CURRICULUM/EVENTS: Art Institute of Chicago Fall 2009

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New Studio Programs, Special Programs, and Special Exhibitions Tours for Students

This fall, we are offering two new studio-based programs and a special program in partnership with the Lurie Garden of Millennium Park. We will also incorporate the special exhibition,
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Apostles of Beauty: Art and Crafts from Britain to Chicago, into select student tours. Get
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• Self, Family, and Community with Studio (grades 3-5, Fridays 10:00-12:00)
• Modern and Contemporary Art with Studio (grades 6-12, Wednesdays 10:00-12:00)
• Art and Garden Tours (grades 4-12, Thursdays, 10:30-12:00)

Have you visited the Crown Family Educator Resource Center yet?

Visit the http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe591c707167037b7011&ls=fde317... Crown Resource Center and browse our expanding library of books, teaching manuals, and DVDs. And don't forget to ask about how to join the Educator Network and receive an Educator Annual Pass.

Arte Latina: Modern and Contemporary Art from Latin America
Saturday, September 26, 9:30-3:30
$50; 5 CPDUs

This workshop explores art from Spain, Mexico, Chile, Cuba, and beyond in the Art Institute's collection. Discuss works of art in depth and learn about resources you can use to plan a classroom unit or a museum field trip. Portions of he workshop will be offered in Spanish and English. Get
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Teen Studio
Let your students know about the first of our fall Teen Programs. On September 17 from 5-7 pm teens can drop in to the Teen Studio to make a self-portrait button. For more information about this and other teen programs, http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe561c707167037b701c&ls=fde317... visit online.

Purchase Teacher Resources
A selection of Art Institute of Chicago teaching manuals and posters are available for purchase in the
http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe551c707167037b701d&ls=fde317... Kids Shop located in the Ryan Education Center in the Modern Wing. The Kids Shop features a unique assortment of books, toys, games, art-and-craft supplies, and educator resources. Members of the http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe591c707167037b7011&ls=fde317... Educator Network receive a 10% discount on their purchase in this shop only.

Classroom Resource: Untitled (1957), Joseph Cornell (grades K-12)
A wonderful example of the many shadow boxes Cornell created in his lifetime, this box combines whimsical found objects including a wooden bird, a ball, bingo chips, stamps, and newspaper clippings.

Find this http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe5d1c707167037b7314&ls=fde317... lesson plan or view this
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Questions? Send an mailto:[e-mail] e-mail or call [phone].

http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe591c707167037b7011&ls=fde317... Crown Family Educator Resource Center

Plan lessons and tours, borrow resources, sign up for the Educator Network, and consult education staff on arts integration strategies.

Get information about http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe561c707167037b701c&ls=fde317... teen programs,
http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe5b1c707167037b7316&ls=fde317... student tours, and complete the online http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe5a1c707167037b7010&ls=fde317... student tour application form.

All programs take place in the new http://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe5a1c707167037b7317&ls=fde317... Ryan Education Center in the Modern Wing.