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In this video, Nina uses various forms of kinesthetic/bodily movement to emphasize the history of The Gullah Geechee Culture & the Gullah Geechee Heritage Act. This activity will help students...Arts Grow SC Resources
Arts Grow SC is a state-wide initiative to advance arts in education throughout South Carolina.
Arts Grow SC is a state-wide initiative to advance arts in education throughout South Carolina. Following a collective impact model, the goals of Arts Grow SC are to increase access to quality arts education, develop arts-rich learning environments, build and support infrastructure for arts learning at the district level, and research and develop new innovative practices.
Show Don't Tell: Chilenia Jamison | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
The Colors of Earth: Cassava and Clay Resist Dyeing with Indigo: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
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Using cassava (aka yuka or manioc) flour and a clay paste, Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to apply these mediums to fabric for resist dyeing. Both the cassava and clay can be applied to fabric by...
The Colors of Earth: Indigo Dyeing and its Role in SC: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
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Indigo is the rich and beautiful blue dye that comes from the indigo plant. In SC, Indigofera suffruticosa was grown on plantations as a cash crop sold to England during the 18th century. This blue...
The Colors of Earth: Making Paint from Plants: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
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Humans have been making paints and inks from nature for millennia. Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to make lake pigments and turn them into paint. A lake is a pigment that has been extracted from a...
The Gullah Culture Unveiled: Chilenia Jamison | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
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In this video Nina uses dance as a form of teaching and learning for students and teachers to understand the origins of the Gullah Geechee Culture of South Carolina.
Voices on Cloth: Quilting for the Classroom: Peggie Hartwell | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
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The host of this segment interviews a SC quilter of exceptional talent, Peggie Hartwell. They discuss how quilting can be used in the classrooms to help students synthesize complex ideas, emotions and...
Voices on Cloth: The Art of Quilting: Peggie Hartwell | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
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Peggie shares her story and how she has used quilting to tell stories.
Voices on Cloth: The Quilt of Consciousness: Peggie Hartwell | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources
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Peggie uses quilting to bring out complex ideas centered on social justice & racial discrimination.
Voices on Cloth: Quilting for the Classroom, Part 2- PAPER QUILT PROJECTS- Based on Peggie Hartwell/ ABC Lessons
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Based on Peggy Hartwell's discussion in the previous lesson, students will follow up with developing a quilt idea of their own, based on an inspirational poem, song, or story. or for younger students...
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