da Vinci, students study plants, animals and natural phenomena to understand basic principles of flight.
Papermaking
Students are introduced to the art and science of papermaking, as well as its history and traditions. Students apply what they have learned by producing their own handmade paper.
Photography (35mm or Digital)
Cultural connections and critical thinking skills are emphasized through writing and discussion activities as children explore a variety of photographic techniques. Note: Digital photography may be an option only if your school has at least five working digital cameras, support equipment (computer lab, photo printers, etc.) and additional monies for supplies (such as photo paper and ink). An evaluation of your equipment will be required before beginning a digital photography program.
