2017 Art Museum Itinerary | July 18-21, 2017

2017 Art Museum Itinerary | July 18-21, 2017 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! Enjoy daily time for Marking & Mapping™ Visual Journaling, Conversation, Research, Reflection, and Classroom Connections. Day 1: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 9:30 am – 5:00 pm plus Independent Closing Activity All Day: Morning: Afternoon: 5:00 pm



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 19, 2017 10:00 am – 5:30 pm 10-11:30 am Explore the National Museum of African Art www.Africa.si.edu with Deborah Stokes 12-4:00 pm Explore the new National Museum of African-American History and Culture https://nmaahc.si.edu [purchase lunch at Sweet Home Café]. Meet with Kayleigh N. Bryant-Greenwell and Loren Miller 4:30-5:30 pm Optional/on your own. Visit National Museum of American Indian www.nmai.si.edu/ AND/OR Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden www.hirshhorn.si.edu

Day 3: Thursday, July 20, 2017 9:30 am – 8:30 pm Morning: 9:30-1:00 pm Afternoon: 2:00-5:00 pm Evening:

Visit National Building Museum www.nbm.org Use drawing and the design process to explore architecture with Caitlin Miller & Theresa Esterlund (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 21, 2017 9:30 am – 6:30 pm All Day: Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture www.americanart.si.edu/reynolds_center/ 10:00 am-Noon Explore the National Portrait Gallery www.npg.si.edu Engage in reading portraiture using special and permanent exhibitions with Geri Provost Lyons and Vanessa Jones Noon-2:00 pm 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

2:00-4:00 pm Explore the Smithsonian American Art Museum americanart.si.edu/ with Elizabeth Deines and Geoff Cohrs 4:00-5:00 pm SummerVision DC 2017 “New Eyes” Activity 5:00-6:30 pm SummerVision DC 2017 Reception/Celebration in the Courtyard Cafe!





Interact with our Professional Learning Community (PLC) before, during, and after SummerVision DC 2017 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/160602843997493/ Special thanks to all of our hosting museums and donors to the SummerVision DC 2017 Portable Studios:



The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. –Marcel Proust