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