Works Progress Administration Posters & General Historic House Tour
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established as a part of the New Deal. Along with other Great Depression relief initiatives, the agency commissioned thousands of artists to create public art. Students will examine posters produced by the WPA in the 1930s that encouraged ideas such as Healthy Living and Ways to Help the Environment. Working in small groups, they will brainstorm, plan and learn mixed media techniques to create their own WPA-style posters. This workshop allows students to collaborate while learning practical and artistic skills and promoting themes that are important to them.
Offered At
Weeksville Heritage Center
Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn’s largest African-American cultural institution, is a multidisciplinary museum dedicated to preserving the history of the 19th century African American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn - one of America’s first free black communities. Using a contemporary lens, we activate this unique history through the presentation of innovative, vanguard and experimental programs. Weeksville advances its mission through history, preservation, visual and performing arts, ecology and the built environment.
Details
Subjects
History, 20th Century, African American History, Cultural Connections, Arts, Art
Capacity
30 students, 1 chap. per 3 stu.
Duration
90 min.
Activity
Field Trip
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Price Options
$12.00 per Person for School Group