Check out the Brooklyn Museum’s Teen Guide to Feminist Art & Teen Guide to Art

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/uploads/Teen_Guide_to_Feminist_Art_0417.pdf

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/uploads/Teen_Guide_to_Art.pdf

Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist who was born in Newark, NJ. Much of her work consists of black-and-white photographs overlaid with declarative captions.

Artist Website: http://www.barbarakruger.com/

PBS: http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/barbara-kruger

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/kara-walker

Kara Walker was born in Stockton, California, in 1969. “Kara Walker is a contemporary African American artist who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence and identity in her work.”

http://www.newarkmuseum.org

Mission Statement:The Newark Museum operates, as it has since its founding, in the public trust as a museum of service, and a leader in connecting objects and ideas to the needs and wishes of its constituencies.  We believe that our art and science collections have the power to educate, inspire and transform individuals of all ages, and the local, regional, national and international communities that we serve.  In the words of founding Director John Cotton Dana, “A good museum attracts, entertains, arouses curiosity, leads to questioning—and thus promotes learning.”

OPENING MUST SEE:

Angels and Tomboys  
Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art 
  Opens September 12, 2012 

http://www.newarkmuseum.org/angelsandtomboys.html

This show and a concurrent display of Identity Blueprint student with be on display during the Angels and Tomboys show

OPENING MUST SEE:

Angels and Tomboys  
Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art 
  Opens September 12, 2012 

http://www.newarkmuseum.org/angelsandtomboys.html

This show and a concurrent display of Identity Blueprint student with be on display during the Angels and Tomboys show

Carrie Mae Weems Born in 1953, Portland, Oregon works with several types of media including photographs, sound, and text. With these she explores issues that impact African American culture.

Artist Website: http://carriemaeweems.net/

PBS - http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/carrie-mae-weems/

Activities: group critique, hang your artwork and attend opening reception.

Teaching Artists:

Parsons Team: Norene Leddy, Liz Slagus and Entire Class

Saya Woolfalk is an Asian- and African-American performance artist based in New York.  Woolfalk’s experiences with Carnival inspired her to explore ways to bring the fantasy of toys into the adult world.

Artist Website: http://www.sayawoolfalk.com/

PBS : http://blog.art21.org/2009/08/18/the-future-with-saya-woolfalk/

Montclair Art Museum: OPENING: Sept 28 2012 - Jan 6 2013  https://www.montclairartmuseum.org/exhibitions-details.php?id=2