Learn Together
Reflecting on our own race and identity, the Black Lives Matter movement, and current events, helps children interact with and understand the world, our neighborhoods, and our communities.
Materials
- Collage materials:
- Pictures from magazines or old books
- Photographs
- Soda caps or other small colorful recyclables
- Pieces of fabric
- Stickers
- Bubblewrap
- Anything colorful that you can cut up!
- A surface to collage onto:
- A piece of cardboard
- A sheet of paper
- Anything flat you can attach your materials to!
- Glue or tape
- Scissors
Make Together
CMOM’s exhibit Art, Artists & You featured artists who used everyday and familiar materials to explore important issues and ideas about our world. Watch this video to learn how artist Delano Dunn explores racial identity through his layered and large scale collages. Let’s look closer at four of his artworks.
- (She) Black Tron (2017)
- Big FUN (2017)
- Yesterday’s Chicken, Today’s Gravy (2016)
- Word On The Street, There’s A New Kid In Town (2017)
You can make a work of art about the same ideas that Delano explores. Consider these questions:
- In the video clip, we see people marching and protesting for change. Similar marches have been happening recently. Have you seen anything like this in your community? How did it make you feel?
- Has there ever been a time you wished you could change something about your neighborhood, community, or something in history?
- Dunn’s artwork talks about his experience being Black in his community and in America. How does being you impact how you see the world? How could it be different for someone who lives in a different neighborhood or is a different race?
A collage is made by sticking different materials or pictures together to create a new picture. Start by collecting colorful materials you find around your house and a surface for your collage.
- Arrange your materials on your surface so that they tell a story. Imagine how they can tell a story inspired by your thoughts on the questions above.
- Using glue or tape, stick your materials to your surface to keep them in place.
- Find a spot in your home to display your important piece of artwork. Share your ideas with your family!
Learn more together with resources from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
Find Delano on social media:
IG: @delanodunn
Website: http://www.delanodunn.com/