6th graders just finished their giant collaborative paintings! This was the first time I have created large scale collaborative art with students and it was really fun to see these paintings unfold.
Day one began as a challenge: we quickly reviewed the elements of art and each person was given 2 elements of art to focus on. They could use any materials they wanted to and move around the room to the various paintings.
Here are some examples from day 1:
On the second day, students were divided into small groups and had to think of a plan to unify and complete the paintings. What would make these paintings look more cohesive? What do we want to repeat?
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| Planning |
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| Discussion underway. |
Lastly, students worked together to execute their plans and create final paintings. We were challenged to work together in such large groups, to contribute our part, to be comfortable with ambiguity, and to be flexible in our expectations.
See some of the final results below and stay tuned for a collaborative painting station at the spring art show!
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| Mr. Ross' Class |
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| Ms. Riedmiller's Class |
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| Ms. Riedmiller's Class |
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