Workshop

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Bring VMFA’s collection into your teaching practice! Learn how to access the collection and educational resources for inquiry-based learning across the curriculum. This session is applicable to practicing K–12 and college educators of all subjects.

Registration via Zoom required

Art is a universal language. Explore how objects in VMFA’s collection can support language acquisition strategies for K–12 learners—and take away ideas to implement in your classroom. This session is applicable to practicing K–12 educators of all subjects.

IMAGE:
Out West, 1977, Roy DeForest (American, 1930–2007), polymer on canvas. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of the Sydney and Frances Lewis Foundation, 85.378 ©️ Estate of Roy DeForest

Teachers, let's mark the beginning of the school year together. VMFA's Teacher SWAP Meet is a place to Share What Art Promises for you, your students, your school year, and beyond. Join us for an evening of artmaking, gallery exploration, take-home educational resources, and giveaways! Drop in between 4 and 7 pm to visit with VMFA staff and your teaching colleagues, share ideas, and have fun with art. While at the museum, enjoy VMFA's free weekly Dominion Energy Jazz Café series. We look forward to connecting with you and showing our appreciation for Virginia's teachers. All practicing K–12 and college educators with IDs are cordially invited.

Spend the day considering the complexities of portraiture as we investigate the dynamics between the portrayer and the portrayed. In this workshop, we’ll explore portraiture as a primary source and as a catalyst for inquiry and reflection. This session is applicable to practicing K–12 educators of all subjects.

Lunch will be provided.

Marian Anderson, 1965, Beauford Delaney (American, 1901–1979), oil and egg tempera emulsion on canvas. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, J. Harwood and Louise B. Cochrane Fund for American Art, 2012.277 ©️ Estate of Beauford Delaney

Examining work by modern and contemporary artists can help students consider the creative process and how it guides the development of ideas and original work. Join us in the galleries to investigate how artists generate and refine ideas, experiment with materials, and develop an original voice and artistic vision. This session is directed toward practicing K–12 art educators, but curious educators across all disciplines are encouraged to attend.   
Light snacks will be provided.

Photo Caption: Fast Track Home, 1999, Willie Cole (American, born 1955), scorched canvas. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, National Endowment for the Arts Fund, 99.37. Image ©️ Willie Cole

Registration via Zoom required

Visit VMFA's galleries—virtually—to discover and share ideas about the connections we can draw from objects across time and place. This live virtual tour will enable you to take a closer look at what happens when contemporary and traditional objects are displayed in conversation with each other. This session is applicable to practicing K–12 educators of all subjects.

Zines are powerful research tools to explore and communicate ideas. In this hands-on workshop, find ways to incorporate zine-making into your educational practice. Join Kristin Alexander, VMFA's Fine Art Reference and Acquisitions Librarian, and Kate Kalunzy, Photo Archivist for VMFA's Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library, to learn how to utilize VMFA's extensive zine collection. This workshop is applicable to practicing educators in K-12 and college classrooms, libraries, museums, and community organizations.  

Lunch and zine-making materials are included.

Artworks can invite historical thinking and analysis by your students. When artists engage with historical events and periods, their work may present a response, reflection, or critique of the past. Join us in the galleries to investigate how artists’ techniques and decision-making can influence how we interpret and make sense of history.  

Light snacks will be provided.

IMAGE CREDIT: A Ride for Liberty - March 2, 1862, 1862, Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906), oil on board. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Paul Mellon Collection, 86.644

How do curatorial decisions mirror stages of the learning process? Learn how to harness your students’ curatorial mindsets to enhance their investigation of topics and concepts. Explore how curation can also elevate your approach to showcasing student learning beyond the classroom.  

Lunch will be provided.