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School Tours and Programs
BAM SCHOOL PROGRAMS
The Boise Art Museum offers FREE programs for schools that are created by a professional education team in conjunction with a volunteer committee of practicing classroom teachers. Programs are customized to fit students’ grade levels and presented by museum-trained BAM docents and instructors. Thematic programs for Pre-K through high school students correspond to state standards and engage students in participatory discussions and hands-on activities. Students explore the visual arts through exhibitions, studio art projects and curricular connections such as language arts, social studies, math and science.
FREE School Tour Program
Supported in part by grants from the Fred Meyer Fund, the Hearst Foundations, Idaho Commission on the Arts, U.S. Bancorp Foundation, and the Harry W. Morrison Foundation.
Beginning August 22, 2011, teachers can contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation for their class only. Teachers, parents and volunteers may not make reservations for colleagues, friends or other teachers. The week of August 22 – August 26, teachers may call between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beginning August 29, 2011, and continuing until full, teachers may call during BAM’s administrative hours.
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School Tour
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BAM offers four school tours this year, featuring changing exhibitions and the Museum’s Permanent Collection. Students explore the artwork in the gallery and end their tours with hands-on art experiences in the Albertson’s Education Center Studios. Each tour and studio project is adapted to the appropriate age levels. Tours for pre-kindergarten through 1st grade last 60 minutes. Tours for 2nd grade through high school last 90 minutes..
September 20 – November 23, 2011
Heroes: Building a Story through Comics
This tour focuses on artwork created by emerging and established graphic novel and comics artists from throughout the Pacific Northwest. Students will explore the history of comics and graphic novels as they learn about storytelling, character development and contemporary artists. In the studios, students will create their own character for a class story. (Relates to language arts, reading and storytelling.)
November 29 – December 16, 2011 AND April 17 – May 18, 2012
Connecting Cultures: Asian Art and Northwest Ceramics
This tour focuses on BAM’s collection of historic and contemporary art from Asia and its influence on ceramic art from the Northwest. Students will compare and contrast works of art from different cultures and explore regional history, identity and artistic approaches. In the studios, students will experiment with line, shape and color to create works of art that reflect prominent ideas from Asian cultures. (Relates to social studies, history and world cultures.)
January 3 – April 13, 2012
Happy Birthday, BAM! 75th Anniversary Exhibition
This tour explores interesting, humorous, complex and peculiar relationships between pairings of artwork in the Boise Art Museum’s Permanent Collection. Students will investigate a variety of imagery, media, artists and themes to unravel the meaning behind artworks. In the studio, students will create their own paired images in celebration of BAM’s 75th Birthday. (Relates to history, visual arts, humanities, science and communication.)
May 22 – June 1, 2012
Nick Cave Preview Tour
(Only a limited number of tours are available this school year. But don’t worry! The Nick Cave exhibition and school tour will continue in the 2012-2013 season.)
This tour previews the work of contemporary artist Nick Cave, whose fantastical works of art, known as Soundsuits, are a combination of mixed-media sculpture and high fashion. Students will explore these imaginative Soundsuits, engage in movement and discuss traditions and identity in a multicultural context. In the studio, students will choreograph their own Soundsuit experiences using materials found in Nick Cave’s works of art. (Relates to social studies, dance, music, identity and fashion.)
Tour Times: Guided tours are offered from September 20, 2011 through June 1, 2012, Tuesday through Friday at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Tours last 60 to 90 minutes depending on the ages of the students.
Group Size: There is a 15-student minimum and 30-student maximum for all guided tours. Up to four adult chaperons, including the teacher, are included for free. Additional adults pay regular admission and are not considered part of the touring group. One adult per 15 students is required.
Cost: This program is offered free to school groups. Thanks to the generous grant support of the Fred Meyer Fund, the Hearst Foundations, Idaho Commission on the Arts, U.S. Bancorp Foundation, and the Harry W. Morrison Foundation, for all school tours scheduled at least two weeks in advance, the $50 tour fee is waived. In addition, students who participate in a guided visit to BAM will receive a Free Return Pass to visit the Museum with two guests.
Content and Imagery: As a museum, we often exhibit artwork with challenging content and explicit imagery, which you may feel is inappropriate for young visitors. However, tours are designed to include appropriate content for students and are adapted for each grade level. If you have questions about an exhibition, we suggest that you preview the artwork with the free Teacher Preview Pass included in your Pre-Visit Art Pack before your scheduled visit to BAM.
Self-guided Visits: Teachers can make special arrangements with the Education Department to visit BAM for a self-guided visit. Self-guided tours are limited to a maximum of 30 students per hour and typically scheduled between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., depending on space availability. Self-guided groups must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance to be eligible for a free visit. Up to 4 adult chaperons are admitted for free with a self-guided group. Additional adults pay regular admission. One adult chaperon per 10 students is required. Chaperons must stay with students at all times.
College Groups
College faculty and staff can contact BAM at 345-8330, ext. 36 to make a reservation for a class visit. Two weeks advance notice is required and the reservation request may be accommodated as long as it does not conflict with already-scheduled tours. During the academic year, if you accompany your class to the Museum, the admission fee is waived for you and your students. If you send your students independently to complete an assignment, the students pay the college student admission. A partnership with Boise State University provides for free individual admission for BSU students, faculty and staff from August 23, 2011 to August 23, 2012 with their valid BSU identification cards.
HOW TO SCHEDULE A FREE SCHOOL VISIT
»READ CAREFULLY AND SELECT A PROGRAM: Please read BAM’s School Program descriptions carefully and choose one or more options that are suitable for your curriculum and class needs.*
»CALL TO SCHEDULE: Reservations are necessary. Although the Museum’s School Programs are free of charge, they must be scheduled in advance. Two weeks’ notice is required; however, we suggest you schedule early, as Spring dates often fill in the Fall.
Beginning August 22, 2011, teachers can contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation for their class only. Teachers, parents and volunteers may not make reservations for colleagues, friends or other teachers. The week of August 22 – August 26, teachers may call between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beginning August 29, 2011, and continuing until full, teachers may call during BAM’s administrative hours.
»REVIEW YOUR CONFIRMATION: An email confirmation will be sent to you upon scheduling your tour. When you receive the confirmation, please carefully review the dates, times and policies.* A BAM representative will call you to confirm your visit two weeks prior to your tour.
*BAM’s Chaperon Policy: Up to four adult chaperons, including the teacher, are included for free. Additional adults pay regular admission and are not considered part of the touring group. One adult per 15 students is required. A self-guided visit must include one chaperon per ten students. Chaperons are responsible for supervising students at all times.
»USE THE PRE-VISIT ART PACK: A free Pre-Visit Art Pack will be emailed to you two weeks prior to your scheduled visit. Pre-Visit Art Packs include important information about the visit, color images of artworks related to the selected program, pre-visit activities, definitions, a bibliography and a suggested classroom art activity. Teachers of self-guided groups can access the Pre-Visit Art Packs on our website at www.boiseartmuseum.org.
»LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL: BAM serves as many students as possible through our FREE School Programs. Because we have a limited number of visits available and an extensive waiting list, we do require at least two weeks notice for cancellation. Groups cancelling after that time will be charged the full visit fee. ($50 for School Tours/$60 for ArtReach Visits) Cancellation fees are charged to schools that miss their scheduled time.
»ASK QUESTIONS: If you have questions about which program works best for your school, please call us at 345-8330, ext. 36. BAM’s Education Department will work with you to find the best program option for your class.
FREE ArtReach Program
(for Schools Outside of Ada County)
Supported in part by grants from the J.R. Simplot Company Foundation, the Hearst Foundations, and the MetLife Foundation - Museum and Community Connections Program.
BAM offers the ArtReach Program to schools outside of Ada County. An educator, trained by Boise Art Museum’s Education Department, travels to the classroom and engages students for 90 minutes in a lively discussion and hands-on activity related to BAM’s Permanent Collection and the classroom curricula. Visits are developed for pre-K through twelfth grades.
MAKE A RESERVATION
Beginning August 22, 2011, classroom teachers may call 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation at least three weeks in advance. Only the classroom teacher may make reservations. ArtReach visits are provided September 20, 2011 – June 1, 2012. When making a reservation, please consider the following:
You provide:
- 90 uninterrupted
minutes for the program
- Students (30 maximum) with first-name-only nametags
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- Electric power source
- Projection screen (or paper-covered wall)
- Space for
discussion and hands-on activity
- Your
normal classroom discipline
BAM ArtReach Educator
brings:
- Projector
and other equipment
- Supplies for hands on experience
- 3-5 digital
images (original artwork cannot travel due to insurance and liability issues)
- Free
passes that allow students and teachers to visit BAM with two guests
This program is offered to schools free of charge. Thanks to the generous grant support from the MetLife Foundation - Museum and Community Connections Program and the J.R. Simplot Company Foundation, the $60 visit/materials fee is waived.
Times: The program is offered September through May, Tuesday through Friday at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. One visit per classroom.
Cost: This program is free for schools outside of Ada County, within a 50-mile radius of the Museum. Thanks to the generous grant support from the J.R. Simplot Company Foundation, the Hearst Foundations, and the MetLife Foundation - Museum and Community Connections Program, the $60 visit/materials fee is waived. In addition, students who participate in BAM’s ArtReach Program will receive a Free Return Pass to visit the Museum with two guests.
Content: Students will engage in interactive discussions about artwork and hands-on art experiences that connect easily to a variety of Idaho Content Standards. Before your visit, an ArtReach Instructor will contact you to discuss the ways in which the visit can enhance classroom curricula. In addition, a Pre-Visit Curriculum Guide will be sent to you prior to the visit to help prepare the students and to offer ideas for extending the experience beyond BAM’s visit. Please review the options below and be prepared to choose one when you call to schedule.
COLLECTING
Medium: clay
Easily connects with compare/contrast, collecting information, objects, words, and data, sorting, classifying, labeling
BIRDS
Medium: oil pastels on canvas
Easily connects with symbolism, reading for facts/opinions, Open Court Unit “City Wildlife,” ornithology, graphing, scientific illustration, habitats, classifying
MY PLACE, YOUR PLACE
Medium: printmaking with water-based markers and foam
Easily connects with autobiographies, memories, descriptive writing, inventions
3D SCULPTURE
Medium: clay
Easily connects with geometry, technology, expression with shapes/forms
AFRICAN AND MEXICAN MASKS
Medium: mixed media (foam, markers, metal, yarn, raffia, brads)
Easily connects with symbolism, research on other cultures, animals, Africa, Mexico, patterns, symmetry
TREES
Medium: permanent and water-based markers on a round format ground
Easily connects with trees of life, symbolism, community, perspective, ecology, habitats, animals
JAMES CASTLE: IDAHO ARTIST (1900-1977)
Medium: charcoal pencils
Easily connects with Idaho history, autobiography, recycled materials, bookmaking
ARTISTS OF THE NORTHWEST
Medium: oil pastels and canvas
Easily connects with history, community, geography, ecosystems
WHAT ART SAYS
Medium: watercolor crayons
Easily connects with communication, shapes, lines, colors
COMMUNITY
Medium: fabric and collage boards
Easily connects with community, home, culture, neighborhood, environment, social activitiess
ABOUT FACES
Medium: watercolor pencils on paper
Easily connects with identity, emotions, facial features and expressions, symbolism, storytelling
Follow
this link to visit the ArtReach Page
Location: BAM is located within Julia Davis Park in downtown Boise. School groups enter and exit the building through the rear Education Entrance located in Julia Davis Park. Julia Davis Park is also home to Zoo Boise (384-4260), Idaho Black History Museum (433-0017), Idaho State Historical Museum (334-2120) and Discovery Center of Idaho (343-9895). The Cabin (331-8000), Boise Public Library (384-4200), and Idaho Human Rights Education Center (345-0304) are located across the street from the Boise Art Museum.
*Special Needs: The Museum is accessible to all visitors. Please notify staff of any special needs or concerns when scheduling a tour. The Museum can provide tours in Spanish, and FM Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request.
Lunch Facilities: The Museum has no lunch facilities; however, picnicking is allowed in Julia Davis Park, and there are many restaurants located nearby.
Unscheduled Visits: To ensure high-quality experiences, unscheduled groups are not admitted to the Museum when their visit conflicts with already-scheduled tours and BAM group policies. Admission fees are not waived for unscheduled school groups. Contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation at least two weeks in advance.
Transportation Reimbursement Program: BAM offers a transportation reimbursement program that allows for schools outside Ada County to offset their bussing costs. Please ask us about this program when scheduling your tour.
Also, Valley Ride offers free bus service to Boise State University and College of Western Idaho students. Boise School District Faculty and Staff, and high school students are eligible to ride for free as well. Contact Valley Ride directly at 345-7433 for more information. The service is restricted to existing routes and schedules.
RESOURCE MATERIALS
Pre-Visit Art Packs: Teachers will receive a free Pre-Visit Art Pack two weeks prior to their scheduled visits. Pre-Visit Art Packs include information about the visit, color images of artworks related to the selected program, pre-visit activities, definitions, a bibliography and a suggested classroom art activity. Pre-Visit Art Packs may also be accessed on our website at http://boiseartmuseum.org/education/pretour.php.
Audio/Visual Loans: Slide sets, video cassettes and dvd’s may be borrowed from the Boise Art Museum through a program sponsored by The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Materials must be picked up and returned to the Museum. We cannot mail materials. Items can be borrowed for a period of two weeks. There is a five-program limit. Please give BAM education staff a one-week notice for pick up.
Slide sets
700 Years of Art
African Art
Age of Rembrandt
Artist’s Eye
Artist’s Hand
Color and Light in Painting
Degas: The Dancers
Degas at the Races
German Expressionist Prints
Human Figure in Greek Art
I Am Still Learning: Late Works by Masters
Impressionism
Introduction to Understanding Art
James Whistler: The Etchings
Landscape Painting
Morris Louis
Pottery
Recycled, Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap
Stroganoff: The Palace & Collections of a Russian Noble Family
Search for Alexander
Survey of American Painting
Venetian Painting
Woodland Indians
Teaching Packets
Art & Origin Myths
Art of the American Indian Frontier
Art Since 1950 (available with slides or digital images)
Backgrounds of Modern Painting in France
The Chinese Past: 6,000 Years of Art and Culture
Chinese Archaeology
Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration
Degas at the Races
Early Modernism: 1900-1940
Edo Art in Japan 1615 – 1868
The Far North: 2,000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art
The Greek Miracle
Henri Matisse: The Paper Cut-Outs
The Inquiring Eye: American Paintings
The Inquiring Eye: Classical Mythology in European Art
The Inquiring Eye: European Renaissance Art
The Inquiring Eye: French Impressionism and Post Impressionism
Islamic Art and Culture
Landscape Painting (available with slides or digital images)
Matisse in Morocco
Painting in the Dutch Golden Age
Picturing France
Rodin Rediscovered
Splendors of Imperial China
Vincent van Gogh
Videos and DVDs
Adventures in Art
African Art: Dance of the Spirits
Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye
Alice Neel
All About Prints
Alphabet Soup: William Wegman
American Light: Luminist Movement
American Masters: Georgia O’Keeffe
American Vision
Anastasia: Dead or Alive
Ancient Mysteries: Secrets of the Romanovs
Art + Science = Conservation
The Art of Harry Jackson
Art of Indonesia
Artists at Work
Awareness Series: Old Masters
Awareness Series: American Art
Awareness Series: Modern Masters
Behind the Scenes: Nancy Graves – Balance
The Box of Wisdom: Totem Pole
Brad Rude – Sculpture
Chihuly: River of Glass
Chuck Close: Close Up
Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya
Creating with Ceramics
David Smith, American Sculptor
David Hockney & Philip Haas, Day on the Grand Canal
Degas and the Dance
Discovering Ancient Egypt
Diversity of Australian Ceramics
“Dreams into Reality” 1987
Edouard Vuillard
Edward Hopper
Fay Jones
Frank Lloyd Wright – Mike Wallace Interviews
Fritz Scholder – Painting
Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life in Art
Ginevra’s Story
Greek Art and Culture in the 5 th Century
Hans Hofman
Harrison McIntosh – Ceramics
Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris
The Horse Sculpture of Deborah Butterfield
How to Photograph Your Work
The Hudson River and Its Painters
Images: 150 Years of Photography
Impressionists – On the Seine
In Search of History: The Romanovs
Introduction to Sculpture
J. M. W. Turner
James Whistler: His Etchings
John James Audubon: Birds of America
John F. Peto and the Idea of Still-Life Painting
Jun Kaneko – The Fremont Project
Kate Fowle’s Lampworked Beadmaking
Kent Weeks – Egyptologist
Landscape of Fredric Edwin Church
Learn to Draw Lesson 1
Learn to Draw Lesson 2 & 4
Learn to Draw Lesson 3
Leonardo: To Know How to See
Light of the Gods: Evolution of Greek Art
Masters of Illusion
Matisse in Nice
Mobile , by Alexander Calder
Nancy Crow – Quilter
The National Gallery: A Treasury of Masterpieces
New World Archaeology
Newton ’s Apple – Blowing Glass
Nicholas & Alexandra
Of Time, Tombs, and Treasure
Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico
Pencil Drawing: Gail Price
Picasso: Ceramics
Picasso: The Early Years
Picasso: Portrait of an Artist
Picasso: The Saltimbanques
Pierre Daura
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
The Quest for Immortality in Ancient Egypt
Robert Sperry – Ceramics
Roy Lichtenstein
Rudy Autio – Ceramics
Seeing Color: Object, Light, Observer
Thomas “ Yellowstone” Moran
Vermeer: Master of Light
Wild Wheels: Art Cars
Willem de Kooning
William Merritt Chase at Shinnecock
Winslow Homer
Yaaba Soore: The Path of the Ancestors
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| Hearst Foundations, J.R. Simplot Company Foundation, Harry W. Morrison Foundation |
BAM’s School Tour Program is supported in part by grants from the Fred Meyer Fund, the Hearst Foundations, Idaho Commission on the Arts, U.S. Bancorp Foundation, and the Harry W. Morrison Foundation. The ArtReach Program is supported in part by grants from the J.R. Simplot Company Foundation, the Hearst Foundations, and the MetLife Foundation - Museum and Community Connections Program. BAM prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability or age.
The mission of the Boise Art Museum is to create visual arts experiences, engage people, and inspire learning through exceptional exhibitions, collections, and educational opportunities.
Boise Art Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational, and charitable organization. The Museum is nationally accredited by the American Association of Museums. Support is provided by BAM members, contributions and grants from individuals, corporations and foundations, as well as grant funding from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
