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Planning an Exhibition on Ghana's History and Culture

In this topic you will plan an exhibition of your artworks about the history and culture of Ghana.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Choose a theme and artworks
  • Plan the layout, labels and publicity
  • Assign roles for the exhibition

What you already know

  • Planning displays (Basic 1–3)

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
Visual Arts
Sub-strand
Displaying and Sharing
Indicator
B4.1.3.4.1 – Plan an exhibition of own artworks of the history and culture of the people of Ghana

Introduction

Your class will hold an exhibition called "Ghana: Our Story". Each artwork will show a part of Ghana's history or culture.

1. Exhibition Planning Steps

  1. Choose a theme, e.g. "Ghana: Our Story".
  2. Select artworks that fit the theme.
  3. Plan the venue and layout.
  4. Write labels and a short catalogue.
  5. Make posters and invitations (publicity).
  6. Assign roles: curators, guides, ushers.

2. Artwork Ideas

Ideas for "Ghana: Our Story"
TopicArtwork
independencepainting of 6th March 1957
festivalscollage of Homowo or Damba
craftsclay pot or woven basket
national symbolsdrawing of the flag and coat of arms
A floor plan for a school exhibition with sections
Figure 1: Exhibition floor plan Draw your exhibition floor plan.Illustration: Sirbus

3. Roles

Exhibition roles
RoleDuty
curatorchooses and arranges artworks
guideexplains artworks to visitors
usherwelcomes and directs visitors
publicity teammakes posters and invitations

New words

exhibition
A public display of artworks.
theme
The main idea of an exhibition.
curator
A person who chooses and arranges artworks.
catalogue
A list of artworks with information.
publicity
Making people know about an event.
venue
The place where an event happens.

Summary

  • An exhibition needs a theme, artworks, venue and layout.
  • Labels and a catalogue inform visitors.
  • Posters and invitations provide publicity.
  • Curators, guides and ushers have different roles.

Class activity: Plan Our Exhibition

  1. Agree on the theme and select artworks.
  2. Draw a floor plan.
  3. Write a catalogue entry for each artwork.

You need: Learners’ own artworks, Label cards cut from manila paper, String, Clothes pegs

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. A person who chooses and arranges artworks is a…

    • A. Curator
    • B. Usher
    • C. Drummer
    • D. Driver
    Show answer
    Answer: CuratorThat is a curator.

  2. 2. Making people know about an event is…

    • A. Publicity
    • B. Curation
    • C. Weaving
    • D. Modelling
    Show answer
    Answer: PublicityPosters provide publicity.

  3. 3. The place where an event happens is the…

    • A. Venue
    • B. Theme
    • C. Catalogue
    • D. Label
    Show answer
    Answer: VenueThat is the venue.

  4. 4. An exhibition needs a theme.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueIt joins the works.

  5. 5. Guides hide information from visitors.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseGuides explain artworks.

  6. 6. A list of artworks with information is a ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: catalogueThat is a catalogue.

  7. 7. Name three roles in an exhibition and their duties.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. curator – arranges; guide – explains; usher – welcomes.Roles share the work.

  8. 8. Why is a floor plan useful for an exhibition?

    Show answer
    Answer: It shows where each artwork goes and helps visitors move easily.Planning improves the event.

Homework

  1. Design a poster for your class exhibition.