Developed and presented by the Junior League of Seattle in collaboration with Bellevue Arts Museum, The Art of Discovery provides an extraordinary opportunity for Eastside elementary school students to interact with original artwork from the Junior League's stunning Northwest Art Collection.
The Junior League of Seattle's Northwest Art Collection specializes in original art from the Northwest. Since its inception in 1960, the Junior League's Northwest Art Collection has toured schools in the greater Seattle and Eastside area exposing thousands of children to some of the region's most prominent artists. Included in the Collection are artworks by Northwest masters Guy Anderson, Dale Chihuly, William Cumming, Morris Graves, Fay Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Sherry Markovitz, Alden Mason, Norie Sato, and many others. This unique and innovative program enables students and teachers to experience an art museum in a school setting. Under the guidance of trained art docents, children are able to discover outstanding original art from the region, to explore a wide range of media and to experience the artistic process first hand in guided art lessons.
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS
The Junior League and Bellevue Arts Museum invite your school to register for a workshop held at the Museum in which parent art docents and teachers learn from trained Junior League volunteers how to engage the elementary students in the art. Following the training, the Junior League of Seattle will loan pieces from their private art collection to each school for one week. The three-hour workshop does qualify for Washington State clock hours.
2011 - 2012 PROGRAM
Registration materials for the 2011/2012 Art of Discovery program are now available; training workshops will take place in January 2012 and the artwork will be rotating among the participating elementary schools from February through May 2012.
THE WORKSHOP
Presented by Junior League members, this workshop is designed to give teachers and PTA docents information and training to introduce the art to school children, Kindergarten through 6th grade. At the workshop, each participant will not only view the art but will receive multi-sensory approaches to use when instructing children in small class settings. A teaching packet will be provided. The workshop will also include a complimentary docent-led museum tour. This year's program will also qualify as a Washington State clock hour offering.
THE ARTWORK
The Junior League will loan select artworks from their Northwest Collection to the participating schools. Each school will have the artwork for one week. A new selection of artwork will be used for the program this year and will include work by northwest artists such as: James Washington Jr., Jacob Lawrence, Juan Alonso, Mark Tobey, and William Cumming. The artwork is placed in "easy to move", locking crates with wheels for transporting between the schools. Insurance on the artwork during transportation and while at individual schools is covered by the Junior League of Seattle.
TRANSPORTATION
You are responsible for transporting the art to your school by school district vehicle or rental vehicle. To facilitate the coordination of the travel schedule for the artwork, schools in the Lake Washington School District will be in TRACK 1 and all other Eastside Elementary Schools will be in TRACK 2 (Northshore, Mercer Island, Bellevue, Issaquah, Private Schools). Bellevue Arts Museum makes contact with school districts regarding transportation, but the lead from each school is responsible for confirming pickup with the district and school prior to them on the schedule. Artwork is typically transported midday on Fridays, but individual procedures vary by district. Please confirm at least 1 week early and plan for Friday pickups and deliveries.
REGISTRATION
Registrations are now being accepted for workshops to be held in January of 2012 at Bellevue Arts Museum to provide teacher/parent docent training to bring Northwest Art to your school. There is a limit on the number of schools that can participate so registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants indicate their top 3 choices for weeks to host the art, and we do our best to accommodate. Please account for any scheduled breaks as well as any standardized tests and other scheduling conflicts.
FEE
- $150 registration fee per school, if registration is completed by November 23, 2011.
- $200 for registration after November 23 as long as space permits.
- Each school that registers may send up to 5 participants for the workshop.(Additional space can be requested)
- Your space will be confirmed once the registration fee is received.
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CONTACT US
To receive registration materials for 2011 - 2012 or for more information on this program, please contact megand@bellevuearts.org.
The Junior League of Seattle is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. For more information about the Junior League of Seattle, please visit www.jrleagueseattle.org.
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Images (center and right): Cassidy, age 11; Photo: Team Photogenic