2016 Art Museum Itinerary | July 5-8, 2016 Directed by Dr. Renee Sandell with Dr. Carole Henry, Lead Interpreter
Using Form+Theme+Context (FTC)™ to Explore Art, Architecture, and the Museum Itself as a Work of Art with Daily Time for Marking & Mapping™ Visual Journaling, Conversation, Research, Reflection, and Classroom Connections. Day 1: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 9:30 am – 5:00 pm plus Independent Closing Activity All Day: Morning: Afternoon: 5:00pm
Explore the National Gallery of Art and Sculpture Garden www.nga.gov Welcome and Orientation with Renee Sandell & Carole Henry Gallery explorations with Elisa Patterson & Marjorie Johnson Independent Closing Activity: Drawing Treasure Hunt in the Sculpture Garden (weather-permitting) www.nga.gov/exhibitions/sculptureinfo.shtm/
Day 2: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 10:00 am – 5:30 pm Morning:
Explore the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery www.asia.si.edu Interdisciplinary Gallery Activities with Elizabeth Eder & Paul Ruther Afternoon: Extended Lunch Period with Museum Exploration Choices (2.5 hours on your own) 1-3:30pm National Museum of American Indian www.nmai.si.edu/ lunch at NMAI’s Mitsitam Café AND/OR Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden www.hirshhorn.si.edu lunch nearby at Castle Café 3:30-5:30pm Explore the National Museum of African Art www.Africa.si.edu with Deborah Stokes and Janet Stanley 10-1:00pm
Day 3: Thursday, July 7, 2016 9:30 am – 8:30 pm Morning: 9:30-1:00pm Afternoon: 2:00-5:00pm Evening:
Visit National Building Museum www.nbm.org Use drawing and the design process to explore architecture with Timothy Wright, Mary Hendrickse, & Caitlin Miller (bring a bag lunch or purchase at museum cafe) Explore the National Museum of Women in the Arts www.nmwa.org with Deborah Gaston, Addie Gayoso & Ashley Harris 5:30-6:45 Soft drinks & Appetizers (upstairs) at Zorba’s Café,1612 20th Street, NW at Connecticut Avenue (purchase your own dinner) 7:00-8 :30 pm Explore The Phillips Collection www.phillipscollection.org/ Orientation with Donna Jonte
Day 4: Friday, July 8, 2016 9:30 am – 6:30 pm All Day: Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture www.americanart.si.edu/reynolds_center/ 10:00am-Noon Explore the Smithsonian American Art Museum americanart.si.edu/ with Elizabeth Deines & Peg Koetsch Noon-2:00pm Lunch/Independent Sketching Activity in the Luce Center for American Art americanart.si.edu/luce/ an innovative study center and visible storage facility that displays 3,300 works from the collections of American Art Museum
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Explore the National Portrait Gallery www.npg.si.edu Engage in reading portraiture using special and permanent exhibitions with Briana Zavadil White and Beth Evans. 4:00-5:00pm SummerVision DC 2016 Marking & Mapping™ “New Eyes” Activity 5:00-6:30pm SummerVision DC 2016 Reception/Celebration in the Courtyard Cafe!
Interact with our Professional Learning Community (PLC) before, during and after SummerVision DC 2016 www.facebook.com/groups/160602843997493/
Special thanks to all of our hosting museums & donors to the SummerVision DC 2016 Portable Studios:
The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. –Marcel Proust © 2016 Renee Sandell, PhD | ForThCo Vision, LLC