Debating the Value of Art

How do you debate the value of art with students? Why is one painting worth millions and another only a few hundred pounds? What different factors influence price? What is blue-chip art? During this lesson, students will debate their initial thoughts, be introduced to a range of factors which influence price, learn about interesting artworks that have achieved ridiculous prices, and then, using this knowledge, debate the value of a range of artworks. This download includes:

• A 12-slide PowerPoint (pictured above).
• A 3-page lesson plan. This includes everything you need to structure the lesson plus a challenge, extension task and background information on artists/artworks so you are the instant expert.
• 6 artworks for students to debate(2 on a page).

This lesson has been designed to fill a 50min – 1hr lesson and includes an extension task.

No materials are required except perhaps some scrap paper for notes.

There are other discussion/debating lessons on The Arty Teacher website.

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Sarah Crowther is The Arty Teacher. She is a high school art teacher in the North West of England. She strives to share her enthusiasm for art by providing art teachers around the globe with high-quality resources and by sharing her expertise through this blog.

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