Displaying and Sharing · B5 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.3.5.1. By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Select and sort artworks from their own portfolios and those of classmates that best tell the story of Africa’s history and culture, based on the exhibition theme and available space.
Mount artworks using at least three different display methods, including hanging, placing, draping, leaning, or using raised plinths.
Produce clear labels for each artwork using neat manual calligraphy or computer prints, showing the artist’s name, title of the work, size, and date of production.
Assign and carry out specific exhibition duties in groups, such as guiding visitors, explaining artworks, and monitoring exhibits.
Conduct a simple opening ceremony and demonstrate proper ways of receiving visitors, taking comments, and signing the visitors’ book.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Displaying and Sharing (1.3)
Content standard: B5.1.3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of how to display/present a portfolio of art works that share own knowledge, concepts, ideas and experiences with audience through display/presentation; and using senses/manual/digital applications where necessary, to record for reporting on the events
Indicator: B5.1.3.5.1 - Exhibit portfolio of own and others' visual art artworks to share creative experiences of artworks that reflect the history and culture of the people of Africa
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 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. 84
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- decide on the types and number of artworks to exhibit and mount them based on the space available to suit the theme for the exhibition (e.g. artworks that best tell the story of the history and culture of the people of Africa);
- display artworks by hanging, draping, placing, spreading, leaning, using plinths to raise or add height and depth to some exhibits;
- label the works using manual penmanship (calligraphy) or ICT (computer) prints: name of artist, title of work, size of work, date of production;
- assign tasks and responsibilities to themselves (individually or in groups) and ensure they are carried out successfully (e.g. leading visitors through the exhibition space, explaining the concepts/title of the artworks and the theme for the exhibition, writing of comments and signing of visitors' books);
NOTE
- check/monitor visitors from improper practices (e.g. touching, lifting, handling and/or taking away some of the exhibits);
- organise opening and closing ceremonies for the exhibition;
- prepare template for appreciating, appraising, evaluating and reporting, etc.;
- clean the hall after the exhibition.