Installation Art
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Project at a Glance :

This project is for a 9th-12th grade mixed grade Mixed Media class creating installation artworks. Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. In this project, students explore installation art and create their own throughout the school. They research artists who work with installations, brainstorm project ideas, create mood boards, study sketches, project proposals, pitch their ideas to classmates, teachers & administration and create their artworks in public spaces. 
       
       
Driving Question:

How can we change how viewers interact with &/or transform their perception of a space through the creation
of installation artworks?            

Standards:

• National Art Education Association Visual Arts Standards
• HS Proficient: VA:  Cr2.3.1a - Collaboratively develop a proposal for an installation, artwork, or space design that transforms the perception and experience of a particular place.  

Team / Culture Building:

• Creative DNA and Creative Sequence Scenario Assessment Questions  ​

Entry Event:

• After students were introduced to the driving question, we took a tour of the inside & outside of the Hopkins High School building. Students were encouraged to look at all aspects of the building - walls, floors, ceilings, corners, etc. and to take photos of any potential spaces they might want to work with for their project proposals.  

Stakeholders:

• Students 
• Staff/Teachers - Especially If A Project Takes Place In Their Room, Hallway, Etc.
• Administration 
• Janitorial Staff, Kitchen Staff, etc.

Empathy Building:

• Protocols at Start Of Class 
• Sharing Vulnerabilities With Artwork In Public/Speaking 
• Peer Critiques Prior To Project (Photo Transfer/LBP) 

Inquiry / Need to Knows:​

• Speedboat ​​

• Individual Research
• Students create Mood Boards

Incubation:

• Individual Research
• Share Examples Of Past Projects 
• Peer Critiques 
• I Like, I Wish, What If? 
• Idea Quota ​

​Checking in:

• NUF Test 
• Project Proposals → Includes Checklist For Final Rubric

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Solution Building:

• Poster Session (via Project Proposals) to share with the group for feedback.
• Name Your Idea 

Critique and Revision: 

• Critique & Revision 
• Elevator Pitch 
  
• Critical Friends

Authentic Audience:

• Current Art students
• Teacher
• Principal 
• Additional Staff As Needed - Media Center Specialist, Janitorial Staff, Kitchen Staff, Etc. 
  

Final Presentation:

• Share project proposals in a final pitch proposal with the principal.
• Display Installation Art & Artist Statements throughout the school's environment.

Click here for teacher's full plan.

​Reflection and Feedback:

•  Rubric → Project Proposal Form, Installation Art Peer Critique Form, Installation Art Rubric 
• Student Reflection → Artist Statement ​​​

Click here for the teacher's Journey through PBL on Padlet . . .

Meet the Educator:
Lindsay King teaches visual arts at Hopkins High School in Hopkins, MI. ​

     "PBL  fits seamlessly with art education, encouraging students to  creative problem solve, dig  deeper and become more invested in their learning process."