FROM FOLK ARTS TO PERFORMING ARTS

AP Art History Resource Website *
This website is intended for AP Art History educators teaching the newly revised curriculum effective fall 2015 in Utah, but is useful for teachers across the country. Based on a core set of 250 images, the curriculum features enhanced content on non-Western art, including resources that focus on works of art that originate in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. These resources include videos of prominent art historians discussing specific images, bibliographical references, and related online resources.
Center for Latin American Studies and the Asia Center, University of Utah

Stitching Resistance: Chilean Arpilleras
These resources focus on the history and sociopolitical context of the Chilean dictator, Pinochet, and the related art form known as arpilleras. Arpilleras, a type of textile, became the most visual (and visible), poignant, and widespread manifestation of opposition to authoritarianism, violation of human rights and the disappearance of loved ones associated with the military government that ruled Chile until 1990.
Latin American & Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Volume I: From Mexican Artists to Brazilian Photographers
This extensive guide covers representation, visual art, and walls that speak — themes addressed by looking at the work of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and Brazilian photographer Vik Munizthi.
Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University

Volume II: Carlos Lopez’s Escopetarra, Found Objects, and Musical Instruments
This clear and clean guide is about Cesar Lopez’s “Escopetarra” where students will discover the Latin American tradition of using found objects to build musical instruments.
Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University

Volume 3: Latin American History and Culture through Museums
This resources encourages and facilitates K-12 educators’ use of museums in New York City to include Latin American history and culture in the classroom. Museums featured in the guide include the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Brooklyn Museum; the Hispanic Society; the Museum of Modern Art; and El Museo del Barrio.
Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University

Volume 4: Participatory Photography
This resource for K-12 teachers encourages the use of participatory photography as a tool to include Latin American and Caribbean history and culture in K-12 classrooms.
Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University