Community Connections: Arts & Community

Day 4: Art of Everyday Things

Objectives:

  1. Discuss everyday objects that can turn into art.
  2. Create individual artworks with the help of digital media.

Icebreaker: Fun Nickle Knowledge

Open Kahoot

Game PIN: 005915555

Finding Art in Unexpected Places

By the way, this could be a cool artwork project for you to submit as part of the Autism Art Expo!

Let’s Be Creative: Color a Famous Artwork

Color your way through the palettes of famous paintings!

Read the instructions first!

  1. Open the experiment: https://g.co/arts/CKAnUkFE83YXcz1r7
  2. Click the button Play the Game
  3. Click on the artwork you want to color
  4. Select a color at the bottom
  5. Click on the section of the art to color it.
  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you complete the artwork!
  7. Enjoy.

When done, share the screen to show your results! By the way, if you are happy with the results, you can submit it as part of our Autism Art Expo! All you need is to download it and then upload it using the Art Expo Form. You may want to ask your parent to help fill out some information though!

Everyday Objects in Macro (Macro Room Inspired)

Before we watch the video, what do you think macrophotography is? Give it your best shot!

Did those common things look different when we really zoom in and make it large? Is it art though?

Let’s Be Creative: Digital Sand Art

Read the instructions first!

  1. Open the experiment: https://thisissand.com/
  2. Click the button Play Now!
  3. Choose the color of the sand: click on the color circle in the upper right corner
  4. Move the cursor where you want to place send and press the left button of the mouse.
  5. Let the left button go to stop with this color.
  6. Repeat steps 3 and 5 until you complete the artwork!
  7. Enjoy.

When done, share the screen to show your results! By the way, if you are happy with the results, you can submit it as part of our Autism Art Expo! All you need is to download it and then upload it using the Art Expo Form. You may want to ask your parent to help fill out some information though!

Trash Menagerie – Art from Recycled Material

Cool artwork may come from unexpected sources. Let’s check out!

Were you surprised with this artwork? Do you think it would be fun to try!?

Art From Shadows

Let’s Be Creative: Shadow Art with the Help of AI

Read the instructions first!

  1. Open the experiment: https://shadowart.withgoogle.com/?lang=en-us
  2. Click the button Play (lower right corner).
  3. Start by choosing your Zodiac sign (e.g., snake, horse, etc.).
  4. Make sure your camera is on.
  5. Let the camera calibrate.
  6. Put your hand into a shape like on the right-side screen.
  7. When you do it right, the shadow will turn into the animal on the left-side screen.
  8. Enjoy.

Thank you for the great session! We are starting a new topic next week: Law That Helps Me! What Should I Know about ADA.