Positioning Wyeth: Engaging Visitors Through Exhibition Design
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 4-6pm
(Snow date: February 28, 2018)
Location: Meet in the Main Lobby
Facilitator(s): Leith MacDonald, Artist and Andrea Curtis, Arts in Education Program Manager
Join artist and curator, Leith MacDonald, at the Wyeth Study Center in a discussion of gallery design and visual storytelling. Learn tips of curating works by artist Andrew Wyeth and try your hand at designing your own exhibition in a hands-on activity. MacDonald will provide an inside look at this great American artist and provide local educators with resource materials to take back into their classroom so that they may create their own in-school show!
Classroom Connections: Visual Storytelling; Informational Text; Biography
Arts Vocabulary: Composition, Exhibition, Labels
Pre-registration Required (Materials provided)
Contact Hour(s): 2
Notice: FAM Educator Cohort Workshops align with RSU#13’s school cancellations in the instance of inclement weather. Please note the “Snow Date” for this workshop. To confirm, please email acurtis@farnsworthmuseum.org
Leith MacDonald
Artist
Andrea Curtis
Arts in Education Program Manager
Photo by Michael O'Neil