Programs and WorkshopsThe KMA offers exhibition-based staff development and teacher workshops throughout the year. We invite you to contact the Education Department to plan a unique professional development program for your school or district. 914-232-9555, ext.2969.
Educators' Open House
Preview our exhibitions, receive educational materials and catalogues, and learn how the Museum can become a resource for Learning Standards in visual and language arts. Held annually in the fall and spring.
Upcoming:
EDUCATOR'S PREVIEW: The Art of Contemporary Puppet Theatre
Thursday, March 4, 4-6pm
Meet with Education Department staff to preview The Art of Contemporary Puppet Theater, receive pre- and post-visit materials, and find out about upcoming public events.
Free. RSVP (914) 232-9555 ext. 0; education@katonahmuseum.org
Teachers' Café An opportunity to discuss the process behind successful classroom projects. Develop your skills in an informal setting, where lesson plans will be swapped, hands-on projects explored, and resources shared.
Professional Development Workshops Utilizing our current exhibitions, professional development workshops explore learning strategies and activities that support learning standards in art, language arts, social studies, and balanced-literacy classrooms. Workshops range from 3 – 15 hours.
Upcoming: THE POETICS OF OBJECT THEATRE with Exhibition Artist Chris Green
Tuesday, March 23, 4-7 pm, $30 members, $35 non-members
Our lives are saturated with objects. Object theater is an artistic discipline that transforms and animates the material world with new meaning. Discover ways to take everyday materials and re-purpose them to convey narratives, scenarios, and intangible moods. From paper and string to sand and water, participants will develop visual poetry with materials that speak elegantly without words. This experience will inspire reflection and rich connections to language arts, social studies, and theater arts.
Please RSVP (914) 232-9555 ext. 0; education@katonahmuseum.org
Teacher Resources
Download our 2009-2010 School Programs Brochure
Download Exhibition Materials
- The Art of Contemporary Puppet Theatre (February 28 - June 13, 2010)
Pre-visit materials
- Bold Cautious True: Walt Whitman and American Art of the Civil War Era
(October 18, 2009 - January 24, 2010 )
Pre-visit materials and post-visit materials
- Dress Codes: Clothing as Metaphor (July 12 - October 4, 2009)
Pre- and post-visit materials
- Lichtenstein in Process (March 29 - June 28, 2009)
Pre-visit materials and post-visit materials
- Conversations in Clay (October 19, 2008 - January 11, 2009)
Pre- and post-visit materials
Learn about School MembershipSchools may participate in the School Membership program for $175 per academic year. This fee allows for an unlimited number of free visits during the school year. District-wide memberships may recieve additional savings. BOCES, Arts in Education may cover the costs of the KMA fee.
Download the Member School Application (PDF)
Slide and CD Library
The Katonah Museum of Art Library includes over 4,000 slides and dozens of CD’s covering all periods and art forms to enrich your curricula. Contact the Education Department for more information or call (914) 232-9555 to make an appointment for a visit.
The Artist/Writer in Residence Program
A visiting artist can integrate the Museum visit into your art, language arts, and social studies curriculum. Contact Director of Education, 914-232-9555, ext. 2969.
