MMoCA

Tour Subsidies

The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art has new resources available to help art teachers arrange field trips to the museum during the 2006-2007 school year. Art teachers may request bus transportation and substitute teacher subsidies by contacting the Education Department. School Tour funds are limited and are dispersed on a first-come, first-served basis; preference is given to urban and rural schools with limited funds and to schools that serve students who are economically disadvantaged.

The 2006-2007 School Tour Program has been generously supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The mission of the institute is to grow and sustain a nation of learners through its grants, research, publications, and public discussions. Special support has also been provided by the American Girl Fund for Children. Additional funds have been provided by the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission with funds from The Evjue Foundation, the Madison Community Foundation, and the Overture Foundation; the Alliant Energy Foundation; Macy’s; UW Health; Physicians Plus; James and Sylvia Vaccaro; and the Theda Clark Smith Family Foundation.

Teaching Guides

These informative packets are developed by the Education Department for use in advance of a tour. Teaching Guides provide biographical information, analysis of artworks, pre- and post-visit discussion questions, lesson ideas, and illustrations of a selection of works on view.

Lending Library

Video programs shown in conjunction with exhibitions or as separate video screenings are available free-of-charge for short term loan to educators. MMoCA also serves as an educational resource center for classroom materials through the National Gallery of Art Extended Loan Program. A variety of videotapes and slides on artists, artistic movements and ways to look at art are offered through the museum. This material may be used as a curriculum supplement, as an introduction to art history, in advance of a tour, or as a tool to enhance art appreciation.

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Student art based on works included in MMoCA Collects (Ellsworth Kelley, Red/Blue, 1964, and Roy Lichtenstein, Sandwich and Soda, 1964) lesson plans.

Modern Art/Contemporary Art/MMoCA Collects

This Internet-based introduction to MMoCA's distinguished collection features 30 artworks, with curatorial notes; artist photographs and biographies; a historical timeline; and classroom-tested lesson plans integrating the visual arts, language arts, social studies, life sciences, and math.

Images and lesson plans suitable for all grade levels may be downloaded for classroom use. These and other education resources may be found in the "For Teachers" section of MMoCA Collects.

SchoolsMuseumsART Project

The SchoolsMuseumsART (SMART) Project comprises a set of eleven full-color posters; a richly illustrated, 180-page teaching text; and 55 color slides. Based on the collections of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the project was developed to serve the curricular goals of elementary art educators.

Published by the Madison Metropolitan School District’s Fine Arts Department, the SMART Project is an integral part of MMSD elementary art curriculum. The SMART Project is available free to Dane County schools and may be purchased by schools outside Dane County for $260. For more information, please call the Education Department or email sheri@mmoca.org.

Making Connections: Integrating Art into the Classroom

Making Connections was produced by MMoCA’s Education Department to serve general classroom teachers. The book provides color slides of twenty works from the museum’s permanent collection, artists' backgrounds, lesson plans for grades kindergarten through five, discussion questions, vocabulary, and age-appropriate bibliographies. Lessons explore topics in language arts, social studies, natural science, and mathematics. The publication is no longer available for sale, however, loan copies may be obtained through the Education Department.