See & Feel
A Whole-Person Approach to the Arts in Support of Socio-Emotional Learning
A Curriculum Pilot Funded by “FAR: Funds for Artist’s Resilience Public Arts Grants"“, through the Ink People
Calder's Black Mobile with Hole, 1954. Sheet metal, wire, paint. 88 x 96 inches.
How do we balance all our different emotions?
Prompted by the work of Calder, identify “opposite emotions”, explore how we can soothe or balance our experiences, and create a visual representation of that with a moving sculpture.
Summer Solstice by Liu Renjie (date unknown). 21 x 17 inches.
How can we calm ourselves? How can we use past experiences to soothe ourselves?
Cultivate self-awareness and self-soothing techniques by imagining this bucolic setting painted by Renjie. Extend the art-producing experience with music, visual arts, dance, and theater skills.
Robert Motherwell. Elegy Black Black.1983. Color Lithograph. 15 x 37 3/4 inches.
How do we deal with conflict? What skills can we practice to navigate these experiences?
Using Motherwell’s lithograph, explore our empathetic responses and develop skills for conflict resolution through theater skills.
Carmen Lomas Garza. La Curandera (Faith Healer). 1989. Oil on linen mounted on wood.
24 x 32 inches.
How do we deal with worry? How do we take care of others and ourselves?
Led by Garza’s painting, identify our families’ ways of caring for one another and our personal ways of caring for ourselves. Extend this with art-making skills in the visual arts, dance, music and theater.
Dorothea Lange. One Nation Indivisible, San Francisco. 1942. Gelatin silver print. 13 1/8 × 9 13/16 inches
Where are we from and how does it shape us?
Jumpstarted by Lange’s iconic photograph, explore the characteristics of the places we are from and how it shapes our perceptions of ourselves and others.
David Turnley. Father and Daughter Playing Guitar. 1986. Color photograph
What brings us joy? How can we use past positive experiences to soothe ourselves?
Inspired by Turnley’s photo, cultivate self-awareness and self-soothing techniques. Extend the art-producing experience with suggestions for music, visual arts, dance and theater skills.