Curator Led Tours: Diverse Contemporary Printmaking
4:14
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: This exhibition is tied together by the varied techniques of printmaking that are included. Printmakers discuss the depth of their pieces, with hidden notes within the work. There are vastly different types of printmaking in the exhibit.
Type of Video: Tour*
Unique Video ID: AandA-ContemporaryPrintmaking**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Use the video as a conversation starter or with a journal prompt. What intrigues students about the prints? What do they notice about the different techniques? What ideas does it inspire in them for creating their own prints?
- Activity Idea: Use the video as part of a unit on printmaking. Are there ideas students could use when they create their own prints?
*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.
