Nexplore Art

Nexplore Art


NEXPLORE ART is an interactive art program that explores fundamental art concepts such as color mixing, drawing, shading, texture, and more. Throughout the course, students will make fun, creative and age-appropriate projects using different media such as acrylic paint, water color, and oil pastels. Hands-on activities allow students to develop a joy in learning art, enhance their creativity and build upon their own strengths and interests.

Art Around the World

In our Art Around the World course, students get to travel around the world exploring different countries and their cultures. They then make an artistic representation of something important from that culture.

Target Age Group

Students in grades PreK-8 (lessons differentiated based on grade level)

Lesson Objectives:
  • Students will create art projects depicting a given culture/country.
  • Students will explore various artistic techniques and mediums.
  • Students will build confidence, creativity and cultural understanding.
Class Outline:
  • Introduction to a country
  • Explore Culture/History
  • Learn an artistic method
  • Complete a related art project
  • Clean up
Art Around the World Course Tables

PreK-K

Lesson

Country Culture

Project

1

Introduction

 Color Mixing Thumbnail Color Mixing

2

Australia

Boomerang Thumbnail Boomerang

3

Australia

Surf Board Thumbnail Surf Board

4

Africa

Necklace Thumbnail Necklace

5

Africa

Savanna Thumbnail Savanna

6

China

Chinese Dragon Thumbnail Chinese Dragon

7

China

Koi Fish Thumbnail Koi Fish

8

Russia

Faberge Egg Thumbnail Faberge Egg

9

Russia

Matryoshka Dolls Thumbnail Matryoshka Dolls

10

United States

Liberty Statue Thumbnail Liberty Statue

11

United States

Fireworks Thumbnail Fireworks

12

Wrap Up Lesson

 

Art Around the World K-2

Lesson

Country Culture

Project

1

Introduction

Primary Colors Thumbnail Primary Colors

2

Australia

Boomerang Thumbnail Boomerang

3

Australia

Sydney Opera House Thumbnail Sydney Opera House

4

Africa

Mask Thumbnail Mask

5

Africa

African Sunset Thumbnail African Sunset

6

China

Cherry Blossom Tree Thumbnail Cherry Blossom Tree

7

China

Koi Fish Thumbnail Koi Fish

8

Russia

Faberge Egg Thumbnail Faberge Egg

9

Russia

St Basil’s Cathedral Thumbnail St Basil’s Cathedral

10

United States

Liberty Statue Thumbnail Liberty Statue

11

United States

Fireworks Thumbnail Fireworks

12

Wrap Up Lesson

 

Art Around the World 3-8

Lesson

Country Culture

Project

1

Introduction

Thumbnail Primary and Secondary Colors

2

Australia

Thumbnail Great Barrier Reef

3

Australia

Thumbnail Opera House

4

Africa

Thumbnail Mask

5

Africa

Thumbnail Giraffe Animal Print

6

China

Thumbnail Fan

7

China

Thumbnail Pagoda

8

Wrap Up Lesson

Famous Artists

Famous Artists Course students get to learn about different artists, their styles, a@nd techniques. They then construct an artistic representation that emulates one of the artists’ famous pieces of.

Target Age Group

Students in grade PreK-8 (lessons differentiated based on grade level).

Lesson Objectives:
  • Students will create projects depicting a famous piece of art.
  • Students will learn about a variety of artists from the famous, well-known artists to lesser- known artists
  • Students will explore various artistic techniques and mediums.
Class Outline:
  • Introduction to an artist
  • Introduction to a particular piece of art by the artist
  • Learn an artistic method
  • Complete a related art project
  • Clean up
Famous Artists Course Table

Course 1

Lesson

Artist

Project

1

Introduction

Shade and Tint Thumbnail Shade and Tint

2

Paul Klee

New Harmony Thumbnail New Harmony

3

Paul Klee

Castle and Sun Thumbnail Castle and Sun

4

Maud Lewis

Black Cat Thumbnail Black Cat

5

Maud Lewis

Peggy’s Lighthouse Thumbnail Peggy’s Lighthouse

6

Pablo Picasso

Bouquet of Flowers Thumbnail Bouquet of Flowers

7

Pablo Picasso

Cubist Face Thumbnail Cubist Face

8

Gaudi

Stained Glass Window Thumbnail Stained Glass Window

9

Gaudi

Sun Thumbnail Sun

10

Georgia O’Keeffe

Flowers Thumbnail Flowers

11

Georgia O’Keeffe

Clouds Thumbnail Clouds

12

Wrap Up Lesson

 

Famous Artists Course 2

Lesson

Artist

Project

1

Jackson Pollock

Action Painting Blue Thumbnail Action Painting Blue

2

Jackson Pollock

Action Painting Convergence Thumbnail Action Painting Convergence

3

Andy Warhol

Cologne Cathedral Thumbnail Cologne Cathedral

4

Andy Warhol

Flowers Thumbnail Flowers

5

Dali

Persistence of Memory Thumbnail Persistence of Memory

6

Dali

Meditative Rose Thumbnail Meditative Rose

7

Matisse

Leaves Thumbnail Leaves

8

Matisse

Snail Thumbnail Snail

9

Dine

Four Hearts Thumbnail Four Hearts

10

Dine

Big Heart Thumbnail Big Heart

11

Wrap Up Lesson