University of New Mexico Art Museum

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:

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.

Evening for Educators
September 1, 4:30-6:00

Join colleagues in this professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers. Preview fall exhibitions Dispersal/Return: Land Arts of the American West 2000-2006 and Bill Gilbert: Physiocartographies. Participate in a guided discussion of selected works of art which present strategies to forge interdisciplinary connections between the visual arts and language arts, geography and science; schedule fall field trips. Light refreshments will be served. FREE and registration not required.

Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century
October 13, 5:30-6:30

Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, and it uses the medium of television to provide an experience of the visual arts that goes far beyond a gallery visit. The UNM Art Museum is pleased to host this pre-screening of an episode of the fifth season of the PBS series Art:21. Compassion features threeartists - William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, and Carrie Mae Weems - whose works explore conscience and the possibility of understanding and reconciling past and present, while exposing injustice and expressing tolerance for others.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Made In America

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.

Architecture: Defining Spaces/ Defining Times

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

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.



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