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Showing posts with label museum programs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label museum programs. Show all posts
Friday, September 25, 2015
Saturday Academy for grades 8–12 at the Museum of the City of NY
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Museum of the City of NY Saturday Academy
Saturday Academy for Eighth to Twelfth Graders
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Children’s Center, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, presents Saturday Academy for students in grades 8–12. Saturday Academy is a free six-week program for students interested in American History or SAT preparation. There’s no homework or testing and all course materials are provided.
Saturday Academy was the recipient of the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the White House, and was featured in New York Magazine’s “Best of New York 2011” issue.
Spring 2012 courses meet on Saturdays March 17, 24, 31, April 14, 21, and 28.Students are expected to attend all six sessions and will receive a Certificate of Achievement at the end of the program. Students may enroll in one or two courses a semester. Please look carefully at the times each course is offered, indicated below.
Spring 2012 Course Offerings
The Wild West and Its Many Voices: From Reputation to Reality
Instructor: Chelsea Trembly, Candidate, M.A. in Public History and Archives, New York University
Open to students in grades 8-12; 9:00 - 10:20 am or 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Cowboys. Bandits. Sheriffs. These are some of the characters most associated with the American frontier in the 19th Century. But other groups of people are often left out of the history of "the Wild West." This course will use primary sources to discover how women, Native Americans, African Americans, and immigrants--as well as cowboys, bandits, and sheriffs--all played a role in the formation of the American West. Students will work with maps, paintings, songs, and historical films to uncover these stories. The course will culminate with a group art project in which students create an original work portraying the history of the Western frontier in the style of a 19th-century art form.
Voices of Resistance: Photography and Poetry of the Civil Rights Movement
Voices of Resistance: Photography and Poetry of the Civil Rights Movement
Instructor: Keisha Scarville, B.S. in Photography, Rochester Institute of Technology; Educator at the International Center of Photography
Open to students in grades 8-12; 9:00 - 10:20 am or 10:30 - 12:00 pm
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was a landmark of grassroots protest and the struggle for racial equality. Students will explore the role photography and poetry played in capturing and communicating the ideas and dramatic events of the Civil Rights Movement. Participants will also examine how visual culture and poetry served as instruments of resistance and protest. Students will create a culminating project using photography to comment on this pivotal period in American history.
Immigrant Identities in American Theater
Immigrant Identities in American Theater
Instructor: Liz Parker, M.A. in Applied Theater, City University of New York; B.F.A. in Acting, New York University
Open to students in grades 8-12; 9:00 - 10:20 am or 10:30 - 12:00 pm
What was it like to live in New York City tenements at the turn of the 20th century? How did new immigrant groups use theater to preserve traditions? How do today's immigrants use theater to tell their stories? These questions will be addressed as we consider theater a vital force in the telling of American history. Using theatrical games, activities, role play, and scene creation, students will explore the relationship between performance and the immigrant experience in America. Letters, stories, and images from the Museum's archive will provide inspiration for the students' creative work.
Urban Design and New York City: From Streets to Skyscrapers
Instructor: Elizabeth Hamby, B.F.A. in Fine Art, Parsons School of Design; Andrea Renner, Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow, Museum of the City of New York
Open to students in grades 8-12; 12:15 - 2:00 pm
Using the Museum of the City of New York's exhibition, The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011, as a starting point, this class will explore the role of urban design in shaping the streets, avenues, buildings, and open spaces that we encounter every day as New Yorkers. Students will discover the people and moments that shaped the way our city looks, and they will investigate how urban design reflects the city's responses to problems in public health, social and class relations, and economic development. Drawing from the Museum's exhibition, students will create an audio guide to the Museum's surrounding neighborhood that brings to light the history embedded in the streets and buildings of New York.
Kaplan SAT Skills
Instructor: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Open to students in grades 10-12; 9:00 - 10:20 am or 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Test prep can help students maximize their performance on standardized tests and increase their odds of college acceptance and merit-based financial aid. In this course, students will learn time-honored techniques for taking the SAT and master key Kaplan strategies. Kaplan faculty will cover critical reading, math, and writing skills. Walk into Test Day feeling confident and prepared!
Students in this class will be required to take 2 free practice SAT exams with Kaplan proctors on the first and last days of the program (Saturdays, March 17 and April 28) from 12:15 - 4:30 pm at the Museum, directly after their regular morning classes. Lunch will be served. Please save these dates and times!
To apply for Saturday Academy:
Download and Print the Spring 2012 brochure and application.
Mail the completed application to:
Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.
Applications submitted by fax or email will not be accepted.
Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.
Applications submitted by fax or email will not be accepted.
Applications must be received by Friday, February 17 no later than 5:00 p.m.
Enrollment is first come first serve. There are a limited number of spaces reserved for students who live in East Harlem (10029 and 10035 zip codes) and/or attend schools in East Harlem. Please apply early-space is limited! Accepted candidates will be notified by email, mail, or telephone.
For more information or to be added to the Saturday Academy mailing list, please contact Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, at jsteinberg@mcny.org.
Enrollment is first come first serve. There are a limited number of spaces reserved for students who live in East Harlem (10029 and 10035 zip codes) and/or attend schools in East Harlem. Please apply early-space is limited! Accepted candidates will be notified by email, mail, or telephone.
For more information or to be added to the Saturday Academy mailing list, please contact Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, at jsteinberg@mcny.org.
Monday, August 22, 2011
GET INVOLVED WITH YOUTH INSIGHTS AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM
Youth Insights currently offers two semester-long after- school programs each spring and fall for 10th-12th grade New York City high school students:
YI ARTISTS
The YI Artists program brings teens together with contemporary artists, providing opportunities to work collaboratively, discuss art critically, think creatively, and make art inspired by this exchange. Youth Insights Artists meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4-6:30 pm.
YI WRITERS
In the YI Writers program, teens work closely with contemporary artists to explore art and the connections between art and text through critical and creative writing. Youth Insights Writers meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4-6:30 pm.
DATES & DEADLINES
YI Writers meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4–6:30 pm
YI Artists meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4-6:30 pm
October – December 2011
The online application for Fall 2011 YI Artists and YI Writers is available now!
YI LEADERS
Graduates of the Youth Insights Artists and Writers programs are eligible to participate in YI Leaders, a yearlong, paid after-school internship. YI Leaders is an opportunity to gain experience working in a museum education department and to serve as an ambassador to your community. Applicants should be prepared to work 3-10 hours per week.
YI Leaders:
- Organize public programs and events for other teens from around the city, from artist’s talks to hands-on workshops;
- Learn to develop and lead interactive tours of the Whitney’s collection and exhibitions;
- Assist educators in the Whitney’s Family and Community education programs;
- Develop online interpretive materials and maintain the Whitney’s teen blog.
DATES & DEADLINES
Monday afternoons, 4-6 pm, with some additional Friday and Saturday sessions required.
September 2011–June 2012
The online application for YI Leaders 2011-2012 is available now!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Art in Public Spaces” at MoMA
“Art in Public Spaces” at MoMA
Application Deadline: Apply ASAP
Calling all Juniors and Seniors
ART IN PUBLIC SPACES
FREE SUMMER WORKSHOP WITH THE MUSEUM of MODERN ART
AND THE FORT GREENE PARK CONSERVANCY
AND THE FORT GREENE PARK CONSERVANCY
July 18, 22, 25, 29 from 10am-12.30pm (note it is a Monday/Friday schedule)
Lunch will be included.
Must attend all sessions.
Ever wonder how that piece of artwork got in the middle of the park or on that street corner? Did the community ask for it? Did the artist donate the work? Who installed the work? How did they get the go ahead? Where did the money come from?
The Fort Greene Park Conservancy partners up with the Museum of Modern Art for a free outdoor public art project in Fort Greene Park. The workshop will begin to answer these questions and expose YOU to the breadth and depth of careers in the arts. We will discuss ways contemporary artists use art to engage with a community and public space AND develop a final public art work that the class creates collectively.
There will be a field trip to MoMA in September where we’ll discuss the project, the museum’s collection and meet potential employers. At this time you will receive a certificate of completion and any references requested.
There is a limited number of slots for this class. If you’d like to participate, you must attend all of the classes!
Download application here.
Please send your completed application to Amanda@fortgreenepark.org.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Museum of the City of NY Saturday Academy
Education
Saturday Academy for Eighth to Twelfth Graders
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Children’s Center, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, presents Saturday Academy for students in grades 8–12. Saturday Academy is a free six-week program for students interested in American History or SAT preparation. There’s no homework or testing and all course materials are provided.
Read more about Saturday Academy featured in New York Magazine’s “Best of New York 2011” issue.
Spring 2011 courses meet on April 30th, May 7th, 14th, 21st, and June 4th and 11th.Students may enroll in one or two courses a semester. All courses are available at two times: Session I runs from 9:00 am to 10:20 am; Session II runs from 10:30 am to 11:50 am. Students who complete all course requirements and a semester evaluation will receive a Certificate of Achievement at the end of the program.
Spring 2011 Course Offerings
The Sixties: Music, Movements, and Mayhem
Instructor: Betty Luther Hillman, Ph.D. Candidate in American History, Yale University
Open to students in grades 8-12
This course will focus on the major events and reform movements of this momentous decade in U.S. history—the 1960s. Students will learn about the social movements of the time, including Civil Rights, women’s liberation, and the movement against the Vietnam War, all of which continue to shape American society, politics, and culture. Through popular music as well as films, photographs, television clips, and primary source readings, students will learn about the debates concerning the future of the country during this turbulent period.
Striving for Freedom: Free Black Communities in New York and Brooklyn before the Civil War
Striving for Freedom: Free Black Communities in New York and Brooklyn before the Civil War
Instructor: Samantha Gibson, M.A. in Public History, New York University
Open to students in grades 8-12
This class will examine the vibrant African-American communities that thrived in New York and Brooklyn from the early 19th century until the Civil War. Students will learn about the individuals and events that shaped these communities and empowered its members to campaign for equal voting rights, work to found schools, and organize initiatives to end slavery. Students will work with sources such as historic maps, early African-American newspapers, and archival images as they learn about early reform activism in black New York and Brooklyn.
Public Art in East Harlem: Interpreting Latino-American History in the 20th Century
This class will examine the vibrant African-American communities that thrived in New York and Brooklyn from the early 19th century until the Civil War. Students will learn about the individuals and events that shaped these communities and empowered its members to campaign for equal voting rights, work to found schools, and organize initiatives to end slavery. Students will work with sources such as historic maps, early African-American newspapers, and archival images as they learn about early reform activism in black New York and Brooklyn.
Public Art in East Harlem: Interpreting Latino-American History in the 20th Century
Instructor: Elizabeth Hamby, B.F.A. in Fine Art, Parsons School of Design
Open to students in grades 8-12
Public art projects can be windows into important events in American history. Students will use public art in East Harlem as a lens for learning about Latino social movements in the United States during the 20th century, such as the Puerto Rican Independence movement and civil rights for U.S. born Latinos. Students will take field trips to view murals that paint a vivid portrait of the history and culture of Latinos in America through depictions of political figures, artists, poets, and activists. The public art projects include works by Hank Prussing, Manny Vega, James de la Vega, Tato and Vagabond, Tats Cru and Marina Gutierrez. The class will work together to create a map of East Harlem showcasing each public art project visited, the artists’ political and social perspectives, and the historical significance of the local and national events depicted.
Kaplan SAT Skills
Instructor: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Open to students in grades 11-12
Test prep can help students maximize their performance on standardized tests and increase their odds of college acceptance and merit-based financial aid. In this course, students will learn time-honored techniques for taking the SAT and master key Kaplan strategies. Kaplan faculty will cover critical reading, math, and writing skills. Walk into Test Day feeling confident and prepared!
To apply for Saturday Academy:
Download and Print the Spring 2011 brochure and application.
Mail the completed application to:
Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.
Applications submitted by fax or email will not be accepted.
Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.
Applications submitted by fax or email will not be accepted.
Applications must be received by Wednesday, April 6th no later than 5:00 p.m.
Enrollment is first come first serve. There are a limited number of spaces reserved for students who live in East Harlem (10029 and 10035 zip codes) and/or attend schools in East Harlem. Please apply early-space is limited! Accepted candidates will be notified by email, mail, or telephone.
For more information or to be added to the Saturday Academy mailing list, please contact Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, at jsteinberg@mcny.org.
Enrollment is first come first serve. There are a limited number of spaces reserved for students who live in East Harlem (10029 and 10035 zip codes) and/or attend schools in East Harlem. Please apply early-space is limited! Accepted candidates will be notified by email, mail, or telephone.
For more information or to be added to the Saturday Academy mailing list, please contact Joanna Steinberg, Saturday Academy Coordinator, at jsteinberg@mcny.org.
Support for Saturday Academy is provided by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Friday, March 11, 2011
TONIGHT - Free Teen Night Open House: Celebrate March Madness
Free Teen Night Open House: Celebrate March Madness
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 4:30–6:30 p.m.
This event is planned by teens for teens and will celebrate modern and contemporary art. Come see live performances by teens and professionals and take part in interactive activities. For more information or to RSVP, contact (718) 501-6588 or e-mailteen.programs@brooklynmuseum.org.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
PHOTOGRAPHY EN ROUTE - Photography Contest for Teens
The Whitney Museum of American Art is thrilled to announce… PHOTOGRAPHY EN ROUTE An Online Teen Photography Contest Inspired by Lee Friedlander: America By Car Master American photographer Lee Friedlander spent a decade exploring the United States in ordinary rental cars, capturing the unique American landscape in a fascinating series of photographs on view at the Whitney in the exhibition America By Car . Now, Youth Insights Leaders invite you to share your own photographs of America, taken from any form of transportation—car, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, you name it! The Photography En Route contest is open to teens ages 13-19 anywhere in the United States. Submit your best shot by November 27, 2010 to be eligible to win a brand new Nikon Coolpix L110 digital camera and to have your photograph featured on the Whitney’s website. TO ENTER Email submissions to youthinsights@whitney.org. Photographs should be in jpg format with a maximum file size of 2MB. In the body of your email, please include your full name, age, school, home address, email, phone, and the form of transportation in photograph. ELIGIBILITY This contest is open to any teen between the ages of 13 and 19 in the United States. Entries must be received by November 27, 2010. JUDGING All entries will be reviewed by a panel of teens in the Youth Insights Leaders program and Whitney curatorial staff for the exhibition, Lee Friedlander: America By Car. A selection of winning entries will be published in an online gallery onwhitney.org. One grand prize winner will receive a Nikon Coolpix L110 12.1 MP digital camera. RULES By participating in this contest, you consent to the possible publication of your photograph on whitney.org, the Whitney’s Facebook account, and in printed publications. Last names and email addresses of contestants will not be published or shared with any third parties. QUESTIONS? Email youthinsights@whitney.org or call (212) 570-7752. Whitney Museum of American Art945 Madison Ave., Manhattan 4, 6 to 77th St. & Lex. Ave.Hours of Operation |  |
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
MAD Museum Teen Events!
MAD Museum Teen Events! Teen Night at the MAD Museum The Museum of Arts and Design celebrates FREE access for teens and the opening of our their new exhibition, The Global Africa Projectwith a special Teen Open House on Fri., Nov. 19, from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. The Global Africa Project is an unprecedented exhibition exploring the broad spectrum of contemporary African art, design, and craft worldwide. Teens will have the opportunity to speak with featured artists about their work, concepts, materials and processes. Come one, come all, no registration required! Visit www.madmuseum.org for more about this FREE event! Teen Portfolio Review at the MAD Museum Just in time for college portfolio submissions! Come, meet, and discuss your art work with New York-based artistMickalene Thomas, featured in The Global Africa Project, known for her elaborate paintings adorned with rhinestones, enamel and colorful acrylics. Come, meet and discuss your portfolio on Thurs., Nov. 18, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. with Mickalene Thomas in this special workshop just for high school students. This is a free event, but registration is required! Email Molly McFadden with the subject line "REGISTRATION" atmolly.macfadden@madmuseum.org to reserve your spot. MAD Museum 2 Columbus Circle, Manhattan A, C, 1, B, D to 59th Street-Columbus Circle Hours of Operation | |
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