Category Archives: K-12 Schools

Meeting of Minds

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

Recently, a group of Art Museum School Programs Managers put their heads together. Organized by Ai We Seow, Coordinator of School and Educator Programs at the Whitney Museum of American Art, our group met in the Whitney’s Education Studio – … Continue reading →

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Treasures from the Vault

Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin

It’s August, and we’re in the process of revamping and revising our School Programs webpages for the coming school year. As I went through our archives, I found a trove of dynamic student sketches made during hour-long K-12 guided gallery … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking Strategies and the Rubin Museum

Posted on July 24, 2012 by admin

The Rubin Museum is part of a national leadership project and initiative being conducted by Queensborough Community College (CUNY) with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences called Culture and Literacies through Art for the 21st Century or … Continue reading →

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Himalayan Art Encounters – Bank Street Summer Camp

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

The School Programs team partnered with the Bank Street Summer Camp’s two visual arts camps again this summer for a two Himalayan Art Encounters programs, and the results are vibrant! This is our fourth year working together to enrich their … Continue reading →

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Durga: Drawn from memory

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

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

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Que Sera, Sera! The Growing Pains of a Young Professional

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

                    A year and a half ago, on the first day of my zillionth semester of college, I sat timidly in a required art class: ‘Intro to the Visual Experience’. As … Continue reading →

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Make Time, Do Everything, Be Surprised

Posted on June 21, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on June 15, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on June 1, 2012 by admin

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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The Google Art Project for Educators

Posted on May 28, 2012 by admin

In April the Rubin Museum joined the community of museums participating in the Google Art Project and we recently held a meeting with other educators to discuss how we could begin to use this with our K-12, Teacher, and University … Continue reading →

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