Art with a Message: Celebrating Trees
3:39
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: The exhibit Forest Through the Trees explores the conversation between art and nature. A wide array of media on display inside the gallery space, and outside in the park, are used to embody and analyze the subject of trees and the many ways in which they are part of the human experience.
Type of Video: Tour*
Unique Video ID: AandA-CelebratingTrees**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students respond to the exhibition as an art critic and offer their evaluation of how it’s put together and the works included.
- Activity Idea: Use the video in conjunction with an activity that has students creating their own artwork inspired by and/or reflective of trees. Have students write a short description of their work and how it was influenced by trees and include that description in an exhibition of the students’ work.
*Tours take students to laboratories, studios, workspaces, museums and other diverse “in the field” and community locations related to the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
