Poems at an Exhibition Features Works by Byron Sletten and Ted Kooser
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: The Gallery at the Kranzberg Arts Center exhibits a collaboration of words and imagery between two time Poet Laureate Ted Kooser and artist Byron Sletten. Sletten uses 3-D animation software to produce high resolution, photo-realistic images that engage in a dialogue with Kooser’s literary metaphors.
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Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-249**
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- Use the video as inspiration/example for a similar art activity of your own. Have students pair with a partner to create both written and artistic works that can be included in an exhibition of the work.
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