Lesson 5: Presenting: Make It Public!
Now, it’s time to think about presenting the student’s artwork. Students think about what it would be like to present their original design for public art to the community. Artists often write narrative statements that help to explain what inspired them, what their artwork will express, the process to create the final artwork, and where it will be located. Students will create an artist statement that helps others understand their design.
Lesson Activity
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Create an artist statement to accompany the student’s best public art design.
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“My public art is about…,” or “The inspiration I had for ‘My Nebraska, Our America’ was…”
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What information would help others to understand their artwork?
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What does the artwork express?
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What will be the process used to create the final work?
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What is the setting the artist intends for the final artwork?
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Showcase the student’s public art designs.
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Will you have a gallery walk?
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Will you create a space to exhibit their designs?
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Will you have a digital exhibition?
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Be sure to include the artist statements with the presentation.
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Students can write their artist statements, talk about their public art design, or even record a video.
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Note: Only written artist statements and images of students’ designs in .jpeg format are eligible for submission in the design challenge portal. Please see the guidelines for complete details.
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If you can’t decide which pieces to submit to the “My Nebraska, Our America” Public Art Design Challenge, consider having your community share their thoughts.
Lesson Resources
Any of the public art pieces from this toolkit.
The Ultimate Artists Statement Template: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Artistic Clarity from artiststatement.com