Art Across Time · SHS3 Art And Design Foundation

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.1.1.LI.3 - Analyse and explain the impacts of contemporary African art in the Artworld.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three major ways contemporary African art has influenced global art institutions, such as museums, galleries, and biennales.
Explain how African artists like Ibrahim Mahama, El Anatsui, and Yinka Shonibare have shaped international perceptions of African art through their materials, themes, and exhibition strategies.
Analyse the role of African biennales and triennales (for example, the Dak’Art Biennale in Senegal and the Ghana Freedom Biennale) in promoting African socio-cultural identity globally.
Evaluate the economic, cultural, and educational impacts of contemporary African art on the global Artworld using specific examples discussed in class.
Justify their own position on whether contemporary African art has achieved equal standing in the global Artworld, using evidence from the artists and exhibitions studied.

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Curriculum details

Strand: The Creative Journey (from Caves to 21st Century) (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Art Across Time (1.1)
Content standard: 3.1.1.CS.2 - 3.1.1.CS.2 Use the history of contemporary African art with reference to materials, processes, and contexts from 1980 to the present to interpret 21st-century African culture. 3.1.1.LO.1 Apply knowledge of the characteristics of contemporary Ghanaian art and design works, artists/designers, and their exhibition strategies, and their effects on global cultural institutions and 21st-century Ghanaian culture. 3.1.1.LO.2 Apply knowledge in the analyses of contemporary African artists, artworks, and their exhibition strategies, as well as impacts on global cultural institutions and 21st century African cultural productions. 3.1.1.LO.3 Apply knowledge in the identification and analyses of general characteristics of contemporary artists, artworks and exhibitions, and impacts on global cultural institutions and 21st century Art.
Indicator: 3.1.1.LI.3 - Analyse and explain the impacts of contemporary African art in the Artworld.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 107

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Managing Talk for Learning/Collaboration/Group work
- In smaller groups, use images/video to examine the context and exhibition strategies of selected Biennale and Triennale in various parts of Africa and the rest of the world.
Managing Talk for Learning/Collaboration/Group work: In a class discussion, examine how the context and exhibition strategies of selected Biennale and Triennale in various parts of Africa and the rest of the world are used to promote the socio-cultural identity of artists.
Problem-based Learning/Group Work
- Through group discussion, investigate the concepts, that support the making of the artworks of selected African contemporary artists and deduce the impact of contemporary African art in the Artworld.
- Examples of artists: Aina Onabolu, Ibrahim Mahama, El Anastui, Nnenna Okore, Yinka Shonibare, Paju Alatise, Dorothy Amenuke, Theresa Ankomah, William Kentridge, Penny Siopis etc. Consider GATE and learners with language barriers like especially English as first language. Cater for learners with speech and hearing needs, as well as gender sensitive language for equity of access.

Assessment (3.1.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Textbooks
- web reference
- audio-visual resources
- Projector
- TLMs on African art
- Camera
- charts and illustrations