Talking Points: Kate DeCiccio
Introducing you to artist and activist Kate DeCiccio.
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Kate DeCiccio
Kate DeCiccio is an artist who reflects community stories through posters. Kate believes that portraits can help to shift narratives and are a great way to collaborate and share stories.
During the protest scene from 4.00 onwards there are expletives shown on screen on some of the posters . You may want to stop the video before this point.
Questions to Ask Children
What change would you like to see in the world and who could you create a portrait of to embody this message?
Why is collaboration important?
Spend 5 minutes working in pairs to note down (in sketchbooks) imagery and words that could be on a poster about your local community.
This Talking Points Is Used In…
Pathway: Print & Activism
This is featured in the ‘Print & Activism’ pathway
using sketchbooks to make visual notes
Find out how pupils can respond to artists work in sketchbooks
Show me what you see
