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Guided Tours and Workshops for School Classes

Percent for Art – Recognizing Patterns

Grade level 5-6

As part of a guided tour, the students explore the architecture and art on DAS MINSK’s building. Together, they look at the shapes, colors, and patterns used and examine their effect. In doing so, they learn how architecture and art are connected and what messages they can convey.

In the subsequent workshop, students channel the inspiration from what they have seen during the guided tour to create their own designs for works of art on buildings. Using high-quality paper and a range of pencils with varying degrees of hardness, they create their own artworks inspired by the patterns and shapes they have discovered. They experiment with lines, shading, and textures to consider how to best realize their own ideas. 

At the end of the workshop, the participants present their work and discuss their design processes and inspirations.

Photo: Children's hands do handicrafts at a prepared workstation: there are lots of scraps of paper and all the necessary craft utensils on a table.