45-minute tour combined with a 45-minute art-making activity
Combo Offsite Tour & Offsite Workshop
Tour and hands-on studio art experience
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
September- June; select dates may be unavailable in December and January.
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All program materials will be provided, including the art supplies needed for students to complete their projects.
Teachers will receive a Teacher Discovery Pass, a one-time free pass to explore the museum to prepare for their students" upcoming tour and plan curricular connections. All students will receive a Free Family Pass to return to the museum, where they are encouraged to act as tour guides for their families.
Free busing is provided by the museum on a first-come, first-served basis.
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I can create original works of art connected to the themes/tools explored in the works of art in the museum's collection. I can use use the elements of art and principles of design to describe works of art. I can use what I see to interpret works of art. I can connect works of art to personal and/or cultural experiences. I can connect works of art to other school subjects.
Want a hand's on arts experience? Our Studio Programs combine a 45-minute docent-guided tour and a 45-minute related art-making experience with our Resident Teaching Artist.
Program Themes (choose one):
Animals in Art Grades Pre-K-2
Students discover animal imagery in works of art from around the world and create their own animal art using modeling clay.
Color My Worlds Grades Pre-K-2
Students explore the elements of art in the galleries; the exploration continues in our studio where students create their own garden collage using a variety of colors, shapes, and textures.
Be the Curator Grades 3-5
Students explore landscapes, portraits, and still life paintings in the galleries and try their hand at curating their own museum "wall."
Making Myths Grades 3-5
Students view works depicting myths from ancient Greece, Rome, and Asia and illustrate their own myth on a two-dimensional vase.
Art and Poetry Grades 6-12
Students compose color poems inspired by a work of art. Using watercolors, students create abstract paintings that use color to evoke a mood.
Studio Photography Grades 6-12
Students learn how artists use light and composition to create powerful works of art. In the studio, students apply these tools and collaborate to produce their own photographs.
STEAM: Sketch like a Scientist Grades 6-12
Students will explore the intersection of science and art in still life paintings, learning about techniques artists used to accurately depict a variety of natural objects. The studio portion will take place in the Cabinet of Art and Curiosities where students will sketch from the insect and sea life specimens in this gallery.
Maximum number for most themes is 50 students. Maximum number for STEAM: Sketch Like a Scientist and Studio Photography is 30 students. Teachers with larger groups will need to split grade over two days for larger groups. Note that for larger groups some students will experience the art-making activity before the tour.
Studio Programs are available: September-June Wednesday-Friday; 9:30"“11:00 a.m. or 10:00-11:30
Note: Space is limited for this program. You are not guaranteed a slot until you have completed registration with the museum.
The Wadsworth Atheneum encourages parent participation and seeks opportunities for parents to act as chaperones during tours at the museum. Chaperones accompany students in the galleries while monitoring the behavior of students and must remain with students at all times. There is no additional cost for chaperones. Chaperone guidelines are provided by the museum upon booking.
Grade PK
Grade PreK: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
B. Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
Grade PreK: Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #4: Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
Grade PreK: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
A. Interpret art by identifying and describing subject matter.
Grade PreK: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. #1A and 1B: Engage in self-directed play with materials. Engage in self-directed, creative making.
Grade K
Kindergarten: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1A and 1B: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
Kindergarten: Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #4: Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
Kindergarten: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. A. Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
Kindergarten: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. A. Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.
Grade 1
Grade 1: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1A, 1B, and 1C: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g. listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). Build on others" talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges. Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion
Grade 1: Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #4: Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
Grade 1: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. A. Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials. 2A. Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
Grade 1: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. A. Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design. 2A. Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art.
Grade 2
Grade 2: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1A, 1B, and 1C: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g. listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). Build on others" talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
Grade 2: Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #4: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
Grade 2: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. A. Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem. 2A. Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
Grade 2: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work. A. Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
Grade 3
Grade 3: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1C and 1D: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others" ideas and expressing their own clearly. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
Grade 3: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
Grade 3: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work. A. Elaborate visual information by adding details in an artwork to enhance emerging meaning.
Grade 3: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work. A. Speculate about processed an artist uses to create a work of art. 2A. Determine messages communicated by an image.
Grade 4
Grade 4: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1C: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others" ideas and expressing their own clearly. Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.
Grade 4: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. A. Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.
Grade 4: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. A. Interpret art by referring to contextual information and analyzing relevant subject matter, characteristics of forms, and use of media.
Grade 5
Grade 5: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration, #1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others" ideas and expressing their own clearly. C. Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.
Grade 5: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. A. Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
Grade 5: Visual Arts: Presenting: Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. A. Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.
Grade 6
Grade 6: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others" ideas and expressing their own clearly. C. Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion.
Grade 6: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. #1: Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
Grade 6: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. #1: Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating
art.
Grade 7
Grade 7: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others" ideas and expressing their own clearly. C. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others" questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed.
Grade 7: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. A. Interpret art by analyzing art-making approaches, the characteristics of form and structure, relevant contextual information, subject matter, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.
Grade 7: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. #3:Apply visual
organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.
Grade 8
Grade 8: Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration #1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others" ideas and expressing their own clearly. C. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others" questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas.
Grade 8: Visual Arts: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. A. Interpret art by analyzing the interaction of subject matter. characteristics of form and structure, use of media, art-making approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.
Grade 8: Visual Arts: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. #3: Select, organize,
and design images and words to make visually clear and
compelling presentations
