Installations: Park-Like, Garden as Art
4:25
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: With a focus on the future and sustainability, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation is turning the lot across the street from their gallery into a rain garden. They’ve commissioned Studio Land Arts to construct the multilevel landscape in an endeavor which combines an environmentally concerned art practice with contractual work.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: AandA-ParkLike**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Can landscaping and plants be art? Can they be used in an artistic way? Have students share their thoughts.
- Activity Idea: Follow up on the discussion questions above and use those questions as the focus of an activity that also incorporates this video. Have students design a landscaped “art” location on their school grounds, at their home, or in their community.
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
