February 23, 2012

Schools

School programs are available for pre-K through 12, both on site at the Abingdon museum and directly in your school.

Tour Plus

Ages: For All Grades

Cost: $5.00/student

Dates: Flexible Scheduling

Tour Plus offers students in grades PreK-12 hands-on art activities appropriate to the topic, and a docent-led tour of the Museum’s galleries geared to increase their motivation to create their own unique art forms. We offer several SOL-based Tour Plus programs for Mali, Greece and Rome, and Famous Americans.

Projects

West African/Mali Storytelling Tradition – Chiwara Head Dress

Antelope Chiwara teaches about planting crops and responsibility to community.

Ancient Greek Culture – Red-Figure Vase Scratch Drawing

An updated red-figure vase compares our modern culture to that of the Ancient Greeks.

Portrait Detectives – Living Portrait

Students read and interpret clues about a famous American and tell their story using visual language.

Exhibition Exploration – Enhancing the Museum Experience

Students unlock the world of art through gallery discussions and engaging hands-on-activities.

 

Art Enrichment

Art Enrichment, now in its fifth year, provides custom-designed presentations to meet the needs of a wide range of both school and public audiences with hands-on instruction during 90-minute sessions. Age level ranges from Pre-K to adult, with a focus on elementary and middle school audiences. The Education Department has responded to an overwhelming number of requests for Virginia Standards of Learning-based Tour Plus projects in an outreach format for third graders through this program.

 

Art Shops

ArtShops are designed for high school students to explore and expand their skills in a specific art medium, using specialized equipment and materials and taught by highly-trained and experienced artists. ArtShops increases student awareness of contemporary art and related careers.

 

VanGogh Outreach

Van Gogh Outreach takes the art room directly into the second grade public school classroom three times a year with SOL-based lessons and an emphasis on the visual arts using the study of China, Egypt and Native American Indians. Classes are 90 minutes in length with a 30-minute lecture and a 60-minute art project.

 

VanGogh Outreach Summer Camp

(Locations in area participating host schools)
10 am – 2 pm, Monday-Friday, $70 members, $65 non-members per week. Coming to a location near you. Information to be distributed by your child’s school.

 

Student Gallery

Student Gallery provides regional art teachers from our service area the opportunity to showcase their students’ art in the Education Department’s gallery on Level One. The exhibit rotates every six-to-eight weeks, permitting individual area elementary, middle and high schools participation every two to three years. The Education Department hosts an opening reception for the student artists, their art teachers, family, friends, and school administrators for those groups who so desire. Reception time is 2:00 – 3:00 PM on Sundays.

 

Guided Tours

Trained docents lead engaging one hour tours which can be tailored to the interests of your group. Rates start at $30 per docent with no more than 20 people in a group.

 

Teacher Workshops

Teacher Workshops provide professional in-service opportunities throughout the year for classroom teachers from our 14 county/city service area and are presented by representatives from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, professional artists, and Education Department staff. Workshops can be custom designed depending on the needs and interests of the teachers and school district personnel.

 

For more information on school programs contact the Education department at 276-628-5005 ext. 114.