CAC School Programs
Trained CAC Docents guide interactive tours for school groups with thought provoking questions, connections to art, science, social studies, math and music curricula. Each tour is a playful, multi-sensory introduction to contemporary art. Some themes include the senses, recycling, prediction, problem solving, personification, contemporary technology, and working together.
While the UnMuseum® is enjoyed by visitors of all ages, docent led tours are recommended for grades K-8. One-hour tours are followed by a half hour hands-on art project in the A-Z Art Lab. UnMuseum® tours can accommodate up to 50 children.
Exhibition and Architecture Tours for Schools
Contemporary art engages students by drawing from the life, issues, and images surrounding them today. Exhibitions at the CAC give students both the opportunity hold the everyday up for examination and experience the extraordinary. These one hour tours engage students in critical thinking about the world around them and the art of today using an inquiry based approach. Education staff and docents work with teachers to design tours that are age appropriate and fulfill curriculum needs.
Please contact the education department at least three weeks in advance with a few dates in mind to schedule a tour.
For more information, or to schedule a tour, contact:
513.345.8419
tours@contemporaryartscenter.org
The Scripps Schools Programs
The Scripps Schools Program (SSP), now in its 25th year, provides an intensive multi-layered experience with contemporary art for students in third grade through twelfth grade. Beginning in September and ending in May, the yearlong program comprises an in-school orientation, guided visits to two CAC exhibitions, an exhibition related classroom project taught by a local artist, and a visit to an artist’s studio in the spring. This year schools also have the option to include an evaluation and program wrap up session.
Docents for the Scripps Schools Program work with the same class throughout the year, ensuring continuity and promoting student rapport. Some docents have worked with the same schools and teachers for many years running. The docent(s) works directly with the teacher(s) to schedule the year’s visits.
For more information or to enroll your class in the Scripps Schools Program, contact:
513.345.8419
tours@contemporaryartscenter.org
