Bringing the World to Lebanon, Missouri:
Arts Integration at the Globally Strong Culture Fair (Part II)
MAIN Event Presentation 2021
Who are we?
OUR ENDURING
UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
FOR THE ARTS and ELA
In ELA:
In the Arts:
Student Discussion Panel
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In ELA:
In the Arts:
Student Work
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Race, Place and Identity
Quilt Cordell
Weekly Sketchbook Entries
Portraits, Landscapes, Cultural Connection Pieces
Cityscape--Allison D.
This painting is based on a fruit and vegetable market in Hanoi, Vietnam. These markets are essential to both the economic success and culture of Vietnam. Local farmers and artisans sell their goods here for the people of the city to buy.
Cityscape--Emily B.
This cityscape features the Ishtar Gate in
Ancient Babylon, located in present day
Hilah, Babil Governorate, Iraq. The gate
was in the northern entrance of the city.
This gate was built in 575 BCE by King
Nebuchadnezzar II as an entrance on the northside
of the city. The gate was built in dedication to the
Babylonian Goddess Ishtar. This gate was designed
to be glazed blue to look like lapis lazuli and was
decorated with animals, deities, and mythical
creatures used to depict the goddess Ishtar, Adad,
and Marduk. This gate was used to celebrate gods
and goddesses by parading their statues through the
gate. This gate was actually considered one of the
Seven Wonders of the World before being replaced
by the Lighthouse of Alexandria. By studying this gate,
what it represents, who it was built by and why, can show
a greater understanding of Babylonian culture and how its
effects are still in Iraqi culture today. This gate has since been recreated and restored and is on display in Iraq currently.
Portrait--Adeline C.
I drew a picture of my grandfather in his Blackfoot headdress to connect the
Blackfoot culture to my own. They showed respect through having a good heart, being
honest, straightforward in speaking and from being of a generous nature. We show it
from being honest, kind, and caring. They would celebrate through dancing, singing,
and praying. They were originally a nomadic American Indian tribe that migrated from the Great Lakes region to the Northwestern United States. My family on my dad’s side is from Kentucky, but they moved to Naperville, Illinois and my mom is from Bristol, Illinois. They both married, and moved to Missouri where I have been born and raised. When I am listening to the music and the language being spoken I feel as though it's connecting me to my Papa and it makes me feel closer to him. Speaking the language is very important because though they aren't dying out it’s still a major part of their culture and who they are as people.
https://trailtribes.org/greatfalls/all-my-relations.htm
Portrait--Rebecca B.
Irina Vyacheslavovna Rakobolskaya was born on December 22nd, 1919 in Dankov, Russia. Her family consisted of physics teachers, as her father had a degree in astronomy from Moscow State University. She enrolled in the MSU School of Physics in 1938 and would finish her fourth year in 1949.
Her family and people inspired her in both the pursuit of science as well as the desire to serve her country.
Rakobolskaya would be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union after serving as the Night Witches’ (46th Guards) chief of staff. She earned the rank of major during the Great Patriotic War. She would later go on to teach at MSU in Physics and publish over three hundred works relating to nuclear physics. Rakobolskaya would become the chairman of the MSU women’s union and serve on the academic and scientific councils.
Cultural Connection--Rebecca B.
This landscape is located somewhere along the path the Night Witches (46th Guards) took during WW2. In this picture, a Po-2 biplane can be seen with two female pilots inside. The Night Witches were an aviation regiment from Soviet Russia, and were completely female from the start to the end of the war. During the night, they would perform harassment as well as precision bombing upon the Nazi forces. The roles of the women in combat, not only in Russia but across the globe, have been affected by the Night Witches through the ways in which they demonstrated the empowerment of women through their actions and achievements.
Cultural Connection --Peach H.
Ireland used to be a very closed off-island so they mainly depended on music, storytelling, and writing to communicate with each other and share ideas with each other. When I was a tinier child raised in a more secluded area than Lebanon, Mo., I would go in the woods or in my field and draw and listen to music or I would make up my own stories and play them out with my brother.
Cultural Connection --Johnny D.
Boys Run The Riot is a manga I'm very heavily connected to. It follows trans teenager Ryou Watari starting up a fashion business with a transfer student named Jin. How the manga conveys Ryou's struggles and dysphoria is extremely similar to my own. This probably won't be my only or final cultural connection piece, but I feel it's worth it to submit anyways.
Cityscape--Kaylie H.
This is the first of my Culture Fair
Projects, titled “Seoul.” It’s an inked
landscape of the capital of South Korea,
showing a nighttime scene of the bustling
city. The red moon reflects a common
symbol used in many Asian countries’
artworks, and the white word in the
lower right corner shows the title in a
scripted font. The capital is obviously a
staple for Korea, its attractions including
the Seoul Tower, which can be seen in
the two top left blocks and in the middle
of the piece, next to the moon.
Portrait--Josslyn M.
My portrait is of Tara McNeill who plays the fiddle in a group called Celtic
Women. Tara is an Irish violinist from Antrim, Northern Ireland. She joined
the Celtic Women to fill in the spot of the violinist who earlier moved on.
She went to the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
She is an accomplished violinist in the Grammy nominated musical group
called Celtic Women. She plays the harp as well as the violin and she has
many popular albums.
Cultural Connection--Josslyn M.
Cultural Connection --Payton F.
In my painting, it shows Dolly Parton doing what Dolly
Parton does best, making music. The cultural connection I made between
mine and ancient Persia, is between Anahita, a Persian goddess, and
Dolly Parton, an American singer. Dolly Parton was born on January
19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Parton grew up poor in rural Appalachia.
She was one of 12 children, and money was always an issue for
her family. Her first exposure to music came from family members, including
her mother, who sang and played guitar. At an early age, she also
learned about music while performing in church. The main connection was
that Anahita is known for providing life-giving water, while I believe Dolly
Parton gives life-giving music. Anahita is also the goddess of healing and
I find Dolly Parton's’ music to have healing properties.
Cultural Connection--Jacy E.
The meaning in this piece that I decided to make is this beautiful landscape with the sun peaking through the mountains. Now this piece is not just mountains, grass, trees, water and a sun shining, this piece to me is how I feel about my religion. My religion is Christianity and I am Pentecostal. We worship God and obviously celebrate holidays that represent Jesus but just normal stuff you would expect. Some people think that Christianity is a bad thing but I can tell you it’s definitely worth it especially with for example, the name of this piece is “God’s Love For Us”. The reason I named it this way is because I want to tell others how God has changed my life and how He can change other’s lives. As we see in this picture it shows that beautiful sun and clouds and how they represent God shining on His world that was created for us. But this type of ‘vibe’ on this picture describes my feelings. When I’m in God’s Word or in His presence I feel at peace. I even feel the happiest I could ever be. People might not understand it but once you worship, once you sing His songs, once you read His word, listen to the preacher (a good one), it’s crazy how that can change your life in an instant, and people just don’t see it. People hate it even, but this picture shows how beautiful He is and how beautiful and perfect His love is for us. So this connects to my religion but also to encourage others to jump into Christianity because one thing I can promise you is this--God is real!
Cultural Connection--Cierra R.
The cultural connection in my piece is that the painting is in a similar style to a Pueblo artist named Awa Tsireh. I painted my cat in a style inspired by the way he painted skunks. The Pueblo culture shows respect by respecting people's privacy and belongings, which is similar to my culture because respecting people's privacy is a pretty big deal for my culture. The Pueblo celebrate by having parades and festivals. Their origin story is that an ancient spirit realm full of Pueblo people came to Earth and planted corn to sustain themselves, and my origin story is that a god created the Earth and humans showed up after a giant meteor wiped out the dinosaurs. The songs from this culture are very unique and full of emotion. It is very different from my culture's music, but it's interesting and emotional to listen to. You can tell that these people really feel what they're singing. Speaking their language keeps their culture alive and remembered.
Ethan Faircloth
Emily Burns
Reagan Tucker
Jordan Lester
Alyssa Robinson
Lanie Milliken
Rain Lemons
Kaden Hyatt
Chris Wadley
He made one of me that I just had to complete
and show off.
Em Ledbetter
Katie Hopkins
Savannah Minton
Anticipation Guide Results!
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What are three new things you’ve learned?
I've learned how other people live in different environments, how to relate personal experiences to other cultures, and I've learned to appreciate other cultures.
1. Many different religions have different beliefs that are comparable/different to mine. 2. Learning about the culture project helped me gain new information that I thought I knew already. 3. Learning the history of culture sparks my interest more than I thought.
That things aren't always as it seems. That you can learn so much more when you research and learn.
1. There's a surprising amount of people living/have lived in Lebanon who are from other cultures. 2. Multiple people from the same cultural group can have vastly different opinions about certain issues. 3.Just like how my culture has many facets, other cultures are complex as well.
1) I'm not sure if this counts but it's helped me learn more about my Papa and his past. 2) I've learned that I enjoy making art way more than I expected. 3) I learned that art is a great way to express feelings and who you are as a person.
1) I learned that there are multiple cultures and even though they all have similar geographical regions, they all have different ideas and beliefs. 2) I have learned that I can understand art better than I originally thought. 3) Art has a major impact on my life, even though my life is not associated or revolving around art ideals.
What have you learned?(cont.)
I've learned that I want to travel, I've learned to appreciate other cultures, I've learned to respect other cultures.
I've learned how to appreciate different cultures without disrespecting them, how to write an artist statement, and how to create an original artwork that connects to a completely different culture while still telling my own story.
I have learned from my own Culture Fair Project that art is all around us. Even though we may not feel it at times, art is within everything that we do. I learned from the Culture Fair speakers that other cultures have so many neat things to offer, so we should always be aware of the different lives people lead. Finally, I learned that we need to allow people to share their experiences with us and tell their stories. It helps us grow as people.
Native Americans relive the past by telling stories, Georgian is one of the oldest languages, manners and how you are polite is a lot different in parts of Asia than here.
Equality and equity is still something many people still have to struggle with / certain aspects of a culture are seen as bad by those who aren't part of that culture, and that needs to be fixed / likewise, many aspects of people just being who they are is seen as a bad thing and that is a problem that needs to be fixed.
1. People are cannily in-tune with their pasts and the past events, and a lot of the time they don't even realize it. 2. People really do care about their heritage and cultures, a lot more than Americans show it to be. 3. People still have struggles with their religions and beliefs and cultures, which is an odd concept for us since we live in a free country.
Judith Duenas
The learning target in student “I can…” statements. Each student was asked to share what skills and strategies they used to complete the target at mastery.
These are the tasks for the unit. Students were asked to rate their knowledge before/during/after each task.
Students were asked to share notes and evidence of their learning. This is what they thought showed what helped them in their learning.
Ethan Faircloth
Emily Burns
Sketchbook Journaling: Virtual Culture Fair 2021
Sketchbook Journaling: Virtual Culture Fair 2021
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Questions, Comments, Concerns
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