Taking Art to the Streets

In October 2018, a painting from celebrated street artist Banksy was sold at a Sotheby's auction. The moment after it was sold, a hidden shredder was activated and the painting started to shred. This video shares more details and addresses some of the many questions asked after the incident.

A Wikipedia entry that introduces many standard graffiti terms.

Graffiti and street art isn't new. Find out about its history in this article. There are activities at the bottom of the page to test understanding.

A free lesson plan focused on lettering design in graffiti. This lesson includes a rubric.

This collection of videos was made for teaching and learning about street art. Each artist discusses their practice in an interview, and many demonstrate hands-on art-making techniques.

A lesson plan for teachers that fosters and explores the relationships between art, audience, location, and politics.

This site provides ideas for incorporating a discussion of street art into Social Studies or Art classes. Students discuss how street art provokes controversy and inspires social change.

If you want to learn the stylized lettering involved in graffiti art, then this is a nice place for some of the basics.

This blog post/article includes 50 pieces of graffiti artwork depicted online as examples for designers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

A guest blog post written by Matt Christenson to inspire you to include street art in your art lessons