The artworks reproduced in Chicano Art for Our Millennium: Collected Works from the Arizona State University Community and the accompanying text are invaluable resources for educators seeking to introduce Chicana/o art and culture to students in schools and universities, to museum visitors, and to adults who may be unfamiliar with the richness of Chicana/o art. The educators’ section of the book provides guidance to assist in planning learning experiences for students. Guidance includes suggestions to help students find meaningful connections to Chicana/o artworks whether their cultural roots are Chicana/o or other. Additional suggestions include projects that ask students to apply what they learn from their study of Chicana/o art to art from other cultures and also to their own art making. Potential interdisciplinary connections accompany each of six themes.
The principal audiences for the book’s educator resource are K-12 teachers, university faculty, and art museum educators. K-12 art teachers can use themes to introduce their students to Chicana/o art, made within an important culture in the United States. At the same time, they can use themes and key questions as foundations to help their students explore art from other cultures or as a basis for art making.
Educators who try lessons are invited to send us slides or digital images of student artwork or copies of student reports to be considered as possible additions to this Web site and to later versions of the lessons.
Digital images, reports, and other materials may be sent via email to: hrcartprojects@asu.edu
Or by U.S. Mail to:
Educator Resource
Chicano Art for Our Millennium
Arizona State University
Hispanic Research Center
PO Box 872702
Tempe, AZ 85287-2702
