Distance and Hybrid Learning December Art Blog
On December 3rd, 2020, Bacich School celebrated the conclusion of our unit titled: "My Skin: Evolving Identity " in a first ever school wide webinar. Visual arts is a wonderful, organic way to engage our students in conversation about skin colors, self love, respect for others, race and diversity. The overarching visual arts component integrated literature with the book by author Michael Tyler and illustrator David Lee Csickso "The Skin you Live In." This unit was implemented in all grade levels K-4th grade. Moreover, the art component was inspired by photographer Angelica Dass and her stunning skin color study titled Humanæ. Like Angelica Dass, students engaged in a self-study about their skin color and the skin of their peers, family and community. Students created a self-portrait featuring their skin colors and wrote creative, descriptive names for their skin color. The K-4th grade artwork is featured in our school wide virtual art gallery. The highlight of t...