Inspiration Station
Inspiration Station is a video series designed to kick-start students’ creativity. Each video explores a museum exhibit or artifact that students can use as inspiration for their own creative projects. Museum staff provide suggestions for open-ended projects that students can create using simple household materials or classroom art supplies. Students can work on their projects at their own pace after the video or pause the video
as needed while working.
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Inspiration Station: Alebrijes
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Inspiration Station: Alebrijes Info Sheet
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PDF supplement to the Alebrijes video
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Inspiration Station: Ancient Paint Recipes
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Inspiration Station: Ancient Paint Recipes Info Sheet
359 KB
PDF supplement to the Ancient Paint Recipes video
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Inspiration Station: Board Games
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Inspiration Station: Board Games Info Sheet
356 KB
PDF supplement to the Board Games video
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Inspiration Station: Cardboard Sculptures
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Inspiration Station: Cardboard Sculptures Info Sheet
356 KB
PDF supplement to the Cardboard Sculptures Video
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Inspiration Station: Chihuly-inspired paintings
Explore some of Dale Chihuly’s paintings and learn about his special painting technique. See Chihuly paintings from the museum's collection, create your own paint and paint like Chihuly!
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Inspiration Station: Chihuly-inspired Paintings Info Sheet
357 KB
PDF supplement to the Chihuly-inspired Paintings video
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Inspiration Station: Clay Sculptures
Learn about the art of sculpture and how to make your own clay-like material to experiment with and create sculptures of your own.
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Inspiration Station: Clay Sculptures Info Sheet
360 KB
PDF supplement to the Clay Sculptures video
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Inspiration Station: Comic Book Art
Explore some superhero comic books in the museum’s collection and discover what makes a comic book different from other types of art. Then create your own superhero character!
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Inspiration Station: Comic Book Art Info Sheet
354 KB
PDF supplement to the Comic Book Art video
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Inspiration Station: Finger Puppets
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Inspiration Station: Finger Puppets Info Sheet
355 KB
PDF supplement to the Finger Puppets video
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Inspiration Station: Flipbooks
Dive deeper into the meaning of animation and discover how movies use the optical illusion of apparent motion. Then create your own flipbook using Post-It notes!
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Inspiration Station: Flipbooks Info Sheet
355 KB
PDF supplement to the Flipbooks video
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Inspiration Station: Hand Puppets
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Inspiration Station: Hand Puppets Info Sheet
356 KB
PDF supplement to the Hand Puppets video
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Inspiration Station: Hojalata
Learn about the Mexican art of hojalata, or tin art. See examples from the museum's Collection and explore ways to create your own art inspired by traditional hojalata art using commonly available materials.
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Inspiration Station: Hojalata Info Sheet
356 KB
PDF supplement to the Hojalata video
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Inspiration Station: Marionettes
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Inspiration Station: Marionettes Info Sheet
354 KB
PDF supplement to the Marionettes video