Category Archives: Art Making

Durga: Drawn from memory

Durga, Nepal; 13th century Gilt copper alloy, C2005.16.11 (HAR 65433)

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2012 Teen Projects and End-of-Year Event

This school year has been a busy one for all of the Teens participating in our programs at the Rubin Museum. We celebrated the great work the Teens have been producing with an end-of-year event. Every year the RMA Teens … Continue reading

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Make Time, Do Everything, Be Surprised

The NYCDOE School Year Calendar states clearly that twice a year, “students in all five boroughs will not be in attendance, but schools in all five boroughs will be scheduled for a Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development related to … Continue reading

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Thinking Through Art Residency at PS 32

This spring, Rukhshan and I led a Thinking Through Art residency at PS 32 in Flushing, Queens. We worked with the entire 3rd grade class – about 140 students! The students learned about mandalas and had a chance to create … Continue reading

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Apprentice Museum Educator Comic by Evan Goodman

One of our Apprentice Museum Educators created a wonderful Comic about the experience of working at the museum this year.  Evan Goodman recently graduated from Parsons with a degree in illustration, and this comic brilliantly captures his experience of working … Continue reading

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Artifact Investigation Updates

This spring, we have had the opportunity to work with a variety of school groups on the Artifact Investigation Workshop. From 5th grade students to seniors in high school, the workshop has been exciting and successful so far! The students … Continue reading

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Spring Family Day 2012: Himalayan New Year!

The Rubin Museum of Art celebrated the Himalayan New Year (Losar) on February 25, 2012 with a day of art-making, music and more. Close to 3000 visitors walked through our doors and in addition to exploring our galleries, they participated … Continue reading

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Plateau Engage at the Rubin Museum, Part II

This post is written by Muna Gurung, MFA candidate at Columbia University’s School of the Arts and a member of Plateau Engage, one of the Rubin Museum’s fantastic community partners. You can find out more about our partnership and this … Continue reading

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Art Education as if the Environment Matters

The National Art Education Association‘s annual conference is in New York City this year, and we were happy to host a pre-conference symposium in our Education Center. For five hours today, intrepid art educators met to present papers and poster … Continue reading

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Plateau Engage at the Rubin Museum

  This past weekend we welcomed Plateau Engage, a group of Tibetan students at Columbia University, back to the museum to lead the first two sessions of “Beyond the Hero, Villian, and Yeti,” a four-session workshop for Tibetan teens. As … Continue reading

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