Created by Mary Williams Elementary School, Dumfries, VA
Artists: Vicky, Jade, Melissa, Jazzmyne
Title: Shackles to Scholars
Teachers: Beryl Jazvic and Beth Norman
Theme: Freedom
Materials and techniques: Canvas, crayons, and markers.
Did you enjoy this project? Students enjoyed working on this art project.
About: African- American who were slaves and became scholars.
Created by North Fork Middle School, Quicksburg, VA
Artist: Elijah
Title: Angela Davis
Teacher: Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Theme: Freedom
Materials and techniques: Black Sharpie marker.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes.
About: Angela Davis is a political activist and was involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Kelsey, Kylie, Ally, Desmond, Soraya, Alexis
Title: Faith Ringgold’s Art Studio
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Imagination
Materials and techniques: Paint, fabric, markers, pencils, and glue.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes, it was a challenge to work as a group and agree.
About: We wanted to express her style of art and how she tells her story in art.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Faith Miller, Emma Dees, Reilly Walters, Brooke Pallas, Galilea Melgar, Katelyn Roberts
Title: Shelly in the House
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Education
Materials and techniques: Construction paper, fabric, paint, and marker.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes, we thought we did a good job representing Michelle Obama as the first African American First Lady of the United States of America.
About: Michelle Obama as the first African American First Lady.