Importance of Art in Child Development: Even before the pandemic, art programs in elementary schools were struggling. With the added stress of stay at home orders and limited contact, prioritizing creative expression and freedom has fallen to a back burner. Grace Hwang Lynch wrote a PBS article explaining the positive impact of art education on young children’s development which you can see down below. During the pandemic the Schneider Museum of Art has provided families with an opportunity to create with FREE Family Dat at home art kits.
Rashid Johnson, Color Men, ceramic tile, spray enamel, black soap and wax, 2015
Black Arts Movement: The Black Arts Movement went from 1965-1975 and was sparked by the fight for civil rights. This movement was by black people, for black people. Black artists, writers, and poets used their mediums to not only express pride in their blackness, but to push for liberation. With the current refocus on civil rights, black artists are once again using their art to spread a message.
Learn more about the Black Arts movement in the link below and come see Rashid Johnson’s Color Men in the Schneider Museum of Art Entry Gallery.
History of Trading Cards: Sports card collecting has been an American hobby for decades, but where did they come from? Learn about the history of trading cards in the video below and come see the 1957 Topps Bill Russell Rookie card in the Schneider Museum of Art Entry Gallery. The card is the only recognized rookie card of the NBA’s biggest winner and is considered a cornerstone in the 1957 Topps set. Don’t miss out on seeing the 12 time all star in card form.
(VIDEO)The History of Trading Cards
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(VIDEO) Creative Industries Discussion: Bruce Burris
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The Schneider Museum of Art is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage you to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.
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