My elementary art students are part of the “Art Sparks Portrait Project!”. I am helping them to collect portraits of people in our community and around the world. This project began with a post card exchange, but now we are bringing it to the web. Participation is easy!
First, create a hand-drawn portrait of yourself or something that you feel represents you. We have received drawings of favorite foods, pets, sports equipment, artists in their occupational attire, and of course actual portraits of the artist.
Next take a photo of the portrait and send it to artsparkscapecod@gmail.com. I am using this email so I can filter any inappropriate portraits that might be submitted. Unfortunately there are creeps out there! But YOU are going to be amazing! All abilities are welcome, especially those of you who claim you can not draw a straight line. Imagine your portrait among the hundreds, perhaps even thousands we might collect! I can't promise you riches but your portrait will be famous on this blog!
Looking forward to seeing you! Check back as I post what our participants submit. :-)
A little bit about this project:
The “Art Spark Experiment: Portraits” was designed to introduce elementary art students to contemporary genres of art. This experiment is based on relational art. "In relational art*, the artist is no longer at the center. The artist, instead, is the catalyst. They kick-start a question, frame a point of consideration, or highlight an everyday moment. And then, they wait. They wait for a response from the random stranger, the passerby, the usual suspect—you and me. We are the missing piece until we react." (*http://place.unm.edu/relational_art.html)
