DISPLAYING ART

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DISPLAYING ART
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When you display childrens art, three things
happen.
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• the creative efforts of children are honoured
• children can see their work as a unique part of a
  group event
• and teachers show how important art experiences
  are in the lives of children.

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• Displays of children's art do much more than
  decorate schools, they inform!

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Display Boards

• Mount 2 dimensional work on black or colour
  poster board or construction paper.
• Mount 3 dimensional on black or coloured mat.
• Allow a wider background margin on the bottom of
  mounted artwork. This ensures a better visual
  balance.

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• Use adhesives, pins or staples to attach artwork
  to mounts.
• Type or carefully print identification labels and
  glue, staple or pin them on the bottom margins of
  mounts. Never place labels on the artwork.

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• Use wide roll paper to serve as a background.
  This ensures continuity and coherence in the
  presentation of many pieces of student artwork.
• You may not need to mount artwork if you use a
  roll paper background. In this case, place labels
  on background paper.

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3D goodies

• Hang from the ceiling
• Place on tables, windowsills, shelves all around
  the school (including the Principals office)
• Clip onto netting which is fixed to the wall or
  ceiling
• Take photos and mount so the objects can be taken
  home.

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Students should have some say

• Challenge students to create group exhibits or
  one-person shows for a counter or tabletop
  exhibition.
• Correlate mini-exhibitions with other subjects
  social studies, science, language arts or
  mathematics.

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• Have children prepare and give gallery talks and
  "tours" about their classroom mini-exhibits to
  classmates and parents.
• Allow students to serve as classroom curators
  selecting and collecting reproductions for
  mini-exhibits, writing exhibition catalogues, and
  preparing exhibits for presentation.

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Most Importantly -when setting up
displaysThink Creatively!!!