Appropriate Grade Level:
Grades 1st through 12th

Costs:
Free

Program Description:
"Basic Color Concepts" explains why three colors are called primary. The hands-on project allows the students to experiment with mixing these primaries to produce other colors.

Grades 1-3.
"Elements of Art" teaches the students the five elements of art: color, line, shape, texture and value. A hands-on project using the basic elements will be done.

Grades 2-3.
"Looking at Art" after reviewing the elements of art, the docent uses art posters to teach a method of understanding works of art called "scanning." Students will then do a hands-on project.

Grades 4-8.
"Tribal Design" through the use of masks and designs, students learn about 5 different cultures: New Guinea, Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Africa and Pre-Columbian. 5 visits.

Grade 4.
"Master Pack" includes video, discussion and a hands-on project for each artist: Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso, Kandinsky and Chagall. 6 visits.

Grades 5-6.
"Modern Painting" using artists' reproductions, this presentation discusses the revolutionary effect the camera had on painting. It starts with impressionism and continues through abstract and non-objective painting.

Grades 5-12.
"Mexican Folk Art" explains what Mexican folk art is and how it reflects the customs and lifestyles of the Mexican people. Samples of folk art are brought into the classroom. Older grades will be making their own piece of Mexican folk art.

Grades 1-12.
"Pre-Columbian Art" Artifacts from Mexico and Central America are shown. These artifacts are explained by use and legends associated with each piece. Children will then do a hands-on project.

Grades 4-12.
"Western Art" the art of the American West preserved and recorded the people, land and events. Art prints and anecdotes are combined to illustrate the colorful saga of the West. Grades 4-8.

How to Schedule:
Docents schedule with teachers to come into their classroom for the presentations, eliminating the need for a bus.

Contact Person:
Stephanie Coakley, Director of Education

Address:
140 N. Main Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701

Phone: 520.624.2333 x 123
Fax: 520.624.7202
E-mail: Education@TucsonMuseumofArt.org
Web site: www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org