Fine Arts

Music and art has historically been a way for people around the world to display and relate their culture.  The integration of multiculturalism into a fine art curriculum can help students connect to their own cultures as well as gain an appreciation and respect for other cultures.  The following are ideas, suggestions, and links provided in order to help educators incorporate multiculturalism into a fine arts classroom.

• Help students understand their environmental contexts through art and music.
• Display and teach about art and music of various cultures, not just “classic” (European) styles.
• Learn and teach about different aesthetic perspectives.
• Find artists that represent local cultures and invite them into the classroom.
• Learn and discuss the different forms of cultural expression.

Effective ESL Classroom Practices

Links

National Museum of African Art

• Allowing individuals to take a virtual tour of the museums exhibits, this site can provide art educators many great resources for lesson plans.

Multicultural Music Festival

• Providing one example of how educators can integrate multiculturalism into music education, this site can serve as a model for educators in lesson planning.

Multicultural Art Page

• This website has organized information on many cultural perspectives in art. Cultures archived in this website include African, Native American, Pacific Asia, Latin American, and American Folk Art.

Native American Art

• This site provides educators with many examples of Native American art.

Asian Art

• This site provides articles as well as exhibits of Asian art. With high quality photos, this website can help provide educators with resources for multicultural art lessons.

CARTS-Cultural Art Resources for Teachers and Students

• CARTS is an organization dedicated to providing quality resources for multicultural art educators. Included in this webpage is information about teaching techniques as well as examples and activities.

Kindergarten Cultural Art Lessons

• This site provides many multicultural art activity ideas for young children.

Using Multicultural Music in the classroom

• This website provides educators with many ideas about integrating multiculturalism into music education. This website includes discussion ideas, lesson topics and classroom activities; there are many resources for educators on this page.