Education

The goal of the UNM Art Museum Education Program is to foster meaningful relationships between visitors and works of art. Because visitors range in age from toddlers to octogenarians, come from diverse cultural backgrounds and have a variety of life experiences, and because the exhibitions they visit are ever-changing, our education programs are flexible but grounded in core principles:

• Learning is a life-long process in which we are all engaged;
• Learning to “see” involves slowing down perception, making connections and being aware of our emotional responses;
• Learning is constructed through social interaction; and
• Through active explorations in perception, reflection and discussion, visitors will forge meaningful connections to works of art.

K-12 Programs:

The UNM Art Museum offers guided visits for school groups (see Education Brochure below for directions on how to schedule a field trip); high school internship opportunities; Evenings for Educators; Teacher Institutes; and professional development. Educational materials (click downloadable links below) are aligned with New Mexico State Standards and Benchmarks.

UNM Art Museum Education Brochure

Please review our handy brochure of resources and guidelines for scheduling your class visits and arranging a wonderful educational experience here at the UNM Art Museum.

   Education Downloads: Education Brochure.pdf

Abstraction

For many critics, historians, and artists, abstract painting was the most singular achievement of 20th century art. In an exhibition of 24 paintings from the permanent collection by artists including Raymond Jonson, Agnes Martin, Frederick Hammersley, Oli Sihvonen, and Richard Diebenkorn. We explore a full range of abstract styles, from simple geometry to expressive gesture.

This exhibition is mounted in conjunction with a major teaching unit on abstraction, developed by Art in the School, Inc., for use in Albuquerque Public Schools classrooms.

   View Images | Education Downloads: FamilyGalleryGuide.pdf

Abstraction Binder

In conjunction with the ABSTRACTION exhibition, we have produced an educational binder with lesson plans and activities for grades Pre-K through 12. Download the entire binder as a .PDF file for use in your classroom.

   Education Downloads: AbstractionBinder.pdf

Art, Culture, Place: Visual Traditions of the SouthWest

As part of our educational programs we have developed an extended wall label for Raymond Jonson's Grand Canyon Trilogy. Additional images, quotes from the artist, and text provide the viewer witha a greater context for appreciating this specific piece of art. Just click the link below for the downloadable .PDF version.

   Education Downloads: Jonson.pdf

Gallery Guide. Art, Culture, Place: Visual Traditions of the SouthWest

Responses to place and to cultural heritage are the unifying elements of any region but they are most strikingly apparent in the Southwest. Exploring the artistic richness of the region, Art, Culture, Place: Visual Traditions of the Southwest questions what we understand about artistic traditions and even what the concept of the Southwest itself means. Since well before the Spanish Entrada but particularly so in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the Southwest has been a cultural meeting ground. From the archeological past to the present, arts of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo artists as well as those from increasingly diverse cultures reveal the impact of the region and the interrelated expressions engendered by cultural exchange. *The educational Gallery Guide for this exhibition is available as a download in .PDF format, just click the link below.

   Education Downloads: GalleryGuide.pdf

Education text and lesson plans   

   Education Downloads: ACPBinder.doc

Digital images and credit lines to accompany education text and lesson plans.  

   Education Downloads: ImageCD.pdf

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Made In America

Expanded Visual Label

   Education Downloads: QuickToSeeSmith.pdf

Art In Context

   Education Downloads: Context Jaune.pdf

Architecture Gallery Guide

Educational Gallery Guide for the exhibition ARCHITECTURE: Defining Spaces/ Defining Times. September 6 - December 22, 2005. Click the link to download the .pdf version.

   Education Downloads: Architecture Gallery Guide.pdf

Architecture: Defining Spaces/ Defining Times

EDUCATION BINDER: Lesson plans for K-12, glossary, and standards and benchmarks.

   Education Downloads: ArchitectureEducationBinder.doc

Art and Science/ Observation and Imagination Gallery Guide

Download this interactive, educational gallery guide for K-8 children, families, and teachers. In the form of a letter from the great artist/scientist Leonardo da Vinci the gallery guide is a great resource to follow up a museum visit or as a stand-alone tool for arts education.

   View Images | Education Downloads: Art | Gallery Guide- Art and Science.pdf