Educator Cohort Workshops
Programs are free for educators, but require pre-registration. You may register here for any of the events listed below. Each workshop is limited to 20 participants. To download a PDF of the Fall 2016 Cohort Workshop schedule, please click here.
OCTOBER
Wednesday 10/19: Scientific Illustration: Native Marine Ecology and Art: Join artist, educator, and environmental advocate Karen Talbot in an artistic exploration of native marine life in this hands-on drawing activity. Karen will review the art of scientific illustration, share her connections between art and ecology, and will lead an art-making activity that educators can bring back to their classrooms.
Facilitator: Karen Talbot, artist and educator
Time: 4:00-6:00
Contact hours: 2
Registration required: Please RSVP here.
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 11/09: Points of Entry: Seeing More: How can the viewer stay for a while with a painting? What tools can assist in making personal connections? A way of expanding and deepening the art experience is to enter from different perspectives. After presenting The Entry Point Approach from Harvard Project Zero, we will apply different entry points—aesthetic, narrative, experiential for example—to works of art in the museum to see how our appreciation and understanding increase. We will also apply the approach to poetry. The session will end with exploring applications to students in relation to visual experiences and academic content.
Facilitator: Ellen Goldsmith, artist and educator
Time: 4:00-6:00
Contact hours: 2
Registration required: Please RSVP here.
DECEMBER
Wednesday 12/14: Introduction to Sgraffito: Participants will learn to make scientific drawings, using a critical friend's feedback and revisions, and eventually record the scientific drawing on a porcelain tile, which will then be fired and returned to the participant. Mark making, careful observation of both the subject and your critical friend's drawing, the technical aspects of clay and sgraffito will all be covered.
Facilitator: Tim Christensen, artist and educator
Time: 4:00-6:00
Contact hours: 2
Registration required: Please RSVP here.
“I notice the overall lack of color, the tone of New England’s difficult life experience, and the beauty evident in a simple profile, the shape of a window, or the loyalty of a good dog. I find stories in the paintings, a visual library whose stories change depending on my mood, my company, and my ever-expanding experience. ”