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Museum-School
Partnership Opportunity
The Textile Museum seeks school partners from District of Columbia
Public and Public Charter Schools for a unique student textile
art project tied to Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep (February 3, 2012 through January 6, 2013).
"This partnership is truly thoughtful and generous. I was very impressed with the visits to Textile Museum and on campus, transportation accommodations and now these beautiful certificates. The students will greatly appreciate the recognition of their work in the Visual Arts!" -Paige P. Byrne, Participating Teacher in the 2010 Museum-School Partnership, Horace Mann Elementary, Washington, D.C.
Partnership
with The Textile Museum includes:
- Introductory meeting and a private
tour for teachers of Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep at The Textile Museum on Wednesday, February 22, 4 - 6 pm.
- An interactive
tour of the exhibition for students between March 21 and April 20.
- A Textile
Museum docent to assist with understanding gallery content and brainstorming ideas for a
textile art project. A museum docent will coordinate 3 to 6 visits to the participating schools in April and May.
- Funds for
project supplies and bus to visit the Museum.
- Display
of artwork in The Textile Museums Myers Room in June 2012.
- Schools
name and class project description in public program materials
for the Celebration of Textiles on June 2 and 3, 2012 - attended by nearly 2,000 people in 2011.
- A certificate
for each student and recognition ceremony at the Celebration of
Textiles.
Left: Students involved in the Museum-School Partnership learn about the origins of fiber during a tour led by a museum docent. Right: Students on a school tour dress up in examples of cultural costume after visiting an exhibition of Uzbek ikat robes.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROJECT
The
Textile Museum invites all classes in the
District of Columbia Public and Charter Schools to apply for participation
in the 8th annual Museum-School Partnership program. Students will visit the
Museum to learn about the current exhibition, Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep, then choose an aspect
to represent in their artwork. Collaborating with their teacher
and a Museum docent for several months, students design and create
an original piece of textile art. The final project will be installed in an exhibition space adjacent to the museum's lobby for the month of June 2012, and will be presented to the public during the annual Celebration of Textiles, June 2 - 3, 2012.
No previous
textile experience is necessary. This partnership program relates to four strands of the Visual Art Standards, including; artistic perception, production and creative expression, historical and cultural context and aesthetics, valuing and perspectives of art. Applications are reviewed by
a committee of local art educators and textile artists, and up
to three classes, with maximum of 30 students each, are selected.
The Textile Museum matches each partnership school with a Museum
docent who will work with the teacher and students from February
to May toward project completion.
Students from Thomson Elementary School (Ward 2) pose with their classroom’s textile art project made through the Museum-School Partnership
PROJECT
GOALS
- Educate
students about the textile arts and the cultures that produce
textiles.
- Provide
an opportunity for local schools to partner with The Textile
Museum.
- Provide
an opportunity for students to create and display textile art.
PROJECT
DETAILS
The classroom teachers will:
- Attend
an initial meeting and special tour on Wednesday, February 22, 4 - 6 pm.
- Work with
students and a museum docent to design and create unique textile art inspired by
the exhibition.
- Deliver
artwork to the Museum on May 18, 2012.
- Attend
the recognition ceremony with their classes at Celebration of
Textiles (transportation provided by museum).
- Meet project
specifications and deadlines.
- Dedicate
sufficient time to completion of project.
The
Textile Museum will:
- Assign
a docent to work with each class.
- Provide
funds to teacher for project supplies.
- Provide
a specialized tour for educators and later, for students.
- Document
the project through photographs.
- Display
class artwork in June at the Museum.
HOW
TO APPLY
Download an application (pdf)
The application period for the 2012 Museum-School Partnership is open through COB Tuesday, January 31, 2012.
For additional
information, call (202) 667-0441, ext. 76.
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