Webinar Reflection

I recently took part in a webinar with the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Below are my notes of the activities and information from that event.

Webinar

Carnegie Museum of Art

Website Introduction

Introduction to Carnegie Museum intro

ED Programs

·      Kids and families

·      Casual Visitors

·      Lectures and events

·      Adult groups tours and classes

·      Schools and teachers

o   Gallery tours (60-90 min)

o   Independent viewing (30 min)

o   Gallery and studio workshops (2 hrs)

§  Art viewing and studio activity

o   Teacher professional development

Activities:

1. Draw the flag

            Looking closely and observing

            Cartoon flag vs. realistic flag

            Do the students jump to conclusion?

            Slow down and look

            Back up with observation and narratives

2. Look at a work of art

observation

·      Farm scene

·      3 people I male 2 female

·      farm house

·      farm horse

·      people are disconnected

·      chatted with others about the picture

Interpretation of artwork-what does it mean?

3. Writing prompts

Choose one of the drawers and write a few sentences about it…

·      Which drawer? Bottom drawer with double pull

·      Whose is it? - me: belonged to an eccentric old woman

·      Where is it from? – somewhere in New York

·      Where was the drawer? In the bedroom of the old woman, she lost her husband and puts things of his in the drawer. It is the bottom drawer because his death is the new base for her life.

How do you interpret this piece?

The Artist Statement

·      I take a collection of plain and ordinary items and reassemble them to create something extraordinary. I like working with drawers, kitchen items, antiques, etc.

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Poll Questions

Is this something that you would expect from a museum? Yes! Great activity to bring in writing and observation into the classroom

How would you go about planning a trip to the museum? Connect with the education director to find out what is offered, dates, length, and topic. Most of the information is on the website. 10:1 ratio of kids to adults.

Feedback on the webinar.

I thought this was a great webinar. I wanted to choose something that was art related that I could use in my classroom. It had three activities that are listed above. We also were introduced to the education staff, their programs, and what is contained on their website.

I definitely see the value of attending webinars, especially when you are able to contribute as it is happening.

Yours,

Aaron