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educationprograms
september2007 - august2008
fromthemuseumeducator
We have several new, exciting special exhibitions scheduled for the 2007-2008 school year; Inspired Portraits, The Figure in Pre-Columbian Art, and British Art of the 70s and 80s. While these shows are clearly quite disparate in terms of content, they share an emphasis on processes of creation, an invaluable tool for education, and for making art accessible to the widest possible range of viewers. By addressing artistic process, a museum can demystify objects which may otherwise seem to be intellectually inaccessible. This is not to say that we lose the "wow" factor when we look at how a piece is made, but rather we add another dimension to our appreciation of it. It serves as an additional opportunity for us to develop personal connections to the visual arts.
I hope that you and your class will share these experiences with us in the coming year. Demand is especially high from January-June, so book early.
- Museum Educator
earlychildhoodprogram
Artistic Explorers
This 1-hour, developmentally appropriate program is designed to introduce young children (K -2nd grade) to the Museum while building both visual and verbal literacy skills. Children will participate in stories and creative activities surrounding a range of artwork, and will experiment with artistic materials as they practice looking, listening and describing.NOTE: Group size must be limited to 20 students.
programsfor3rd-12thgrade
These 2-hour experiences incorporate age-appropriate discussion, gallery activities, and a hands-on art project. Educators may choose from six tours based on our current exhibitions. Contact the Museum Educator to structure visits with specific ties to your curriculum. Participating educators receive a Curriculum Resource Guide, which provides background information, reproducible handouts, and related lesson plans.Peach Blossom Spring:
Hillwood Art Museum's Magrill Collection of Chinese Scroll and Album Paintings
January 14 - April 5, 2008
Chinese painting has influenced the development of this art form throughout the world. Beginning with hand scrolls and hanging scrolls, Chinese artists have mastered the expression of a connection to the spiritual world through the simplicity of a single brushstroke. Students will have the opportunity to create their own hanging scroll, as they explore the history of Chinese landscape painting.
Merchants, Shamans and Warriors:
The Figure in Pre-Columbian Art
September 2007 - Ongoing
From central Mexico to the coastal plains of Peru, ancient civilizations have mastered the portrayal of the human figure. This education program focuses on the human figure as seen in the form of clay vessels, musical instruments, and the decorated surface. Each theme will serve to inspire your students to create their own expressive effigy figure in clay.British Art: The 70s and the 80s
September 2007 - Ongoing
By the 1970s, British printmakers, sculptors and painters were coming into their own as arbiters of the new art movement. Influenced in the 1930's and 40's by the likes of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, younger artists such as Patrick Proktor, David Hockney, Dame Edith Frink, and Patrick Hughes used the post-war years to establish their own international reputations. As a project, students will create a non-representational mono-print.reserveavisit
The fee for each program is $65 per class. Reservations for visits may be made by returning the enclosed card or calling 516.299.2782. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Payment is due prior to or on the day of your visit. Because of space limitations, class sizes is limited to 30 students.
(20 students for Artistic Explorers).
nyslearningstandards
Museum programs are designed to be interdisciplinary in nature, but are founded in the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts in the Visual Arts discipline. A museum visit provides a starting point for further examination of concepts encompassing math, science, social studies and language arts in the classroom. Our Curriculum Resource Guides, provided to each visiting group, emphasize learning across the curriculum through the visual arts.
contactus
For more information about the Education Programs at Hillwood Art Museum, please contact the Museum Educator at 516.299.2782.
Hillwood Art Museum
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard,
Brookville, NY 11548-1300
Phone: 516-299-4073;
Fax: 516-299-2787
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