A Year with Children 2015 – A Land of Nod Guggenheim Partnership

June 2, 2015

Written by Rachel, Nod’s PR & Social Media Lead

This spring, we were honored to be one of the sponsors of A Year with Children 2015, which features art created by the Guggenheim’s artist-in-residence program, Learning Through Art. This program has been serving New York City public school students for more than forty years. Learning Through Art teaching artists partner with classroom teachers in each of the city’s five boroughs to design collaborative projects that explore art and ideas related to the classroom curriculum. A Year with Children 2015 - A Land of Nod Guggenheim Partnership

Each Tuesday over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight a different class project featured in the Guggenheim’s A Year With Children 2015. The works we’ll feature are selected projects by student artists in grades two through six who worked throughout the year to explore materials and techniques, develop personal sketchbooks, and express their unique perspectives. Classroom teachers and teaching artists used essential questions such as, “What happens when ‘worlds collide’?” and “How does time shape our lives, and how do we shape time?” to guide the yearlong curriculum. The result is pieces of art that test traditional limits of in-school artistic exploration by stepping into realms such as kinetic sculpture, digital media, and installation, and pushing the boundaries of elementary school art making.

A Year with Children 2015 kicked off a few weeks back with a reception at the Guggenheim for the student artists and their families. We’re excited to share a few of the photos and a sneak peek of the finished pieces of art.

A Year with Children 2015 - A Land of Nod Guggenheim Partnership

Ever wonder who’s behind The Land of Nod social media accounts? That’s Rachel! When she’s not telling anyone who will listen that she’s not meant to live in cold, snowy Chicago, you will probably find Rachel binge-watching Netflix, reading blogs or in her kitchen making guacamole. Or starting crafting projects that never get finished.