The Art of Visual Storytelling for Teachers

Mika Martinez

This program offered by: Mika Martinez

Examine how message crafting is achieved through photography by exploring how creators use a combination of technical skills and basic posing to evoke emotions and send a message through imagery.
Teachers will explore images created by visual storytellers and take note of the tools and strategies they use to convey a message.
As a collective, we will talk specifically about the tools and points that create a message. Teachers will then discuss how they would like to incorporate that into their classrooms, as well as ways to invite students to think about visual storytelling. Mika will do this by engaging teachers in the activities they use with students and sharing their experience. Together Mika and teachers will use their collective experiences to talk about ways teachers can connect their students specific interests to visual storytelling, and better understand the messages that are being presented to them.

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Details

Program Model: Teacher Workshop

Art Form: Visual Art

Curriculum Connections: Character Education, Community Building, Social Justice, Social Studies

Grades: Adult

Program Requirements: Classroom space with the potential of using other spaces for photo shoots

Instruction Language(s):

Min. Residency Sessions/Classroom: N/A

Mika Martinez

About the Artist

Mika Martinez

Mika is a visual storyteller with more than twenty years of experience. A self-taught artist who learned photography on the job and until 2019 worked with cameras gifted by those who saw their passion and potential. As a Queer Chingona and second-generation Mexican American, Mika is passionate about using photography to transform ideas of possibility by sharing and creating bold and authentic stories. They are most interested in using photography to create a broader representation of people and ideas that lack representation in media. They use collaborative projects to share authentic narratives that connect to their experiences, perceptions, and world observations. In this way, Mika aims to inspire a more inclusive world and to invite people to see themselves as valued and reflected in it. Striving to create through a lens of decolonization and recognizing their positionality as a creator, Mika takes the role of a conduit rather than an owner of the photos created and the knowledge gained. They are a changemaker, working to build a community of mindful and ethical storytellers that will change the world one story at a time.

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Program Costs

Please note that the cost of a program is determined based on a variety of different factors including number of sessions, planning hours needed and material costs. Please contact Arts for Learning NW for help determining the actual cost of your programs. Email us at scheduling@artsforlearningnw.org or call 503-225-5900, ext 705

Delivery Method	Type	Cost	Description
Teacher Workshop	Materials Preparation Fee		Expect one hour per workshop.
Teacher Workshop	Supplies		$3.50 per participant
Teacher Workshop	Equipment Use		Rental fee of $2 per camera, per day if artist's equipment is used.
Teacher Workshop	Prep Hours	86.00	Time spent on activities in support of the program (e.g. setting up/cleaning a classroom, research, curriculum development, etc.). Expect one hour of prep time.
Teacher Workshop	Planning Meeting	100.00	A planning meeting is optional for a teacher workshop.
Teacher Workshop	Additional Planning	100.00	Additional planning time with teachers or volunteers, etc.
Teacher Workshop	Teacher Workshop	250.00	A 90 minute workshop for teachers.
Teacher Workshop	Mileage/Travel Costs		$.58 per mile round-trip from Nob Hill neighborhood and $15 per hour of drive time (based on typical time listed on Google Maps) from Northwest Portland. This program is available within 20 miles of Portland.