Bellevue Arts Museum: Education

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Bellevue Arts Museum has great opportunities for educators and school groups.
Bellevue Arts Museum invites you and your class to pay us a visit. Our exhibitions change regularly and explore the major mediums of fine arts and craft including fiber, clay, wood, glass, metal and design. A tour of Bellevue Arts Museum’s galleries serves as a great extension of classroom work and provides several opportunities to develop projects and assignments that relate the works on display to curriculum.

EDUCATION CONTENTS

School Tours

Attention, teachers! BAM offers school tours specifically shaped to your students’ age group and interests. Fall tour slots are filling fast. Book now to get the best selection of times and dates. More details...
Sign-up for a school tour with our Online Tour Request Form >

Lesson Plans

Lesson ideas that are inspired by past and present exhibitions. A great complement to a museum visit. Download and use in your own classroom!

Art of Discovery

Formerly known as the Northwest Art in the Schools Program. An extraordinary opportunity for Eastside elementary school students to interact with original artwork from the Junior League's Northwest Art Collection.

Art Party

SMART WITH ART art parties at Bellevue Arts Museum

Celebrate your child’s birthday at Bellevue Arts Museum. Make your child’s next birthday special! Celebrate the occasion at BAM with an Art Party from Smart With Art. Party rentals feature two lively art projects for a group of 12 children led by art professionals and a complimentary kid-friendly tour.

For more details, contact Amy at Smart With Art at 206.850.8443 or email amy@smartwithart.net.

Outreach

Smart with Art in-school art education field trips designed for elementary school students.

Teen Art Council

Are you creative, fun and artistic? The Teen Art Council is a place for high school students to meet, design, coordinate and create teen and student events at Bellevue Arts Museum. The Teen Art Council allows for thoughtful and fun exploration of art and craft, develops creative potential and ignites a long-lasting passion for the visual arts.

The Teen Art Council will create opportunities for youth to become involved with art, peers, the local community and the museum.

> Participate in designing, shaping, and running teen programs at BAM.
> Generate interpretive, creative and educational programs of high interest to peers.

For more information, please email alester@bellevuearts.org.
To complete the online application click here >
To download the paper application and mail it in, click here >

ArtsNexus

Featuring dynamic area non-profits to bring diverse programming to members at both organizations.

Events Calendar

See what educational events are around the corner. Free art activities, lectures, workshops, artist demonstrations and more!

Online Image Gallery

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Access the image gallery here >

Educators planning a class visit to the museum are encouraged to view these sample images of the exhibitions and artworks. These images are great for displaying with a projector without the added steps of emailing images or burning CDs, and are accessible 24 hours a day!

Simply email patrickm@bellevuearts.orgwith the following information to receive access to the online image gallery:
First and Last Name
Title/Position
Organization/School
City/State
Valid School/Organization Email Address required as signature
(we apologize, but we cannot respond to personal or non-institutional addresses)

By submitting this form you are certifying that you are an educator or teacher at the above listed institution. You agree that these images are for educational purposes only and are to be used only within the context of a classroom or educational institution. Unauthorized use or distribution of these images is prohibited. You further agree that the temporary username and password are for your use only and that you will not share the username or password with others.

* Bellevue Arts Museum reserves the right to deny any person or institution access to this online gallery.

Docent Extranet

Restricted access. For Bellevue Arts Museum Docents only.

SPEAKERS' BUREAU

The Speakers' Bureau is a group of knowledgeable volunteers who will give an informative 20-minute PowerPoint presentation of the exciting things that are happening at Bellevue Arts Museum and will leave you with a few free guest passes. Our representatives will travel within the Greater Eastside and the speaker will highlight the museum’s latest exhibitions and educational programs for adults and children.

To learn more, email info@bellevuearts.org or call 425.519.0770