NYSCA SUPPORTS ARTS-INFUSED SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP, ARTS88

Students from P.S. 88 in Ridgewood, Queens have participated in the Guggenheim’s Learning Through Art program for well over a decade, and since 2005–06 this partnership has been supported and expanded with public funds from the Arts in Education Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), a state agency. The collaboration with P.S. 88, ARTS88, is part of the Empire State Partnership Program, through which NYSCA provides extensive professional development training for classroom teachers, teaching artists, and administrators at an annual summer seminar and through regional professional development networks. Support from NYSCA helps the Guggenheim work with P.S. 88 educators to create an arts-infused learning environment, exploring and implementing sustainable ways to ensure art classes for all students, offering additional professional development training for all teachers, integrating the arts with curricula, and facilitating the regular display of student and professional art.

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN NEED OF FUNDING

Learning Through Art is offered to public elementary schools throughout New York City, where Guggenheim-trained teaching artists work in residence for the academic year, complemented by multiple visits to the museum, and an exhibition of student artwork in the Guggenheim's galleries.

School Tours and Visits provide students in grades two through twelve with inquiry-based encounters with works of art in the Guggenheim’s permanent collection and special exhibitions. Specific opportunities include the Tour and Workshop and Totally Tour programs.

First Impressions helps pre-kindergarten through first-grade students make meaningful connections to art objects through the use of stories and picture books.

Professional Development opportunities for teachers include workshops, open houses, and courses that help educators learn creative strategies for incorporating the arts into their classrooms.

Teacher Resource Units provide teachers with materials to support the use of Guggenheim exhibitions and collections during school visits to the museum, as well as in the classroom. Available online and in print on durable, three-hole punched pages that can be combined with previous guides in a binder, the materials have a useful life far beyond each exhibition.

After-school, Summer, and School Break Programs help children build a deep relationship with art in general and the Guggenheim Museum specifically by exploring the galleries, engaging in conversations about art with educators and each other, and creating their own works of art.

Programs for Teens offer high school students the opportunity to engage with the Guggenheim’s collection or special exhibitions while enhancing creative writing and drawing skills.

Family Programs bring families to the Guggenheim to engage in conversations, art-making activities, performances, and storytelling, guided by education staff or on self-guided tours with Family Activity Packs.

Public Programs include lectures, symposia, roundtable conversations, performances, and panel discussions geared toward both academic and general adult audiences.

Film Screenings provide additional context for and expand upon the Guggenheim’s special exhibitions through screenings in two theaters at the museum.

Public and Artist Interactions is a program that engages artists as collaborative partners in developing educational offerings that contextualize current exhibitions, the artistic process, and contemporary art in general.

Internships and Fellowships at the Guggenheim are available for undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students interested in pursuing a career in the arts. Support from foundations and government sources can help the museum offer paid opportunities to higher numbers of interns and fellows.