Your Favorite Artwork From a Museum or Cultural Event

In your first journal entry, Art in Everyday Life, you explored art that exists all around you in your everyday life. Art also exists around you in more traditional settings, such as museums and cultural events. In our increasingly connected world, we have access to more art than ever before. Many major museums offer virtual tours so that people can enjoy art wherever they live.

Begin Work on Your Favorite Artwork From a Museum or Cultural Event Journal Entry

To begin work on Your Favorite Artwork from a Museum or Cultural Event journal entry:

1. Visit a museum or cultural event featuring modern art in your area, select a piece of art that you can't stop looking at, and explain why you selected this piece of art.

OR

Take a virtual tour of one of the below modern art museums, select a piece of art that you can't stop looking at, and explain why you selected this piece of art:

• • Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
  • Tate Modern.

Note: Nothing beats seeing art up close and personal. You are strongly encouraged to visit a museum or cultural event in person.

1. Share an image of the artwork you selected and provide identifying information about the artwork and the artist.

1. Respond to these writing prompts on the Your Favorite Artwork From a Museum or Cultural Event Template [DOCX]:

• • Why did you select this piece of art to share and write about?
  • What do you see in this artwork?
    • Be sure to provide sufficient details.
  • What do you think and feel about this piece of art?
  • What meaning does this artwork have for you?
  • What message do you think the artist wanted to convey?

1. Ensure your journal entry is clear and demonstrates good writing mechanics.
2. Submit an image of your piece of art and your journal entry to the assignment ar