Submitted By: APrusis
Location: Kansas City MO
Curriculum Area(s) enhanced by this activity:
Best for grade level: K-3, 4 -8, 9-12, 12-ADULT
Description: Children and families are invited to come together and select eyes, mouths, noses, and ears that have been cut-out and use them to create their own self-portraits. Have some faces already cut out to use, and provide other full-size images to let people cut them out. A photographer can be stationed to capture everybody’s images and share them digitally, or let people bring their own cameras! This activity can be combined with other activities like the Family Portraits, to create a number of different areas to explore the making of portraits
Teacher/organization name: Hugh Merill and Chameleon Arts and Youth Development
How the educator led the project & inspired work: Hugh Merill bring his experience as faculty member of the Kansas City Art Institute and founder of Chameleon to students across Kansas City and the Midwest
Summary: Creating cutout photos is a fun activity for all ages, particularly as part of a group of activities celebrating making American portraits.
American Faces
