Class Descriptions
Art Classes
Class Descriptions
Week 1: Art Detectives in Training
An introduction to the museum and the art of looking.
Week 2: Flat as a Pancake
Learn the difference between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional.
Week 3: What is That Moon Made Of?
Investigate the materials used to create two moon-inspired works of art.
Week 4: Squiggly Lines and All
Examine how lines and shapes work together to create a picture.
Week 5: I’m Feeling Purple Today
Explore how artists use color and brushstroke.
Week 6: Near and Far; Tall and Small
Explore how artists use perspective and scale.
Week 7: Final Exhibition
Children prepare and present their artworks in a final exhibition.
Week 1: Art Detectives in Training
An introduction to the museum and the art of looking.
Week 2: Making Their Mark
See the stories of important Americans as told through their portraits.
Week 3: Outside Your Window
Explore the different ways artists capture the landscape.
Week 4: Now and Then
Take a trip back in time through the world of genre painting.
Week 5: Worth A Thousand Words
Learn how art can visually tell a story.
Week 6: Beliefs and Worship
Explore how objects were used in their original sacred context.
Week 7: Final Exhibition
Children prepare and present their artworks in a final exhibition.
Week 1: Art Detectives in Training
An introduction to the museum and the art of looking.
Week 2: This Land is Your Land
Learn about America, its land, resources and people.
Week 3: Mask and Masquerade
Look at masks from Africa and learn about the importance of masquerade.
Week 4: Shiva and the Buddha
Explore Hinduism and Buddhism through representations of Shiva and the Buddha.
Week 5: Ancient China
Learn about funerary customs in Ancient China.
Week 6: The Artist’s Workshop
View book art from the Islamic world and learn how it is made.
Week 7: Final Exhibition
Children prepare and present their artworks in a final exhibition.
Add these classes to any series to extend your learning experience.
It Won’t Move!
Explore a history of still life painting and why it interested artists.
Guess Who Is Coming for Dinner?
Compare and contrast the composition of two Last Supper paintings.
Matisse
Explore the artwork and career of famed artist, Henri Matisse.
That’s Art?
Children are introduced to artists like, Marcel Duchamp, and how they used ready-made objects as works of art.
