simply asking "what do you see?" can elicit surprisingly insightful responses.

this is a collection of some of these insights that i've encountered while teaching at an art museum and in the community.

newer entries come from a new program called "the art of looking," that brings mobile art galleries to disabled adults and children.

just a reminder, the entries do not reflect personal commentary on art pieces or collections.

3rd graders

"alright, so for today's activity, i want you to imagine that i took you out of the gallery and put you into the painting. using your five senses, i want you to write a letter to your parents describing what you see, smell, and hear."

[as students write their letters, i observe some examples]

student 1: "dear mom and dad, today our teacher threw me into a painting...."

student 2: " dear mom and dad, i am in a painting. i smell paint."

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