Art Exchange: Surabaya Cairo Chicago SIS Advanced Art Art Exchange Unit Ms. Brody Semester II 2013 PPT 1/2.

Art Exchange: Surabaya Cairo

ChicagoSIS Advanced ArtArt Exchange Unit

Ms. BrodySemester II 2013

PPT 1/2

What is an art exchange?

• Art- the product or process of arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect

• Exchange- the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another

Art + Exchange = our next project!

Art Exchange Schools

The American International School

UNO Major Hector Garcia High School

Surabaya International School

The American International School• Location: Cairo, Egypt• American & International curriculum• Students are bi-lingual (Most students Speak Arabic & English)• 80% are native Egyptians, 20% from 48 other nationalities• http://www.aisegypt.com/page.cfm?p=1• http://maps.google.com/maps?

hl=en&sugexp=les;&gs_rn=1&gs_ri=hp&cp=32&gs_id=3g&xhr=t&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.bmk&bpcl=40096503&biw=1366&bih=619&wrapid=tljp1355969096787062&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=american+international+school+cairo&fb=1&hq=american+international+school+cairo&cid=0,0,12386383667532866048&sa=X&ei=TXLSUP2qDoT_rAfiroGABw&sqi=2&ved=0CJQBEPwSMAM

UNO Major Hector Garcia High School

• Location: Chicago, USA• the National Education Association (n.d.) defines charters as: Publicly funded

elementary or secondary schools that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results

• Enrollment- elilligable to students who reside in the city of Chicago. Students must enter a lottery one month after application deadline (if too many applicants & not enough spaces) in order to be selected.

• 99.1% Hispanic students• 400 students in high school• http://echalk.unocharterschools.org/

• http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=major+hector+garcia+high+school+chicago,+il&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Surabaya International School

• Location: Indonesia• Private college prep school (k-12)• Sponsored by the American Embassy• Enrollment- About half Indonesian representing 26

nationalities.• 320 students in school PreK-12• 104 in HS (20 Seniors)• Student/teacher ratio 9:1• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surabaya_International_School• http://www.sisedu.net/test/profile.html

Student demographic – Surabaya International School

Questions to Analyze during the Art Exchange• What happens when artists communicate &

exchange ideas with another person on an international level?

• How do you identify yourself within your national culture and how do you identify the cultures of others?

• What occurs when you explore globalization through visual culture in your daily life?

Key Terms to Explore Together

• Globalization

• Visual Culture

• Material Culture

• Identity

Globalization• Definition:– Instant open connection between other cultures.

This connection influences native cultures, visual culture, identity, economies, and trade by creating a global village.

• Mapping Activity– Using the labels/tags you cut out of your clothing,

tape them onto the country where they were made

Examples of Globalization

Recognize Anything?

Questions to Discuss:

• From what we defined as globalization, what are examples of ways of making connections?

• Do you think globalization is a positive or a negative?

• Are there winners and losers in globalization?

• What do you think globalization’s impact is on existing culture?

Visual Culture• Definition:– In visual culture, there is no separation of fine art

and popular art. Anything that is a visual image can be part of visual culture because it shapes the culture that surrounds us. It can influence the way we consume (buy) and the way we connect with other people.

You are the viewer…what do YOU see?

Ways of Seeing Visual Culture

• Examples:

– Billboards– Movie/Music posters– Graffiti/street art– Store windows/window designs– Magazines/Books– Television– Food– Signs of local or international businesses– Clothing, hairstyles, shoes– Fine art

Examples of Visual Culture

Questions to Discuss:

• In what ways do we see visual culture in our daily lives?

• Where can you identify visual culture?

• How can we document our visual culture?

• Should everyone have the same ideas of visual culture?

Material Culture• Definition: – A term that is broad-based in its meaning and

application, and describes all human-made and modified forms, objects, and expressions manifested in the past and in our contemporary world

– Physical record of the life of a cultural group; origins in anthropology

Homework Assignment

• Now that we have discussed what visual culture and material culture are and looked at examples of visual culture and material culture; let’s document the visual culture and material culture in your environment.

• See “Documentation Homework” handout

Requirements

Digitally document visual culture images or collect small objects of material culture

Record the images and/or small objects foundMinimum 2 images/small objects per day for 2

weeksMinimum 4 images and 6 small objects total

Due Monday January 15, 2013

Identity

• Definition: – The nature of the self and the relationship

between the individual and society.

Questions to Discuss:

• How do you identify yourself within your community, school, and society?

• How has the identity of a society been defined by visual culture?