The Hexagon Project

We Live in an Interdependent World.

In the 21st Century everyone and everything is connected, we are not limited by borders anymore. We have connections and

relationships with people and governments all over the world. Interdependence means that each member of the relationship is

self-sufficient but responsible to each other. As people living in an interdependent world, we need to work together because all countries are dependent on one another in some way. Think

about global warming, clothes, disease, entertainment, terrorism, and food; these things do not have borders. People and

governments use, work for, and try to prevent these things together.

We need to focus on civic responsibility.

All of our actions affect others. It our responsibility as global citizens to promote tolerance, appreciate diversity, and learn

about intolerance to understand that it is something that should not be accepted.

The Hexagon

A 6 sided shape when joined with like hexagons

creates intricate patterns of strength,dependent on each other

Honeycomb

Giant’s CausewayIreland

Fossilized Turtle’s ShellScutes

Hexagon shaped orks of Art

can also be joined into

something important

International Kids Club Symbol

One Role of the Artist is to interpret, express and make visible

the complex issues and ideas of our world

Human Rights

Diversity

Environment

Governance Children’s Rights

Commonalities

Through images and words the artist creates a visual representation

of their thoughts and feelings about these issues.

Their works of art prompt us to ask questions,

to confront the issues expressed and in many cases move us to action.

Guernica by Picasso

by Leon Golub

Widows and Orphans by Kathe Kollwitz

Liberty Prevails by Stushie

Your Hexagon Work of Art

Create a visual image to communicate the ideas,

concerns, issues and solutions discovered in your research on Interdependence.

What symbolic images and colors

would represent your ideas?

Do you need to add text?

Project One is an individually created hexagon that will be united to send a

strong message about our Interdependence.

Your Hexagon Work of Art

will be sent to a Global Art Exhibit by Middle School and High School

Art StudentsThe Hexagon Project

2012

Project two is a hexagon shaped

folded book.You will illustrate

your ideas regarding the solutions to our Interdependence

issues

Project StepsSketch your ideas on the templateTrace the template on tag board

Cut it outChoose the media

Create your HexagonUpload your work to the blog

http://thehexagonprojectblog.weebly.com/