Keeping Art Alive with the Belleville Mural Project
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: In the spirit of keeping the arts alive and boosting the resurgence of Belleville, Illinois, area merchants, residents, local artists and the City of Belleville collaborated to create a series of murals on the sides of local businesses throughout the downtown area.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-253**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as inspiration/example for a mural project with your students. Is there a location in your community that would benefit from a mural. Could this be a yearly community service activity for visual art classes?
*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.
