Homeschool Tour Progams
Especially designed for homeschool students ages 10 and up, the Delaware Art Museum’s homeschool tour program offers students a wonderful art education experience! Students will explore various artists and art movements and develop an understanding of the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions. Select tour dates will include 30-minute art projects in the Museum’s Bank of America Studio Wing.
Registration begins Monday, December 17th. Program limited to 25 students. Registration is first-come, first-served. Participants must register and pre-pay by mail. No refunds. For more information, contact Courtney Waring, Director of Education, at
302-351-8509 or cwaring@delart.org.
Winter 2008: Artists & Art Movements
Tuesdays, January 15 – March 4, 2008 (8 weeks)
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Ages 10 and up
$30 per student / Parents & Guardians are free
A 20% discount on the total cost will be given to families with 3 or more children
Registration Form (Download PDF file)
JANUARY
15th
John Sloan and the “Ashcan” Group
22nd
Women Artists
29th*
British Pre-Raphaelite Artists
FEBRUARY
5th
Nineteenth Century American Art
12th
Howard Pyle and his Students
19th*
Art of American Illustration
26th
Now and Then: A Study in Sculpture
MARCH
4th*
Contemporary Realism and Abstraction
*Studio Art Component
Glory of Stories for Homeschoolers
The Artist’s Expression
Tuesdays, January 15 – March 4, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. OR
Fridays, January 18 – March 7, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Age groups: 4-6 years & 7-9 years
$30 per child / Parents and Guardians are free
A 20% discount on the total cost will be given to families with 3 or more children
Registration Form (Download PDF file)
The Delaware Art Museum’s Homeschool program offers Homeschool families a wonderful art education experience! Every Tuesday and Friday for 8 weeks, Museum Staff and Docents will present story readings related to the Museum’s collection. A discussion of related works of art and a hands-on art project will follow the reading. Kids will build a foundation for visual arts, as well as hone their observation skills through storytelling and art.
The Artist’s Expression will highlight various artists and art movements in the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions. Kids will learn about a different artist and genre of art each week. Topics will also include information about the artists’ cultural backgrounds and inspirations. Following the session, there will be an art show and reception. Registration begins Monday, December 17th. Space is limited. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first served basis. Participants must register and prepay by mail. No refunds. Parents are required to stay for the entire program.
For more information, contact Saralyn Rosenfield, Family Programs Manager, at 302.351.8504 or srosenfield@delart.org
SCHEDULE
Week 1
John Sloan
Week 2
Contemporary Chinese Artists
Week 3
Faith Ringgold
Week 4
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Week 5
Benjamin West
Week 6
Frida Kahlo/Nickolas Muray
Week 7
Howard Pyle
Week 8
Gene Davis
Friday, March 14, 2008 | 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Art Show & Reception
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