B5 Creative Arts · Term 2 Week 7: Displaying and Sharing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.3.4.1 - Plan an exhibition of own portfolio of visual artworks to educate and share creative experiences of artworks that reflect the history and culture of the people of Africa.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain at least three reasons why displaying a portfolio of artworks is important for sharing creative experiences.
Identify and agree on a theme for their exhibition that reflects the history and culture of Africa.
Select appropriate artworks for the exhibition based on given criteria such as creativity, originality, and relevance to the theme.
Prepare and send invitations (manual or electronic) to a target audience using at least one form of communication.
Develop a simple written roadmap that includes a date, a venue, and a plan for arranging the exhibition space.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Displaying and Sharing (1.3)
Content standard: B5.1.3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of how to plan a display/ presentation of a portfolio of own artworks by identifying, and preparing a venue, selecting and grouping of artworks and inviting target audience for the planned display/performance
Indicator: B5.1.3.4.1 - Plan an exhibition of own portfolio of visual artworks to educate and share creative experiences of artworks that reflect the history and culture of the people of Africa
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Creative Arts Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 78
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- watch a short video on an exhibition or visit an exhibition centre, preferably during the circuit, district or regional cultural festival of the cultural education unit of the Ghana Education Service);
- discuss the need for displaying portfolio of own visual artworks;
- develop a roadmap for the exhibition by:
- fixing a date
- selecting a venue
- inviting an audience
- brainstorm to agree on a theme for the exhibition (e.g. the African History and Culture).
- send manual and/or electronic invitations (e.g. letters, postcards, WhatsApp, E-mail, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, announcements, posters, jingles) to target audience such as parents, PTA/SMC members, stakeholders, colleague learners);
- select works for the exhibition by considering (e.g. creativity and originality, finishing and decoration, relevance of the works to the theme, social and cultural importance);
- decide on mode of display (e.g. hanging, draping, spreading);
- plan the layout of the exhibition hall, prepare labels for the works (e.g. title, name of artist, date);
- clean and prepare the hall and its environment and make it ready for the exhibition;
- plan for post exhibition activities such as cleaning, appreciation, evaluation, reporting, etc.