Educator Resources

Learn about Black culture on Chicago’s South Side in the 1970s through Mikki Ferrill’s photographic project, The Garage (1970–80).

Observa detenidamente Estación de tren (Train Station) (1935) de Walter Ellison para aprender sobre un capítulo importante de la historia de Chicago, la Gran Migración.

Look closely at Walter Ellison’s Train Station (1935) to learn about an important chapter in Chicago’s history, the Great Migration, and get new ideas for your own creativity.

Observa de cerca y obtén nuevas ideas para tu propia creación artística con Mujer con jaula (1941) de Rufino Tamayo.

Engage in close looking and get new ideas for your own art making with Woman with a Bird Cage (1941) by Rufino Tamayo.

Investiga la forma y la función de Mantener las tradiciones-Enseñanzas digitales (2018) de Kelly Church. Observa de cerca y obtén nuevas ideas para tu propia creación artística.

Investigate the form and function of Sustaining Traditions-Digital Teachings (2018) by Kelly Church. Engage in close looking and get new ideas for your own art making.

Observa de cerca y obtén nuevas ideas para tu propia creación artística mientras reflexionas sobre el cuadro Mundos raros (1928) de Todros Geller.

Engage in close looking and get new ideas for your own art making while you reflect on the painting Strange Worlds (1928) by Todros Geller.

What new understandings and ideas can we create when we observe, make connections, ask questions and reflect on works of art?

Creating new titles for works of art is a fun way to think creatively and make inferences—ideas based on reasoning and evidence—about what you see.

Some forms of poetry follow specific rules to create patterns and build meaning. A cinquain (pronounced SING-kane) is an unrhymed, five-line poem. Create a cinquain that teaches others about a work of art.

Engage with Untitled (Hôtel de la Duchesse-Anne) by artist Joseph Cornell. Engage in slow looking, learn about Cornell and his work, and get new ideas for your own art making.

This activity helps you describe the reactions and feelings you get from a work of art.

Use your close looking and comparison skills to consider the qualities of works of art and give awards.