AP European History
Hancock
FINAL PROJECT - “HISTORICAL ART GALLERY”
DUE FRIDAY MAY 28, 2010
Objective:
Throughout the year we have looked at and read about the many different eras in European art and how
they responded to and reflected the events that were occurring at the time. For your final project, you will
create your own “Historical Art Gallery” where you will assemble various pieces of art and ‘mount an
exhibit’ to show the history of that period through the art of that period.
Directions:
You will work in a group of 4. Your group will be assigned a century. You need to make sure that you
fulfill all the requirements as listed below. You will have 3 class periods in the computer lab to help you
work on this but do not count on that being enough. You will have to work on this outside of class. The
project is due on May 28th and each group will present their gallery on either May 28th or June 3rd in
class.
CONTENT – this is what the exhibit must include:
GEOGRAPHY
MEDIUM
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Painting – 15 pieces minimum
Sculpture – 10 pieces minimum
Architecture – 5 examples minimum
Music – 5 pieces minimum
Literature/Poetry – 5 pieces minimum
TIMESPAN
The full span of your assigned century must be
shown.
Any change over time in the arts must be shown
i.e. a shift in eras such as Romanticism to Realism
The exhibit must reference at least 5 different
historical events of your assigned century.
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Work/pieces must come from at least 4 different
countries minimum
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Work/pieces from Western Europe and Eastern Europe
must be included
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CONTENT
The exhibit must explicitly show at least 5
historical figures who are not artists.
The exhibit must reference/show at least 3
different areas from P.E.R.S.I.A.W.T.
At least one woman must be referenced.
At least 8 artists’ work must be included.
FORMAT – these are directions for how to ‘mount’ your exhibit and what must be included
PLACARDS
VISUALS/AUDITORY
 You must have visuals of all appropriate pieces these
can come in the following formats:
o Postcards
o Posters/prints
o A printed copy from a color printer
o Digital copy as part of a ‘slideshow’
 At least 3 pieces of music must be auditorally available
to play on laptop, mp3 or CD player
o If you cannot get the exact piece of music you
can get one that is representative of type.
 An excerpt or full text of at least 3 pieces of literature or
poetry must be neatly printed/created and available to
read.
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Each piece must have its own placard that is ‘mounted’
next to it like in a museum.
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Each placard must contain the following information:
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Title
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Artist
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Year
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Country
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Historical Relevance shown
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EXHIBIT GUIDE & MAP
Like any good exhibit you must write a guide that
a visitor to your gallery can read to understand
what went into the thinking and process of
creating and mounting the exhibit.
This guide must explain how the artists and pieces
were chosen and how they reflect the history of
your assigned century.
You must draw a map of your exhibit to lead your
visitors through the ‘galleries’ you’ve created.
This means you have to think about how you want
to present your chosen pieces. Consider different
options such:
o Chronologically
o Thematically
o By artist
o By event
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PRESENTATION
On the day of your presentation, you will need
to ‘mount’ your exhibit.
This means you must consider how you want to
use wall space in the classroom.
You are free to use poster boards/display
boards etc.
You are also free to create a slideshow to be
shown on the projector.
o There must be 2 copies available on
flash drives, email, CDs etc.
You will be the tour guides to your exhibit so
you must all plan how you want to carry that
out.
You will have a total of 30 minutes to put up
your exhibit and give a tour.
ASSESSMENT – a rubric will be handed out in due course
You will be assessed on the following criteria:
1. Content – must include all elements listed in directions
2. Presentation/Format – must include all elements listed in directions
3. Creativity – must demonstrate critical historical thinking and original thinking
4. Craftsmanship – must show time and effort and pride in workmanship
5. Tour – the ‘tour’ given in class must be clear, coherent, informative and involve all members of the group
You will have 3 grade options only. This project will be approximately 20% of your final semester grade.
A – exceeded requirements and standards
C – met requirements and standards
F – fell below requirements and standards
LINKS – the following are links that you can use to help you assemble your exhibit. These are hyperlinked online at my
website on the digital copy of the assignment sheet.
Art Sources on the Web - http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Web Gallery of Art - http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/welcome.html
Modern History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/HALSALL/mod/modsbook.html