Professional Development Presenter
American Art Partner: Professional Development with Chicago Public School teachers in partnership with Art Resources in Teaching, Terra Foundation, and the Art Institute of Chicago, 7 day sessions + 8 in classrooms
American Colonial Art to Civil War 3 day sessions + 20 in classrooms
Art and Math 1 to 3 day sessions + 8 in classrooms
World Art History for Teachers 8 day sessions
Planning and Creating a school mural 17 day sessions
Building Art Capacity in the Classroom
8 to 11 day sessions in classrooms
Art and Literacy 1 day session
Romare Bearden The Block Theme Community 1 day session
Elizabeth Catlett the Art of Print Making 1 day session
Creating with Clay 1 day session
Simple Book Making 1 day session
Making Chess Pieces with Your Students 1 day session
Beyond The Bulletin Board 1 day session
Visit to Artist Studios 1 day session
World Architecture 1 day session
Tours of Downtown Chicago Architecture 1 day session
Residencies Workshops After school programs Parent Workshops
Residencies
Individual 6-16 session Residency for the following:
Art and Literacy
Themes
Identity
Community
Journey
Transformation
Art and Math
Main Ideas
Shapes and Forms
2-dimensional and 3-dimensional
Patterns
Symmetry
Hexagon Tessellating pattern
Sierpinski Triangle Form
Stereo Design Screen/Lenticular Screen
Frank Lloyd Wright Windows
Geodesic Domes
One and Two Point Perspective
Art and Science
Individual Residency for the following:
The Natural World
Fabric
Ancient Civilizations
Individual Residency for the following:
Ancient Egypt
Individual Residency for the following:
Hieroglyphics
Painting
Sculpture
Architecture
Mythology
Comparing Ancient Egypt with Ancient Mayan Civilizations
Ancient Greek and Roman
Individual Residency for the following:
Art
Vases
Architecture
Mythology
Art of the Middle Ages
Individual Residency for the following:
Art of the Middle Ages
Stained Glass
Simple Books
Gargoyle Sculpture
Asian Cultures
Individual Residency for the following:
Japanese
Japanese Gardens
Japanese Screens
Japanese Prints
Cambodian
Angkor Wat
Chinese
Qui Shi Huangs Terracotta Warriors and Horses
Chinese Dragons
Comparing Han Dynasty Tomb Sculpture and Nayarit Tableau Sculpture
Hispanic Culture
Individual Residency for the following:
Olmec Sculpture
Colima Sculpture
Mayan Art, Architecture, Hieroglyphics, Mythology
Aztec Sculpture and Architecture
Frida Kahlo Identity in Art
Art of Jose Guadalupe Posada Print Making
Constructing Day of the Dead Alter
Interpreting and creating a Retablos and/or Ex-votos
Native American Cultures
Individual Residency for the following:
Northwest Coast American Indians
Plains Indians
Woodland Indians
Ancient Pueblo People
Crow Canyon, Art and Archeology of the Southwest
African Cultures
Individual Residency for the following:
African Masks
Benin Tusk Art and Story Telling
Ndebele Mural Design Patterns
African American Art
Individual Residency for the following:
Jacob Lawrence The Great Migration
Romare Bearden, The Block Community, Collage
Bernard Williams, Silhouettes and Symbols
Faith Ringgold Tar Beach
Australian Dream Time Residency
Architecture
Individual Residency for the following:
History of Architecture
History of Chicago Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright
United States of American Art
Individual Residency for the following:
American Regions Landscapes and Cityscapes
Art during the Colonel Period
Art during the Civil War
Art during Reconstruction
Art between WWI and WWII
Pop Art
Narrative Art
Individual Residency for the following:
Story Telling in Art
Simple book making
Book Illustrations
Creating Comics
Paper puppets
Photography Residency
Print Making Residency
Sculpture Residency
Clay Residency
Public Sculpture, City and the World Residency
Workshops
Individual 1-3 session Workshops for the following:
Simple book making
Book Illustrations
Creating Geometric Forms with Clay
Art and Science/Literacy, Rain Forest, The Great Kapok Tree
Life Cycle of Dinosaurs with Clay
Pop Art, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein
Claus Oldenberg Creating Soft Sculpture
Alexander Calder Creating from 2-demensions to 3-Demensions
Chinese Dragons
Day of the Dead
After School Programs
Individual 8-16 week Afterschool Residency for the following:
Art and Math
Painting and Drawing
Sculpture
Print making
Photography
Ceramics
Mask Making
Murals
Mosaic
Humor in Art
Creating Chess Pieces
Parent Workshops
Individual 1 day Parent workshop for the following:
Take Your Child to a Museum
Exploring the Sears Gallery in Your Childs School
Story Telling in Art
Simple Book Making
Simple Marbleize Paper Making
Creating with Clay
Tour Guide
Individual 1½ hour Tours for the following:
Art Institute of Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art
Field Museum of Natural History
Downtown Chicago Architecture
Downtown Chicago Public Sculpture
Graceland Cemetery