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The Stories Art Can Tell, a Virtual Field Trip for grades K-12 (Tour Resource)

The Stories Art Can Tell

In this VFT, students will explore three works of art from the NCMA’s permanent collection featuring artists from groups that museums have historically excluded or under-represented.  Through reading the works by different featured artist groups, students will practice the social emotional learning competencies of self and social-awareness and relationship skills.  Choose from the following featured artists below or schedule multiple sessions to cover more groups!

 

The Stories Art Can Tell, featuring Black Artists

Students will “read” works of art from the permanent collection by African American artists and explore how each artist tells a story of Black History through their unique use of art elements and media.

 

The Stories Art Can Tell, featuring Indigenous Artists

Students will “read” works of art from the permanent collection by Indigenous North American artists and explore how each artist tells a story of Native American past, present, and future.  Students will discover how each artist uses their media and scale to elevate and point to the universality of these stories.

 

The Stories Art Can Tell, featuring Latin American Artists

Students will “read” works of art from the permanent collection by Latin American artists and explore how each artist tells a story about their identity through images of place.  Please have student come to their session with two pieces of paper each, any color. 

 

The Stories Art Can Tell, featuring Women Artists

Students will “read” works of art from the permanent collection by women artists and how each artist tells a story about their own intersecting identities through images of women.

Pre-Visit Slideshow for all The Stories Art Can Tell VFTs

The following slideshow contains images from the museum to prepare your students for their VFT.  Questions to guide your students through engagement with the slideshow are located in the speaker notes and apply to both first-time and returning VFT students.  Feel free to customize your questioning to students’ interests, your class goals, and the time you have available to spend. Click here for your own copy and access to the speaker notes. If anything comes up in conversation with this slideshow that you would like to share with your facilitator, please send an email to CBrown@ncartmuseum.org at least 2 days before your tour.  We look forward to meeting with you and your students during your VFT!

Post-Visit Choice Boards for TSACT, feat Black Artists

New post-visit choice boards contain resources related to your VFT and are organized by age group.  Feel free to use any or all of the resources for teachers or students after your VFT is complete.  Please be sure to preview all resources to select the ones in part or whole that fit your classroom best. 

Post-Visit Choice Boards for TSACT, feat Indigenous Artists

New post-visit choice boards contain resources related to your VFT and are organized by age group.  Feel free to use any or all of the resources for teachers or students after your VFT is complete.  Please be sure to preview all resources to select the ones in part or whole that fit your classroom best.

 

Post-Visit Choice Boards for TSACT, feat Latin American Artists

New post-visit choice boards contain resources related to your VFT and are organized by age group.  Feel free to use any or all of the resources for teachers or students after your VFT is complete.  Please be sure to preview all resources to select the ones in part or whole that fit your classroom best. 

 

Post-Visit Choice Boards for TSACT, feat Women Artists

New post-visit choice boards contain resources related to your VFT and are organized by age group.  Feel free to use any or all of the resources for teachers or students after your VFT is complete.  Please be sure to preview all resources to select the ones in part or whole that fit your classroom best. 

VFT in action

Virtual Field Trips are FREE, interactive experiences, live with a museum educator.