Joshua Y'Barbo

  Art Lesson: Parent-Child Collaborative Paintings Created by Joshua Y'Barbo on 4 June 2024 via https://5minutelessonplan.co.uk/ From a Great Height  (2023) by Joshua Y'Barbo.  Daddy-daughter collaborative drawing.  Mixed media on Card. 16 cm x 21 cm. As an artist for the TEAM LEWIS Foundation , I strive to find avenues to educate, raise awareness, and build stronger relationships by researching the intersection of the creative and communication industries and significant global sustainable concerns.  With National Children's Day ( #NationalChildrensDa y) in May  and   Global Day of Parents ( #GlobalDayOfParents ) in June, I've put together an art lesson plan that carries forward the themes of collaboration in my last post,  Participatory Art and Labour: Exploring Creative Collaboration and Advocacy , into a parent-child collaborative painting lesson.  Overview This lesson will engage pupils in creating collaborative artwork with their parents, focusing on creativity

Participatory Art and Labour: Exploring Creative Collaboration and Advocacy Dr Joshua Y'Barbo   Wash Your Memory Inflation (2023) by  Choeun Kim.  Digital Print. As an artist-in-residence for the TEAM LEWIS Foundation , I research intersections between art and communication, which involves writing about important social and sustainability issues within art and culture. Last month, we celebrated May Day , a historically significant day in the labour movement, marking the global recognition of workers' contributions and the achievements of the international labour movement. This meaningful occasion, deeply rooted in the struggle for workers' rights, serves as a fitting time to acknowledge the role of participatory, socially engaged art in advocating for workers' rights and social change. These art forms have been instrumental in engaging communities, expressing the struggles and triumphs of the working class, and highlighting social justice and inequality issues. Through

Art Lesson for May Day: Art, Labour, and Collaboration  Created by Joshua Y'Barbo on 4 June 2024 via https://5minutelessonplan.co.uk/ As an artist for the  TEAM LEWIS Foundation , I look for ways to share my research on the intersection of the creative and communication industries and significant global, sustainable concerns. Last month, I explored the connections between art and May Day.  While working on an article highlighting art and Participatory Art and Labor: Exploring Collaboration and Creativity, I created a lesson plan for those interested in teaching how art can be participatory and collaborative and address critical social issues, like labour advocacy for marginalised groups.  May Day Procession in Moscow (1956) by Diego Rivera. Oil on canvas.  Available at:  Mexican Mural School .  The poster reads, “The CTM (the Confederation of Mexican Workers) united with all Mexicans for the greatness of the Nation, 1947." It is sourced from  critical-theory.com .  Big Pictu