Teachers Connect Teens with Art  The North Carolina Museum of Art recently polled 88 high school students across the state about their experiences with the Museum. It’s worth noting that 44 of them first came to the Museum through a field trip with their teacher. More than half of the kids who responded also said they visit more often with teachers than with friends or family members.
Whether you bring students on trips, incorporate the works from our collection into your instruction, or just pass along news and opportunities, you are an important link for students to the NCMA! Thank you for your support!
Bring "Light" to your classroom  Prepare students for a spring field trip to the NCMA, or simply bring the Museum to your existing curriculum, by collaborating with a Museum educator to customize the ArtNC Painting the Light lesson to your needs. This program includes one to three visits to your school from a Museum educator with resources related to the online curriculum. Although the ArtNC Painting the Light curriculum has an interdisciplinary focus for grades 3–12, this particular program is offered only for a limited number of art teachers in grades 7–12. For more information, e-mail Michelle Harrell or call (919) 664-6853.
Museum Collaborates with Virtual Public Schools  Thanks to funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation, the NCMA and North Carolina Virtual Public Schools (NCVPS) are collaborating to create statewide distance-learning courses for grades 9–12. The courses will integrate new media studio art production and art appreciation with the practice and acquisition of 21st-century skills. The first course in this collaboration is “Video Editing with a Renaissance Brain,” piloted in fall 2010. We are planning future courses and related programming at the NCMA. If you have a background in online curriculum development and would be interested in serving on a team to develop a future course, send e-mail to Michelle Harrell. If you would be interested in teaching for NCVPS in a subject area you are certified in, visit NCVPS.
High School Artists: NCMA Wants You!  We think the art in the NCMA’s collection is pretty inspiring. That’s why we invite high school students in grades 9–12 to create original art inspired by any work in our collection (which they can access online or on-site). Students should use the Museum’s collection as inspiration for a work of their own rather than try to copy a particular piece. Works can be in any medium. Prizes of $200, $100, and $50 will be awarded, and selected works will be exhibited in the Museum’s GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Gallery. Download the application and encourage students to enter.
The Renaissance Brain Meets the 21st Century  Friday, May 20 | Noon–5:30 pm
What does the Renaissance have in common with 21st-century thinking skills? Join the Teen Symposium at the NCMA and come explore how creativity, innovation, and imagination were key components in Renaissance philosophy, as they are in the 21st century. Students and teachers will be engaged in hands-on activities, gallery explorations, and a dynamic workshop by Michael Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. Travel expenses and substitute pay are available for a limited number of participants. For more information e-mail Michelle Harrell or call (919) 664-6853.
 Teen Night—Renaissance Style!
Friday, May 20, 6–8 pm
East Building
Free
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Join our celebration of creativity and innovation in an event planned by our new Teen Advisory Council. We will recognize winners of the High School Art Competition and showcase the work of students enrolled in the NCMA/North Carolina Virtual Public School course “Video Editing with a Renaissance Brain.” This program is designed for a teen (ages audience and includes snacks, entertainment, and activities. Mark your calendar, and e-mail Michelle Harrell or call (919) 664-6853 for more details.
The Teen Night event is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation and by Tekelec.
Art of Collaboration  Art of Collaboration Video
Through the Art of Collaboration, the NCMA partners with four school systems a year to integrate art, the Museum’s collection, and collaborative planning into middle schools. Check out the full video to learn more about the impact of Art of Collaboration for students and teachers across the state. The Art of Collaboration is made possible by the support of the Wells Fargo Foundation. For more information about the project, e-mail Jill Taylor or call (919) 664-6748.
30 Americans Opening  On March 19, the exhibition 30 Americans opens at the NCMA. This exhibition highlights the work of 31 contemporary African American artists in an exhibition organized by and drawn from the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, Florida. 30 Americans consists of 70 works of art and includes painting, drawing, photography, video, sculpture, and mixed-media installations. There are several opportunities for teachers to incorporate these images into their curriculum, including a lecture on April 10 by 30 Americans artist Hank Willis Thomas.
Exhibition Gallery Talks
Want to learn more about our special exhibitions? You or your students can join a Museum docent on select Wednesdays and Saturdays this spring for an informal half-hour discussion on an exhibition. Reservations are required. Contact Christine Molesky by e-mail or call (919) 664-6785.
Celebrate National Poetry Month at the NCMA  In recognition of National Poetry Month, the Museum hosts its first spoken word workshop for ages 12–18. Encourage your students to join poet, playwright, and emcee Dasan Ahanu to learn the basics of spoken word on Saturday, April 30, 11 am–noon. Students can stay to watch other poets perform during the Invitational Poetry Slam at 2 pm.
High School Digital Photography Workshop  Monday–Friday, June 20–24 | 1–5 pm
Ages 14–18
$75 Members
$100 Nonmembers
Learn to express yourself through digital photography! Participants will discuss works of art in the galleries, take photographs in the Museum Park, and then return to the studio for a hands-on experience with digital photography and image manipulation. Cameras will be provided, but participants may also bring their own. Register online or by calling (919) 715-5923.
| Teen Advisory Council Chosen We are happy to announce the members of the NCMA Spring 2011 Teen Advisory Council. Congratulations to the following students: - Rachel Ainsztein, Panther Creek High School
- Emily Clark, Martin Middle School
- Sally Dixon, Panther Creek High School
- Angie Door, Wakefield High School
- Jeney Harris, Hillside High School
- Kendall Hidalgo, Green Hope High School
- Nortee Louder, Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School
- Kylee Monroe, Apex High School
- Aly Silverio, Green Hope High School
- Kyle Sammarco, Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School
- David Torres, Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Kaitlyn Ventura, Panther Creek High School
- Emmary Williams, Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Ming Yan (Mandy) Wong, Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School
- Caroline Woronoff, Cary Academy
We want to thank teachers for recommending a fantastic group of young people. These students will help plan the Museum’s first Teen Event on May 20.
ArtNC: Try It!
A Forecast for Plein-Air Painting
Have your students begun to pay more attention to the approaching warm weather than to their studies? Transform their spring fever into a teachable moment by analyzing the impact of weather on the working processes of impressionist artists. Have students imagine they are French impressionist artists planning their next painting, and they need to create a packing list based on your local forecast. Look closely at Claude Monet’s The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset. Ask students whether the painting was created inside or outside. How can they tell? How might the weather and climate affect painting on location? How do you think Monet and other impressionists prepared themselves for painting outside without having a weather forecast on the morning news? Find this lesson in ArtNC’s Painting the Light.
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Rodin Garden
Claude Monet, The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset, 1882–1883, Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina Game Design Think Tank participants Frank Philip Stella, Raqqa II, 1970, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes
Michael Gelb
Devorah Sperber, After the Mona Lisa 2, 2005, Gift of the North Carolina Museum of Art Contemporaries
Kehinde Wiley, Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke Olivares, 2005, oil on canvas, 108 x 108 in., Rubell Family Collection, Miami, © 2010 Kehinde Wiley Dasan Ahanu Museum Park
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