Join the Museum of the City of New York for an engaging evening focused on integrating graffiti and street art into your curriculum. This event will provide educators with a deeper understanding of graffiti as both an art form and a powerful cultural movement, offering innovative strategies to incorporate its elements into the classroom.
Attendees will get to explore the Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection exhibition, learn about the history of the art form and the graffiti writers who used the walls and subways as their canvases in a discussion lead by Senior Curator Sean Corcoran, and learn how art and graffiti can be used to inspire creativity, foster self-expression, and engage students in meaningful conversations about identity, social issues, and public art through a discussion lead by Artist and Educator Alice Mizrahi.
Whether you’re teaching middle school, high school, or working with young people in an Out-of-School-Time setting, this evening will empower you to incorporate graffiti’s vibrant and bold aesthetic into your teaching practice.
The evening will feature a reception with drinks and snacks
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding the history and cultural significance of graffiti as an art form.
- Strategies for introducing graffiti in a positive and educational context.
- Ways to promote critical thinking and discussion about public space, identity, and expression through street art.
Agenda
- 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Reception and Above Ground Exhibition Exploration
- 6:30 – 6:45 pm: Welcome
- 6:45 – 7:15 pm: Talk on Graffiti by Senior Curator, Sean Corcoran
- 7:15 – 7:45 pm: Talk on Art Education by Alice Mizrahi
Bring a friend, bring a colleague! While this free event is geared toward educators, it is open to all. Registration encouraged. Drop-in’s welcome.
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