Tuesday, December 12, 2016 | Artist Statement Writing Day

We continue our process of developing Artist Statements today.  The goal of today is to have evidence for gaining valuable feedback tomorrow in IDEAS Block in the morning.


Guiding Questions
  • Who am I as an artist? 
  • How did I progress as an artist this semester?
  • How do artists communicate vision and intent?

Do Now 

  • 10 minutes - Review the Exhibitions of Learning Schedule
  • Write a formal email to your parents, family and even professionals to your Exhibition of Learning.
  • Review the following Example from the Étude Engineering Team.  This would be a way to engage a professional in attending your Exhibition of Learning.  


Review Yesterday's Mini-Lesson | Artist Statements
Artist Statement Description and Grading Rubric
More Examples and details on Artist Statement 
Open up the links above and discuss the Artist Statement Expectations.


Studio Time | Set a Goal for Your Artist Statement and make your document. A stretch goal of completing your first paragraph is reasonable.
  • Begin your artist statement by considering the following questions:
    • What is my story?
    • How does my art portray my story?
    • Who is my audience? What do I want my audience to think about?
  • Publication Information
    • Generally a page in length
    • Block paragraphs
    • Single spaced
    • Upload into correct assignment in Google Classroom


Ticket Out | A completed draft of your Artist Statement