Bechtler In-School Artist Residencies bring artists directly into classrooms. These residencies place trained, knowledgeable, practicing teaching artists into schools to share the benefits of the creative process. Needs addressed by each artist residency are: 1) engaging students as active participants in learning; 2) enhancing arts and classroom curricula and developing arts literacy; 3) increasing the scope and quality of arts education; and 4) connecting schools with community art resources and organizations through partnerships.
The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art provides a look at rarely seen works of 20th-century modern art, most of which has previously been held in the private Bechtler family collection. The collection offers a unique opportunity to engage school students in active learning using artworks of international renown and merit as educational tools.
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education@bechtler.org
http://www.bechtler.org
420 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Mecklenburg
704.353.9200
Improve the look, atmosphere, and quality of your building. Students will work collaboratively to create a permanent panel installation for your school’s campus. Bechtler staff and teaching artists will partner with you to create a unique piece of art that complements the museum’s collection as well as the permanent environment in which it will be installed. This residency requires you, the classroom teacher, to set aside some additional time to work with Bechtler staff to decide on imagery for your installation, as well as adding any final touches pre install.
Choose one of three Bechtler artists that will inspire the installation: Joan Miró – Organic Shapes, Bridget Riley – Op Art or David Hockney – Photo Collage. As a suppliment to your experience, you will find a study guide for your selected artist, as well as pre and post ‘Visual Thinking Strategies’ written assessment for students.
Mykell Gates
704.353.9220
education@bechtler.org
Please contact education@bechtler.org to inquire about available dates.
Various.
Projector / Smartboard for powerpoint presentation.
Designate a space inside your school to hang the final 4′ X 8′ panel installation. The Bechtler will provide instructions and materials for your school to hang the artwork. Your school’s building services will be responsible for hanging the artwork.
On-site at school.
This 6-day Residency is $1000 for one class and $875 for each additional class. The cost includes all teaching materials and travel.
W1 – Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Students will complete a pre- and post- written assessment using Visual Thinking Strategies. In the VTS approach to learning, students are asked to answer three open-ended questions. The questions, “What’s going on in this picture?”, “What do you see that makes you say that?”, and, “What more can we find?” lead them to look carefully at works of art, talk about what they observe, back up their ideas with evidence, and discuss multiple possible interpretations of the work. W5 – Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. Students will complete a pre- and post- written assessment using Visual Thinking Strategies. The students will complete this written assessment initially, before being introduced to the content of the residency, and then once more after learning the content and completing the program. SL1 – Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. Students will increase their speaking and listening skills by participating in class discussions about the selected artist.
K-12.V.1 – Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively. Students will learn and exercise vocabulary words related to the visual arts. K-12.V.2 – Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression. Students will create individual and collaborative artwork in this program, thus increasing their critically thinking and problem solving skills. K-12.V.3 – Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately. Students will create a collaborative permanent panel installation using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately.
Written cancellation for program must be sent to education@bechtler.org and received no later than 10 business days prior to the start date of the program. If the program is cancelled after the 10 business day deadline, then a $500 cancellation fee will be required. No phone calls, please.