Art + Movement Unit
How can a work of art inspire a story using our bodies?
Join teaching artist Matt Curtis in art and movement activities and notice works of art in the Farnsworth collection to help create your own stories.
Can your classmates guess what your story is by following your movements? How can you change your facial expressions to enhance your story?
Curricular Connections:
Movement
Observation
Storytelling
Beginning / Middle / End
Mood / Tone
Vocabulary:
Composition
Color
Shape
Subject
Foreground / Middle-ground/ Background
Activity: Notice
Notice works of art in the Farnsworth collection. Select a subject, theme, or object to act out through movement. Can your classmates guess what inspired your movements?
ACtivity: Art + Movement activities
Join teaching artist Matt Curtis in movement activities inspired by works of art in the Farnsworth collection.
Activity: Create Your Own Movements
If you would like to create your own movements with alternative works of art, visit the museum collection and “search object” for artwork by topic or theme. Explore with students what they notice in the works of art. What objects stand out in the work? If a work of art has multiple themes (i.e. Boats, Water, Islands, etc.) collaborate together to select which object works best for the activity.
Developed by:
Andrea L. Curtis, Education Program Manager
Farnsworth Art Museum
Matt Curtis, Teaching Artist
Farnsworth Art Museum
Tyler Southard, Media Producer
Curtis-Southard Productions
Contributor(s):
Claire Horne, Arts in Education Project Assistant
Farnsworth Art Museum
Developed by Andrea L. Curtis, Farnsworth Art Museum, Arts in Education Program, 2021