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Art is Around the Corner by Giselle Trujillo

In-School Residency ; Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Every day more people realize and take actions to create a healthier environment. Lets focus on the positive and share all this knowledge. In this workshop, students will create art pieces from recycled materials, connecting to their environment, and learning about how to use creative self-expression as a method for reducing waste.

ArtBus

Field Trip ; Professional Development ; Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

All aboard the ArtBus! This public art tour and field trip experience aims to better connect participants with the visual arts in their community and throughout Indianapolis. ArtBus routes start at your location and travel to arts and cultural institutions around town, stopping along the way to discover Indianapolis’ public art. (More detailed route information below, under Locations.) An ArtBus Conductor will help your group make sense of art works by asking open-ended questions designed to prompt close observation. S/he will also lead interactive activities that will help participants think about how art works are made and are valued, and give participants a behind-the-scenes look at artists and arts-related professions. Participants will also get an opportunity to try their hand at making their own art. ArtBus is an ideal experience for youth 8-18 or for adults. ArtBus trips can be customized to provide professional development opportunities for visual arts educators and educators aiming to integrate history, civics, local geography with the arts.

ArtReach

Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

For more than 20 years, ArtReach has provided high-quality year-round, community-based art education to children ages 5-18 living in underserved areas of Indianapolis. This afterschool and summer studio art program serves approximately 1,000 youth at 26 sites annually. During their semester-long ArtReach class, students learn art-making, art history, art criticism and aesthetics and gain valuable self-confidence and self-expression along the way. Every spring ArtReach students are invited to exhibit their artwork at the ArtReach Exhibition. The artwork they’ve created is professionally displayed in the Indianapolis Art Center’s galleries for their friends, family, and community to see. ArtReach works with each partner location to identify a schedule, location, and age range. A teaching artist is selected based on the needs and qualities of the partner site. Teaching artists create curriculum unique to each site and serve as positive, caring role models for the youth they teach. Partner sites are expected to manage recruitment, assist with demographics collection, and provide an adult representative to be present during each ArtReach session.

Butler Ballet: The Nutcracker - Matinee for School Groups

Field Trip

Butler Ballet is proud to present their 35th annual production of The Nutcracker. Come enjoy the music of Tchaikovsky as the dancers recreate this favorite holiday tale. The Nutcracker, based on the story The Nutcracker and the King of Mice written by E.T.A. Hoffman, is the story of a young German girl who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince and a fierce battle against a Mouse King. From the festive party scene to the enchanted Land of Sweets, students will enjoy the artistry, music and dance of this magical production.

Comic Books for Comprehension by Jingo de la Rosa

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Students will create their own page of a comic book that illustrates a descriptive sentence. By dissecting the nouns, verbs, and adjectives of the sentence, students will draw interesting illustrations from their own imagination.

Community Arts Classes

Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Community Arts Classes provide people of all ages and all abilities with the opportunity to express themselves through a variety of art forms. Our Community Arts Classes are led by our professional teaching artists, who guide students through the art-making process. We offer two different types of classes. Exploratory classes are for artists of all ages. With a guided lesson plan, students explore specific techniques in a variety of art forms to further their artistic abilities. Exploratory classes are offered Mondays and Wednesdays. Our dedicated class is for artists looking for less guidance. Working with teaching artists, students have the freedom to create individualized works of art. The dedicated class is offered on Tuesdays.

Discovery Tour

Field Trip ; Virtual Experience

Eiteljorg Guides will give students a well-rounded orientation to the museum’s exhibitions and collections with highlights in the Western art, contemporary art and Native American galleries. Special exhibitions can also be included. **This tour can be presented virtually via Zoom. Contact ehinkle@eiteljorg.com for more info.

Drawing 2 Conclusions by Gary Gee

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Students will develop critical thinking and deductive reasoning by drawing a simple scene with Gary Gee. Students will draw figures and derive context to visualize and create the figures’ surroundings. Combining art, imagination, and context clues, students will use sketching to draw conclusions to real world problems.

Educational Theater & Outreach Performances

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Participate in interactive live theater performances at the Indiana State Museum or in your own classroom. Your students might even find themselves in the thick of the action! PreK – Grade 2 Fred the Mastodon In this lively puppet show meet Fred the Mastodon, an Ice Age mammal, who wanders the Indiana landscape searching for his herd. Audience members have a chance to participate in the show as other Ice Age animals are introduced, including dire wolves, owls and bison. Reptile Theater Fickelsteen Frog, a reporter for The Daily Croaker, has been assigned a feature story — he is looking for the answer to the question: What is a reptile? He wanders the countryside searching for reptiles and to find out what makes them slither. Grades 3 – 12 Indiana Face-to-Face This unique experience offers two live performances in one 45-minute presentation. Choose from Levi Coffin, Elwood Haynes, Thomas Say, Johnny Appleseed, Sully the Irish Canal Worker and Young Abe Lincoln. A question and answer session is included in the program. Grades 4 – 12 The Liar’s Bench Bovine hairballs? Vern’s Varmint Trap? A cotton mill cog from the 19th century? What does the word Hoosier really mean? The audience is divided into teams as students vie to be the first to decide if, for example, that strange-looking contraption is really a pasta holder from a South Bend restaurant or a miniature golf ball display piece. On The Air: The Hoosier Hour World War II is brought to life through the antics of the folks at radio station WISM as they attempt to struggle through their weekly broadcast of songs, skits and commercials with the specter of food and gas shortages, staff shortages and the ever-present war. 19 Plays These interactive one-act and vignette theater pieces highlight notable Hoosiers of the past 200 years. Create an hour-long presentation that covers 200 years of Indiana’s statehood with topics including young Abe Lincoln, Thomas Say, Amanda Way, Eugene Debs, the first pro baseball game and others. Scripts will be made available by request as pre-visit resources for a more hands-on experience.

Exploring Cultural Memory Through Papel Picado by Beatriz Vasquez

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Bring master contemporary papercutting artist Beatriz Vasquez to your classroom to help your students learn cultural awareness skills through Papel Picado, a Mexican folk art! In this workshop students will safely and effectively learn diverse cut techniques and terminology, how to utilize cultural memory, and how art is used for activism.

Feeling Tree: My Emotions Matter by Sofiya Inger

In-School Residency ; Workshop/Class (In-School)

Guided by Sofiya Inger, students will explore the visual language of color and symbols. They will communicate who they are by designing an image on a fabric leaf. In the 3-5 day residency, the leaves can be made into a collaborative wall hanging.

Field Trip to Line+Form Atelier

Field Trip

Line+Form Atelier offers engaging field trips in the studio on Fridays throughout the school year. Ms. Fran, owner of L+F, connects with teachers to ensure the field trip is meeting the educational needs of the group. Whether it’s a one time visit, or a partnership that will last several months, Line+Form field trips are guaranteed to be a highlight of your student’s year!

Gifts of the Earth: Native American Pottery by Robin McBride Scott

Workshop/Class (In-School)

Student will learn about the history and culture of the Mississippi Native Peoples and the clay techniques they used. Each student will create a piece of North American Mississippi-style pottery called an effigy vessel (having the form of a human or animal). Most effective as a 60 or 90 minute workshop.

Imagination Express

Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Once Upon A Time… Utilizing elements from all the artistic disciplines (music, visual art, literature, etc…), children explore the structure of a story, develop a deeper awareness of self through traditional acting exercises for youth, and discover new ways to express creative ideas and use their imaginations. Ultimately, listening skills develop and natural instincts emerge allowing everyone to flourish and have fun in a unique environment that simultaneously promotes social interaction and individual expression.

Indigo Blues by Sofiya Inger

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Using the power of nature, students will turn oxygen and indigo plants into bright blue fabric art. After folding, tying, and dipping their fabric in natural indigo dye, students will see the process of oxidation. Students will discuss how art can involve nature in various ways.

Internships at Newfields

Professional Development

Newfields is more than a local cultural attraction with an international reputation. It’s also a small city that can help you figure out what you’re going to do in the big, wide world. You know that at Newfields you’ll find art, gardens, and performances. But you’ll also find designers, scientists, photographers, lawyers, and marketers, all looking for the chance to introduce you to what they do. Help them—and yourself—out by becoming an intern at Newfields. We offer internships throughout the fall, spring, and summer semesters accepting applications year-round. Availability varies throughout the year depending on departmental needs. Internships are project-based and include the ongoing work of the department to which they are assigned. Our program is designed to introduce you to all the inner workings of a cultural attraction, featuring both the Indianapolis Museum of Art and The Garden at Newfields. The Newfields Intern Program is open to juniors, seniors, recent graduates, or graduate students.

Magic with Foil by Robin McBride Scott

Workshop/Class (In-School)

Soft foil metal is a great magical medium to create works of art in. Students will explore their creativity through the technique of embossing. Metal foils are a great material to create low relief embossed artworks using simple tools. It is fun to make, endless possibilities for creativity, and the end results are breathtaking!

Metal Embossing - Stretching Your Imagination by Robin McBride Scott

Workshop/Class (In-School)

Repoussé is a centuries-old art metalworking technique in which a malleable metal (copper, brass, aluminum, tin, gold, etc.) is ornamented or shaped from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Students will get to explore the creation of a one of a kind art piece using wood tools to stretch the surface of a flat metal piece creating an embossed image.

Picture Power by William Rasdell

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

From advertising to internet memes photographic imagery has increasingly become a primary medium of persuasion. In this session students will engage in a discussion about what makes images powerful and persuasive and dissect how images may impact their lives. Students will create their own imagery to communicate a message.

Playful Prints by Robin McBride Scott

Workshop/Class (In-School)

Printmaking is a rewarding art form that allows children to try out different techniques and to see cause and effect in action. Playful Prints is an opportunity for students to create artwork in a completely new way using a pencil, foam plate, inks and paper to create multiple pieces of art from one drawing.

Reinforcing Math Concepts thru Art: Nature Mandalas by Kris Hurst

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Students will learn about rotational symmetry through creating a mandala with natural materials.

Reinforcing Math Concepts thru Art: Notebook Designing by Kris Hurst

Workshop/Class (In-School); Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Students will learn about measurement, perimeter and area through applying an abstract surface design to a notebook using tissue paper and mod podge.

Saturday Studio

Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Art With a Heart takes pride in encouraging all students in their artistic abilities & interests. For students who exhibit a natural talent or passion for art, we offer a weekly Studio Program on Saturdays at the AWaH studio. Students will work in a choice-based environment where they are treated like professional artists and in all classes will have the opportunity to work with a variety of art materials and mediums (drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, etc.). Students will be exposed to the themes of many artists and art movements throughout history, as well as to current artists at the height of their craft. At the end of each session, students will host a collective art show to demonstrate all of the work they have accomplished throughout the 10 weeks.

St. Mary's Child Center at Newfields Preschool

Through a partnership with St. Mary’s Child Center, Newfields offers an on-campus preschool for children ages 3 to 5. Anchored in Reggio Emilia inspired teaching, daily the children experience original works of art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art; explore The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, historic Lilly House, Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse, and The Garden; and work on projects inspired by their environment. The St. Mary’s Child Center at Newfields Preschool is a half-day preschool that offers a five-day program, three-day program, or two-day program from 9 – 11:30 am for the school year (August – May). The low child to adult ratio (6:1) provides personal attention to ensure optimal social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of the child.

Summer Art Camps

Camp

Line+Form Atelier is thrilled to be hosting 7 weeks of art camp this summer! June: Insect+Bee Camp, Unicorn+Fairy Camp (sold out), Art in Motion July: Street Art Camp, Fashion Design Camp (sold out), Anime+Comics Camp (sold out), Unicorn+Fairies Camp Session 2 Camps are suitable for children ages 5-12 and are held Mon-Thurs from 9-3pm.

The Magical Art of Printmaking by Robin McBride Scott

Workshop/Class (In-School)

Printmaking surrounds us and is an integral part of our society today. We depend on printed text, advertising and art as a primary source for information and entertainment. Students will create their own relief printing plates, ink them up and produce a print. Once a relief plate is made multiple prints can be made from the same plate, unlike other art forms. As a ﬁne art form, printmaking continues to be recognized around the world for its method, diversity, and beauty.

The Whole Child: Digging into Reggio-inspired Practice II

Professional Development ; Workshop/Class (In-School)

Part 2 of the workshop takes place at the IPS/Butler Lab School 60. During this 3 hour workshop, we will visit with Abby Bucher and learn more about what Reggio-inspired practice can look like in a public school in Indianapolis. We will take a tour and notice environments, we will do some materials exploration that can then be put into practice in your own setting, and we will look at a couple of projects that have been done with students in Indianapolis that shows how we have been inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach.

Urban Artisans Internship Program

Professional Development ; Student Showcase Opportunities ; Workshop/Class (Out-of-School)

Urban Artisans is an internship program that aids 16-22 year-olds, with and without disabilities, with the transition from school to the workplace. Under the leadership of our professional teaching artists, interns work as a creative team to produce marketable, artistic products in clay, fiber, paints and mosaics. These products are sold in the ArtMix Gallery and in local shops throughout Indianapolis. Through this program, interns gain artistic, vocational, and social skills that help them in their future endeavors. Many interns have gone on to find employment and/or pursued higher education. The Urban Artisans program was designed using the standards from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

We Are the People (North American Indians)

Field Trip ; Virtual Experience

Eiteljorg Guides will help students compare Native American resources, traditional and contemporary environments, arts and cultures from across North America. A portion of this tour will concentrate on the art, history an cultures of the Miami, Potawatomi, Delaware and other Native peoples of Indiana. View art and artifacts from the museum’s collection as well as those on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This tour is IDOE Academic -standards based, aligned with the visual arts, language arts and social studies subjects. See the Mihtohseenionki Teachers’ Resource Guide here: https://eiteljorg.org/for-educators/educator-resources/. Older students and adults will enjoy this tour, also. **This tour can be presented virtually via Zoom. Contact ehinkle@eiteljorg.com for more info.

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