Explore the World's Indigenous Cultures
Marianne Greenwood
Marianne Greenwood is a photographer,
author, and world citizen. Forty years ago
she began traveling all over the world.
Eventually she would traverse around the
world six times on foot and by boat visiting
the still-wild lands of the Americas and the
Pacific Basin. On her travels she lived with
the native peoples for extended periods of
time, learning their cultures and ways of life.
She has related her experiences to the
world through her photography and writing.
Over the years, Marianne captured life in
over 30,000 photos. Her photos bring other
cultures and worlds to life for millions to
learn from. Her work and devotion to her art
has shown our modern day world that passion can carry you as far as you can dream.
Along with her travels and documentation of her experiences, she also made a stop in France where she met Pablo
Picasso. To our world's great pleasure, she was allowed to photograph Picasso in his studio, an accomplishment not
granted to many. She was also lucky enough to be painted by this great master.
The Art of Exploration Student Explorer Program
Exploring the World through the Eyes of Marianne
Greenwood!
Students will meet Milbry Polk, explorer of the world and Founder
of Wings World Quest. Ms. Polk will capture their imaginations
with tales of her own exploration across the desert on the back of
a camel and will bring the adventures of Marianne Greenwood
vibrantly to life. Our student "Imagination Explorers" will hear the
music of the Andes with the Wanayay Incan Players from Peru!
Students will create varied art works and dance with Indian Artists
from New Mexico, Oaxaca, and Africa! We invite your classrooms
to join us to explore foreign lands and their peoples with
Marianne's amazing photographs reproduced in a large scale
onto canvas in this special exhibition. These amazing works of art
give a glimpse into our treasured indigenous cultures from across
the globe!!
Location: Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Dates: April 26,27, 28
Grades: 3rd through High School
TEKS: SOCIAL STUDIES-common
characteristics of communities around the
world, time and chronology, geographic
concepts, ethnic and cultural celebrations,
contributions of various racial and ethnic
groups, ways people adapt and modify the
environment, relationships among world
cultures, world geography FINE ARTS-relate
music to history and culture, respond to
musical performance, compare artworks from
different cultures, express ideas through
original artworks, compare the ways ideas and
emotions are depicted in art, dance, and
music, explore photographic imagery,
understand art history and culture as records of
human achievement