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School Tours and Programs
Boise Art Museum (BAM)
offers guided tours of Museum exhibitions from September through May of each year. Guided tours led by
trained BAM docents assist and encourage students to make connections between
skills they are developing in school and the visual arts. These highly participatory
tours engage students in active discussions related to specific artworks in
the galleries by using hands-on activities like games, sketching and creative
writing. Guided workshop tours are also complemented by a studio activity.
In the 2007/2008 school year BAM guided tours will focus on changing exhibitions.
Click here to learn how to Schedule
a Tour.
2007-2008 School Tour Schedule Information
Teachers may begin making reservations on August 27, 2007.
Workshop and guided gallery tours are offered from September 18, 2007 through May 23, 2008.
Frequently
Asked Questions
How can I tour
BAM with my class?
Beginning August 27, 2007, teachers can contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation for their class only. The week of August 27 – August 31, teachers may call between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beginning September 3, 2007, and continuing until full, teachers may call Tuesday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Teachers, parents and volunteers may not make reservations for colleagues, friends or other teachers. Reservations must be made by classroom teachers only. Two weeks advance notice is required; however, spaces usually fill by mid-September for the entire school year. Guided workshop and gallery tours are offered for Pre-K through twelfth grades, Tuesday through Friday at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Teachers who have made special arrangements with the Education Department are eligible to schedule self-guided tours anytime between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. depending on space availability. Self-guided tours are limited to a maximum of 30 students per hour. Thanks to the generous support of US Bancorp Foundation, the Greater Boise Rotary Foundation and the Harry W. Morrison Foundation, for all school tours scheduled at least two weeks in advance, the $50 tour fee is waived. However, we do require at least two weeks notice for cancellation. Because we have a limited number of tours and an extensive waiting list, groups canceling after that time will be charged the $50 tour fee.
What if I teach
at the college/university level and would like to bring my class to the Museum?
Contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation for your class. Two weeks advance notice is required and the reservation request may be accommodated as long as it does not conflict with already-scheduled tours. During the academic year, if you accompany your class to the Museum, the admission fee is waived for you and your students. If you send your students independently to complete an assignment, the students pay the reduced college student admission. A partnership with Boise State University provides for free individual admission for BSU students from August 27, 2007 to August 27, 2008 with their valid BSU student identification cards. Reservations at least two weeks in advance are required for groups of students. (30 student maximum).
What should I
do when I arrive at BAM for my scheduled docent-led tour?
A docent will meet you at the rear Education Entrance facing Julia Davis Park. Please wait for your docent and do not ring the buzzers. Please do not arrive more than five minutes before your scheduled tour. Your class will enter and exit through the rear Education Entrance. If you enter the building through the main entrance, a Museum representative will direct you around the outside of the Museum to the Education Entrance. Scheduled self-guided groups enter and leave the Museum through the front entrance.
What if I bring
my class to the Museum without a scheduled tour?
Because of the high demand for tours and to ensure high-quality experiences, unscheduled groups are not admitted to the Museum. Contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation at least two weeks in advance.
What is BAM’s
chaperon policy?
One adult per fifteen students is required for workshop and gallery tours. A maximum of two adults per fifteen students is allowed at no charge. Additional chaperons must pay regular admission. Chaperons are responsible for supervising students at all times. A self-guided tour must include one chaperon per ten students.
Is there imagery
that may be inappropriate for my students?
As a museum, we often exhibit artwork with challenging content and explicit imagery, which you may feel is inappropriate for young visitors. If this concerns you, we suggest that you preview the artwork with your free Teacher Preview Pass before your scheduled visit to BAM with young people.
What if I am unable
to bring my class to the Museum?
The BAM ArtReach Program is designed for classes outside of Ada County, Pre-K through twelfth grade, that are unable to visit the Museum. A representative from the Education Department travels to your classroom (within a 50-mile radius of the Museum) and engages students for 90 minutes in a lively discussion and hands-on activity relating to BAM’s exhibitions. Contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation at least four weeks in advance. Fee: Thanks to the generous grant support from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Beaux Arts Société the $60 visit/materials fee is waived, and this program is being offered to schools free of charge.
School Tour
Options
BAM offers two guided tour programs, Workshop Tours and Gallery Tours.
Workshop tours
BAM offers four workshop tours this year, featuring changing exhibitions and the Museum’s Permanent Collection. Students explore the artwork in the gallery and end their tour with a hands-on art experience in the Albertson’s Education Center Studios. Each workshop tour is adapted to each age level. Workshop tours for pre-kindergarten through 1st grade last 60 minutes. Workshop tours for 2nd grade through high school last 90 minutes.
Gallery tours
BAM offers guided gallery tours highlighting its Permanent Collection and changing exhibitions tailored to each age level. Students concentrate on specific themes or ideas as they tour the Museum. Educational activities, including games and inquiry based learning techniques, engage students directly with works of art. Gallery tours last 60 minutes.
Workshop Tours
September 18 – October 19, 2007 (Full)
Idaho Art
This tour focuses on the talents of artists living and/or working in Idaho. Students will discuss the artworks on display in the 2007 Idaho Triennial as well as the Laura McPhee: River of No Return exhibition and create their own works of art in the studios.
December 11, 2007 – February 22, 2008 (Full)
Las Artes de Mexico/The Arts of Mexico
This tour examines over 3,500 years of art and culture, from the ancient worlds of the Mayans and Aztecs to the 20th century works of Miguel Covarrubias and Diego Rivera. Students will investigate Mexican art and artifacts and will create their own artworks inspired by the works on view.
February 26 – March 21, 2008 (Full)
Faith Ringgold and John Taylor: Rebuilding Memories
Artists Faith Ringgold and John Taylor recreate their childhood memories in distinctly different ways. Students will discover how powerful and changing memories can be and will then create their own works of art based on memories in the studios.
April 1 – May 23, 2008
Marsden Hartley: American Modern, American Master
This tour centers on the single largest collection of art by the 20th century American Master Marsden Hartley. Hartley was a contemporary of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz and lived from 1877-1943. Students will learn about this artist’s importance in the history of art and will create their own works of art in the manner of Marsden Hartley.
ArtReach
Program for Rural Schools
Can’t come to the
Museum? Outside of Ada County? We’ll come to you. An educator, trained by Boise Art Museum’s
Education Department, travels to your classroom and engages students for 90
minutes in a lively discussion and hands-on activity related to BAM’s
Permanent Collection and the classroom curricula. The program is offered September
through May, Tuesday through Friday, at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. One visit
per classroom. The ArtReach Program is offered to classes:
- Pre-K
through twelfth grade;
- Unable to visit
the Museum due to transportation constraints;
- Outside
of Ada County (within a 50-mile radius of the Museum).
You provide:
- 90 uninterrupted
minutes for the program
- Students (30 maximum) with first-name-only nametags
on
- Electric power source
- Projection screen (or paper-covered wall)
- Space for
discussion and hands-on activity
- Your
normal classroom discipline
BAM ArtReach Educator
brings:
- 2-3 digital
images (original artwork cannot travel due to insurance and liability issues)
- Projector
and other equipment
- Supplies for hands on experience
- An evaluation form for
the classroom teacher to complete
- Free
passes that allow students and teachers to visit BAM with two guests
Thanks to the generous
grant support from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, and the Beaux Arts Société, the $60 visit/materials fee is
waived, and this program is being offered to schools free of charge. Classroom
teachers may take advantage of this worthwhile educational opportunity by
calling 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation at least four weeks in advance.
Only the classroom teacher may make reservations.
Content of the ArtReach visit: BAM’s ArtReach Educators and Education Department have created a selection of experiences that focus on themes explored in BAM’s Permanent Collection. Please review the options and be prepared to choose one when you call to schedule. Your ArtReach Educator will contact you prior to the visit to discuss ways in which the experience can be tailored to your classroom curricula.
Reservations
Classroom teachers may take advantage of this worthwhile educational opportunity by calling 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation at least four weeks in advance. Only the classroom teacher may make reservations.
ART AND SCIENCE OF COLLECTING
Hands-on experience
Students create a collection of clay objects that have something in common.
Suggestions for curricular connections
Collecting across the curriculum - collecting information, collecting scientific data, collecting historical information and objects, collecting words in English and foreign languages, planning for the arrangement of collections mathematically, sorting, classifying, organizing, comparing and labeling
BIRDS AS SYMBOLS
Hands-on experience
Students use oil pastels on canvas to create an image of a bird. It can be a real bird or an imaginary bird; the bird can stand for or symbolize something.
Suggestions for curricular connections
Birds in your curriculum - birds as symbols, scientific illustration of birds, other animals as symbols, habitats related to birds, reading and writing
COMMUNICATING ABOUT PLACE THROUGH PRINTS
Hands-on experience
Students create an image of a favorite place by doing a simple printmaking process, using markers and foam, called a monotype.
Suggestions for curricular connections
Idea of Place throughout the curriculum – studies of home, community and self, geography, memories, reading and writing
SCULPTURE – 3D
Hands-on experience
Students use modeling clay to create artwork that has three dimensions: height, width and depth.
Suggestions for curricular connections
Sculpture and 3D in the curriculum – shape versus form, two-dimensional vs. three-dimensional, geometry, composit figures, relationships among figures/objects
SYMBOLISM IN OTHER CULTURES AS SHOWN THROUGH AFRICAN AND MEXICAN MASKS
Hands-on experience
Students use a variety of materials to create masks that symbolize themselves or their culture.
Suggestions for curricular connections
Symbolism – animals, patterns, social studies, cultural studies, Africa, Mexico, masks
TREES IN ART
Hands-on experience
Students use markers and a cardboard plate, similar to artwork from the discussion, to create images related to curricular themes.
Suggestions for curricular connections
Tress as connections to the rest of life – ecology, community, symbolism, reading, writing, perspective
Follow
this link to visit the ArtReach Page
How
to Schedule a Workshop or Guided Gallery Tour
Please read our program and exhibition descriptions carefully and choose one or more tour programs that are suitable for your curriculum. Although the Museum’s tour programs are free of charge, they must be scheduled in advance. We suggest you schedule early, as Spring dates often fill in the Fall. Two weeks advance notice is required; however, spaces usually fill by mid-September for the entire school year. Thanks to the generous support of US Bancorp Foundation, the Greater Boise Rotary Foundation and the Harry W. Morrison Foundation, for all school tours scheduled at least two weeks in advance, the $50 tour fee is waived.
Scheduling a Tour:Reservations are necessary and must be made by the individual classroom teachers. Teachers, parents and volunteers may not make reservations for colleagues, friends or other teachers. Reservations must be made by classroom teachers only. Two weeks advance notice is required; however, spaces usually fill more quickly. Beginning August 27, 2007, teachers can contact BAM at 345-8330 ext. 36 to make a reservation for their class only. The week of August 27 – August 31, teachers may call between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beginning September 3, 2007, and continuing until full, teachers may call Tuesday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Tour Times: Workshop and guided gallery tours are offered from September 18, 2007 through May 23, 2007, Tuesday through Friday at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Tours last 60 to 90 minutes depending on the ages of the students and type of tour.
Group Size: There is a 10 student minimum for all guided tours. There is a 30 student
maximum for all tours. Self-guided tours are limited to a maximum of 30 students
per hour and are offered between the hours of 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. depending
upon space availability.
Confirmation: Written confirmation will be sent to you upon scheduling your tour. A Pre-Tour
Art Pack focusing on your chosen tour program will be mailed out at least
two weeks before your visit. A docent will call you to discuss specifics for
your group two weeks prior to your tour.
Special Needs: The Museum is accessible to all visitors. Please notify staff of
any special needs or concerns when scheduling a tour. The Museum can provide
tours in Spanish, and FM Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request.
Location: BAM is located within Julia Davis Park in downtown Boise. School groups enter
and exit the building through the rear Education Entrance located in Julia
Davis Park. Julia Davis Park is also home to Zoo Boise (384-4260), Idaho Black
History Museum (433-0017), Idaho State Historical Museum (334-2120) and Discovery
Center of Idaho (343-9895). The Log Cabin Literary Center (331-8000), Boise
Public Library (384-4200), and Idaho Human Rights Education Center (345-0304)
are located across the street from the Boise Art Museum.
Lunch Facilities: The Museum has no lunch facilities; however, picnicking is allowed in Julia
Davis Park, and there are many restaurants located nearby.
Chaperon Policy: One adult per fifteen students is required for workshop and gallery tours.
A maximum of two adults per fifteen students is allowed at no charge. Additional
chaperons must pay regular admission. Chaperons are responsible for supervising
students at all times. A self-guided tour must include one chaperon
per ten students.
Transportation
Reimbursement Grant Program: BAM offers a transportation reimbursement grant program that allows elementary and secondary schools
from outside Ada County to offset their bussing costs. Please ask us about
this program when scheduling your tour. Also, Boise Urban Stages (BUS) offers
free bus service to Boise public schools (K-12) for class field trips. Teachers
may contact the BUS directly at 336-1010. The service is restricted to existing
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