Proposal Presentation

• Present to Ms. Hebebrand, Ms. Skoglund, Dr. TR• Purpose is to “sell” the painting to GPA• Components:– Artists’/Purpose Statement– Connection to GPA– Explanation of process– Formal Art Analysis and Interpretation– Connection to inspiration pieces– Connection to New Deal and WPA

Inspiration Piece #1:Sandro Botticelli “Birth of Venus” 1486

Inspiration Piece #2Henri Matisse “Dance” 1909

Inspiration Piece #3Keith Haring 1985

Inspiration Piece #4 Diego Rivera “Man at the Crossroads” 1934

Mural Jobs• Project Manager (1) – Oversees total project

– Responsible for: maintaining the vision and purpose of the project, ensuring all members are on task, ensuring work gets done, monitoring progress

• Art Coordinator (1) – Oversees mural development– Responsible for: carrying out the vision of the mural, works with the project manager to assign builders and art specialists

tasks, ensures inclusion of inspiration pieces into work

• Builders (2) – Build wooden structure to hold mural– Responsible for: creating wooden structure to hold mural, attaching canvases to wooden structure, assisting art

specialists when complete, follow directives from Art Coordinator

• Art specialists (5) – Creating the artwork for the mural– Responsible for: completing the painting, drawing, mixed media, etc. for the mural, follow directives from Art Coordinator

• Head of Marketing (1) – Oversees development of proposal presentation– Responsible for: Developing a written proposal and PowerPoint (?) presentation to present to “sell” the painting, working

with project manager to assign tasks to researcher, writer, and presenters

• Researcher (1/2) – Gathering all information for written proposal and presentation– Responsible for: Gathering all information needed for the written proposal and presentation, follow directives from head

of marketing

• Writer (1/2) – Putting together written proposal– Responsible for: writing written proposal, follow directives from head of marketing

• Presenters (1/2) – Putting together PowerPoint Presentation– Responsible for: creating PowerPoint presentation, leading presentation to Hebebrand, Skoglund, TR, follow directives

from head of marketing

All Students will work on the mural in some capacity

JobsProject Manager

Art Coordinator Head of Marketing

Builders Art Specialists Researcher Writer Presenter

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

• A program created by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal

• Paid artists to create posters for the government and murals in public places

• History Detectives Episode • How were the WPA creations controversial?• Who was Diego Rivera?• What is a fresco? How is it different from canvas painting?• What were the historical “gaps” in finding out if the art work was

authentic from the WPA? How was it finally confirmed or denied?