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5 LGBTQ+ Art Stories

From Tate Kids · 2021

5 LGBTQ+ Art Stories
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Summary

Meet five LGBTQ+ artists and their stories: a short, child-friendly story of the artist's life, ideas, and work, told with real artworks from Tate. A quick way to put a face and a story behind a style your class is exploring. Free on the official Tate Kids YouTube channel from Tate, the UK's national art museums (5 min).

Viewer safety

Ages 7+

Tells the life stories of five LGBTQ+ artists; a quick preview lets you frame it for your class.

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

Watch, then talk about the artist and their work.

  1. What do you now know about five LGBTQ+ artists and their stories that you did not before?
  2. Which of the artist's ideas or artworks stood out to you, and why?
  3. What was going on in the artist's life or world that shaped their art?
  4. If you could ask the artist one question, what would it be?

Quick work-a-long

Art words: artist, style, idea, inspiration, artwork.

Try it: 1) Name one thing this artist is known for. 2) Make a quick sketch in the artist's spirit, then say what you borrowed from them.