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Professional Development Workshops
Two professional development workshops of varied content and format are offered for art and classroom teachers (grades K-12) each year. These programs are in compliance with the New Jersey Department of Education Professional Development Standards. The Museum is a registered Class II Provider for the required 100 hours of continuing education.
November 2010 Teachers' Workshop
Latino Art: The Retablo – A Workshop
with Artist Marta Sanchez
Monday, November 1, 2010
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
$50 - 5 professional development hours
Download Registration Form Here.
During this hands-on workshop, artist Marta Sanchez will present a Powerpoint slideshow history of the traditional Latin art form of the retablo with a discussion of her adaptations of the retablo in her own artwork and a brief overview of the development of a Latino-inclusive art curriculum. We will walk into the gallery to view and discuss her work in the exhibition Suenos: Contemporary Latin American Art.
Participants will create an artwork of their own based on the retablo honoring someone of significance to their lives. We will also learn how to make cascarones, a delightful and festive Mexican and Southwestern American tradition of decorating egg shells filled with confetti.
Marta Sanchez (www.artedemarta.com) is recognized primarily for her retablo paintings, an offspring of traditional Mexican prayer paintings. These soulful works on metal capture the deepest held wishes of her subjects, as if the artist were lighting a candle for her subject. Sanchez states “My work is an ongoing narrative recording the existence of my family and friends. I strive to relate the hopes, prayers, and humanity of the common man.”
This is an enjoyable workshop and a great opportunity to gather new ideas for enriching the curriculum in the classroom, try some creative art activities and meet other teachers. The techniques covered in this workshop will work for K-12 students but are also sophisticated enough to be used by professional artists. All participants will receive handouts with instructions for the techniques involved, a list of materials and vendors for these materials.Light morning refreshments & lunch included.
March 2010 Teachers' Workshop
ARTIST BOOKS:
Exploring the Creative
Possibilities of Books
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
$50 - 5 professional
development hours
Photo: Suzanne Reese Horvitz, Enrapture
During this hands-on workshop, artists Suzanne Reese Horvitz and Robert Roesch (http://www.SuzanneHorvitz.com, http://www.RobertRoesch.com) will conduct a tour of their exhibition (Transduction: Myths of The Sea and The Solar Boat) & make a Powerpoint
presentation including a history & a survey of artist books. The workshop will focus on books as a sculptor/painter's palette, exploring relationships between words, images & structure.
Participants will create an artwork which explores the nature of "the book" by altering one or more visual, tactile, textual or structural elements (i.e. altering how the book looks, feels, reads, or is put together). Demonstrations of simple bookbinding methods will be followed by an artist book project. The techniques covered in this workshop will work for K-12 students but are also sophisticated enough to be used by professional artists. All participants will receive handouts with instructions for the techniques involved, a list of materials and vendors for these materials.
About the Artists:
Suzanne Reese Horvitz was executive director from 1976 to 1997 & founder of NEXUS/Foundation For Today's Art. Major fellowships include the PA Council on the Arts, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Masterworks Fellowship from The Center for Creative Glass. Horvitz' work has been exhibited and is in museum collections internationally. She is on the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster & traveled to Japan through this program. Horvitz is a graduate of the University of the Arts, Phila, PA - MA & BFA and received her doctorate in education from Columbia University, NY.
Robert Roesch is Chair of Sculpture at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts & a member of the Philadelphia Art Commission. He has received 12 grants, including a Senior Fulbright. His work is in museum collections Internationally. He has completed 20 major public art projects including the Gateway to the City of Wichita Kansas. He was the Cultural Advisor to US Embassies in Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Ecuador, and Myanmar. Roesch was an invited artist in the 2007 Biannual in Egypt, lectured throughout Japan in 2006-07, and was the guest of the Chinese Government and the Academy of Fine Arts in Hang Zhou, China in 2008. Roesch is a graduate of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY & the State University of New York.
QUESTIONS? Contact Saskia Schmidt, Director of Education and Community Programs at: education@noyesmuseum.org or call: (609) 652-8848
Pre- and Post-Visit Materials
Background materials on the current exhibitions are sent to schools with a confirmed visit. These materials include suggested activities to familiarize students with the museum and exhibition content and strategies to integrate exhibit concepts into classroom curriculum.
Educator's Passes
Two free admission passes are sent to teachers with a confirmed booking for a tour. Teachers are invited to preview exhibitions and educational material.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY NOYES TEACHER SERVICE, CONTACT THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR OR CALL 609.652.8848 EXTENSION 12.
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