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
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