Learning Resources

Recommended poetry and instructional texts for sculptural art-making techniques inspired by and utilizing nature.

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Recommended reading related to artist Alexander Calder.

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Recommended reading for integrating illustration, storytelling, and graphic arts into life and classrooms.

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Enhance lessons on empathy with reading and online resources that connect art and emotions for many ages and teaching contexts. Aligned with Washington State Social-Emotional Learning Standards, National Visual Arts Standards.

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Recommended reading for students and educators to unpack deeper understandings of modern art and how it relates to contemporary issues.

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Recommended reading for learning and teaching about the Day of the Dead and the history, culture, and art of Mexico.

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Discover books and online resources for learning and teaching about race and social justice.

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Learn more about Asian art with readings and online resource suggestions for students and teachers.

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Recommended reading related to artist Katsushika Hokusai.

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Recommended reading for kids on the customs, traditions, food, and symbols related to the Lunar New Year.

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Recommended reading related to the Ikat exhibition at Seattle Art Museum.

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Recommended reading related to artist Kehinde Wiley.

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Recommended reading related to SAM's collection of Northwest Coast Native Art.

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Recommended reading for learning about one of the most innovative and powerful artists of her generation, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (b. 1940, citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation).

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Recommended reading related to artist Shirin Neshat.

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Recommended reading including advice and interviews with artists to motivate the artistically inclined and burgeoning artists.

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Recommended reading for learning about Tacoma-based international artist Anida Yoeu Ali's solo exhibition, "Hybrid Skin, Mythical Presence."

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Recommended reading related to teaching and learning about the role of math in art to create perspective.

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Recommended reading for learning about the art of the West Coast counterculture.

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Recommended reading for learning and teaching about patterns, shapes, and math in art.

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Recommended reading about contemporary Chinese artists on the classical forms.

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Recommended reading for integrating art into life and education.

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