Mural inspired by the paintings of Alma Woodsey Thomas
Mural Inspired by the Paintings of Alma Woodsey Thomas is a collaborative project created by a class or multiple classes, using Alma Thomas’s dotted painting style as the starting point for inspiration. These joyful and detailed painting become a grid of dotted landscapes and abstracts. Students are challenged to think of lines and drawing in a different way to create the dotted effect. Teams of students could create multiple tiled images or share creating the individual tiles. Alma Thomas is an african American mid 20th century artist who started her artistic career after retiring from teaching. Her work has been an inspiration to other artists namely Yayoi Kusama.
Program Artist:
Mural Inspired by the Paintings of Alma Woodsey Thomas is a collaborative project created by a class or multiple classes, using Alma Thomas’s dotted painting style as the starting point for inspiration. These joyful and detailed painting become a grid of dotted landscapes and abstracts. Students are challenged to think of lines and drawing in a different way to create the dotted effect. Teams of students could create multiple tiled images or share creating the individual tiles. Alma Thomas is an african American mid 20th century artist who started her artistic career after retiring from teaching. Her work has been an inspiration to other artists namely Yayoi Kusama.
Program Artist:
Mural Inspired by the Paintings of Alma Woodsey Thomas is a collaborative project created by a class or multiple classes, using Alma Thomas’s dotted painting style as the starting point for inspiration. These joyful and detailed painting become a grid of dotted landscapes and abstracts. Students are challenged to think of lines and drawing in a different way to create the dotted effect. Teams of students could create multiple tiled images or share creating the individual tiles. Alma Thomas is an african American mid 20th century artist who started her artistic career after retiring from teaching. Her work has been an inspiration to other artists namely Yayoi Kusama.
Program Artist:
PROGRAM DETAILS
ART FORM(S):
Visual Arts
CURRICULUM:
Math, English Language Arts, Social Emotional
GRADE LEVEL(S):
High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8), Elementary (3-5)
PROGRAM AVAILABLE AS:
Residency
In-School Workshop/Afterschool