Overview
Program Description: | 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 (choo... Read more
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Available to Grade(s): | 6, 7, 8 |
Location: | Offsite |
Logistics
Program Format: | Offsite Tour & Offsite Workshop |
Program Format Details: | Tour and hands-on studio art experience |
Number of Visits: | 1 |
Length of Visit: | 90 min |
Availability: | Closed Monday and Tuesdays. September- June; select dates may be unavailable in December and January. |
Program Location Details: | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 |
Requirements
Program Can Serve: | Visual Art |
Length Info: | 45-minute tour combined with a 45-minute art-making activity. 1-hour Gallery Drawing Sessions (new) is an art-making only option for groups looking for a more flexible, student-directed art-making exp... Read more
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Max. Participants Allowed: | 30 |
Program Requires Prior Meeting: | no |
Meeting Method: | Phone, Email |
Materials Arts Provider Provides: | 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 e... Read more
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Materials School Provides: | Name tags for students are helpful. |
Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: | N/A |
Program Learning Objective: | 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 wo... Read more
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Additional Notes: | Maximum number for most themes is 50 students. Maximum number for STEAM: Sketch Like a Scientist, and Drawing out the Details is 30 students. Maximum number for Gallery Drawing Sessions is 25 student... Read more
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Parent Engagement Opportunities: | 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 monitor... Read more
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Learning Standards
Curriculum Focus: | English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies |
Art Form: | Visual Art |