A Collaborative Canvas: Art for Peace
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Art
Grades 5-8
30-60 Minutes
Materials Needed
- • Drawing paper (several sheets per student)
- • Pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils
- • Whiteboard or large chart paper
- • Markers
- • Notebooks or paper
- • Pens/Pencils
Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
You can find an introduction to Goal 16, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.
See Goal 16 Overview
Introduce collaborative art game "Exquisite Corpse" where group creates single drawing without knowing what previous person drew. Show classic examples. Demonstrate folding paper and process. Introduce Global Goal 16: peace, justice, strong institutions.
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Brainstorm Peaceful World
Brainstorm what peaceful/just world looks like (friends playing, sharing, clean park, judge's gavel). Write ideas on board.
2
Brainstorm Community/Collaboration
Brainstorm what community/collaboration looks like (holding hands, puzzle pieces, building together). Write ideas on board.
1
Organize Groups
Groups of 3-4 create exquisite corpse drawing.
2
Draw and Fold
Each person draws in section inspired by brainstorm, folds paper, passes to next.
3
Reveal Collaborative Piece
Final student unfolds to reveal complete collaborative piece.
Groups share drawings and discuss:
- What did each person draw and why?
- How does the drawing connect to peace/justice/community?
- What surprises did you find?
- How do unexpected results show collaborative solutions?
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