Cultivating Learning: Exploring Identity Through Playful Art Making- Smithsonian Institute

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Join Hirshhorn Museum educators for an active exploration of how contemporary art can help students better understand their own identities. We’ll model teaching strategies for close looking, conversation, storytelling, and playful art-making with We Speak: The Art of Becoming, a series of free online education resources featuring the art and stories of women and femme artists, with a special focus on the life and work of Senga Nengudi, a soft sculpture and performance artist. Participants will leave with ready-to-use lesson plans and resources, designed for classroom and at-home use, that will inspire future generations of artists, makers, and creative problem solvers. Come with materials that stretch, knot, and fill!