Personal Manifestos
Students create a manifesto that conveys the views of a character from an artwork or novel.
Artist(s): Judy Chicago
Art Can Be a Messenger for Social Awareness
The twentieth century saw changes in politics, technology, medicine, science, and social customs that can only be described as revolutionary. By studying a group of revolutionary artists, students will come to understand how these figures pursued their causes through their artwork and their actions.
Public Manifestos
Students write their own manifestos, make them public, and reflect on the response.
Artist(s): Jenny Holzer
Revolutionary Words
Students analyze one of several modern and contemporary artists who wrote manifestos to express revolutionary ideas.
Artist(s): Piet Mondrian, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros
Writing Character Manifestos
Students create a manifesto that conveys the views of a character from an artwork or novel.
Artist(s): Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros
