“We are currently witnessing a renewed interest in integrated curriculum. Simultaneously, I believe that the art world and our general modes of communication have also changed in such a way as to make art potentially more central to the curriculum” - Art educator Michael Parsons

“Integrated curriculum is an effective way to teach and learn because it corresponds with the way our brain works physiologically”

Kenneth Treister’sHolocaust Memorial

Art unit on the enduring idea of human sufferingand memorial sculpture

Links with school subjects such as history and literature.

Contemporary art is often connected to social and political realms .

Modern art was more often interpretated with a formalist emphasis such as elements and principles

Students can become engaged with Social and cultural conversations of our time”

Mel Chin Chin's interests

include creating work that addresses issues of habitat devastation, restoration, and sustaining the planet's biodiversity.

A Cleveland forth grade art class study on local bridges

Integration of social studies, language arts, and math

Drawing, 3-D models, written essays, investigation of history, field trip to architecture office and riverboat tour

Faith Ringgold’s Dancing on the George Washington Bridge

The bridge becomes a symbol of personal dreams and aspirations

The subject becomes a form of story telling and visual expression