The Art of Portraiture (K-12)

*This option is available beginning in September of 2025

Compare and contrast verious portrait on display in the museum and create your own using mathematical ratios. Explore the connection between fractions and art though portraiture!

Gallery Tour: Educational Gallery
Studio Activity: 3/4 Portrait Creation

Enrichment Resources

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SC MATHEMATICAL PROCESS STANDARDS:
Representation & Communication MP.RC.1: Explain ideas using precise and contextually appropriate mathematical languages, tools, and models.
Connections: MPS.C.1: Demonstrate a deep and flexible conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas, operations, and relationships while make real-world connections.

SC VISUAL ART STANDARDS:
Artistic Processes: Responding - I can evaluate and communicate about the meaning in my artwork and the artwork of others.
Anchor Standard 5: I can interpret (read) and evaluate the meaning of an artwork.
Artistic Processes: Creating - I can make artwork using a variety of materials, techniques, and processes.
Anchor Standard 2: I can use different materials, techniques, and processes to make art.