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K-12 Teachers and Students
 The JSMA is dedicated to serving K-12 communities throughout the state through educational programs and to training that integrates the arts into the classroom. In support of this commitment, we offer extensive educational outreach programs.
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art's Education and Outreach Programs are supported in part by the Cheryl and Allyn Ford Educational Outreach Endowment Fund.
GUIDED SCHOOL TOURS
Tours are inquiry-based and encourage dialogue between the students and guide. The museum integrates the internationally acclaimed approach of
Visual Thinking Strategies
in its tours.
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Tour Themes
ELEMENTARY (K-5)
Learning to Look: An Introduction to the Museum
An introductory tour designed to provide students with strategies and vocabulary to discuss paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, and other art media.
Animals in Art: Multicultural Fauna
The captivating theme of animals in art is the basis for this cross-cultural exploration of the museum.
Explore Asia!
A tour that explores life in historical and contemporary Asia through art and artifacts in the museum's Chinese, Japanese, and Korean galleries and current exhibitions.
Portraits, People, and Places
A tour that investigates art depicting people and places across the times and cultures represented in the museum collection and special exhibitions.
Special Exhibition Tour
A tour that focuses on the
special exhibition
currently on view.
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SECONDARY (GRADES 6-12)
Seeking Symbols: Investigating Icons and Symbolism in Art (Available beginning January 2010) Travel through all areas of the museum’s collection to identify symbols and icons found in art. Tour includes Buddhist images, Orthodox icons, and symbolism found in contemporary art.
Learning to Look: An Introduction to the Museum
An introductory tour designed to provide students with strategies and vocabulary to discuss paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, and other art media.
Explore Asia!
A tour that explores life in historical and contemporary Asia through art and artifacts in the museum's Chinese, Japanese, and Korean galleries and current exhibitions.
 Portraits, People, and Places
A tour that investigates art depicting people and places across the times and cultures represented in the museum collection and special exhibitions.
Special Exhibition Tour
A tour that focuses on the
special exhibition
currently on view.
Optional Studio Activities
An activity in the museum’s art studio may be added to any tour for $3 to cover the cost of art supplies. Studio activities are led by an art educator and provide a hands-on opportunity to further explore themes and images from the tour and the collection.
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SCHEDULING A TOUR
Tours, led by trained Exhibition Interpreters, are available on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings at 9:15, 10:15, and 11:15 and are approximately forty-five minutes in length. Studio activities are an additional 45 minutes.
- Please fax, mail or email the School Tour Request Form to schedule a tour, or call (541) 346-0910. *Tour fee: $2 per student. Studio activities are an additional $3 per student. Payment is expected a week prior to tour date. The JSMA accepts checks, Mastercard, or Visa.
- Fill Up the Bus: Our commitment is to make the museum accessible to all. Scholarships are available for schools with 40% or more students on a subsidized lunch program. Please contact the Tour Coordinator at (541) 346-0910 for information.
Before the Tour
- The museum will send a confirmation letter, Tour Planning Guide, and invoice once your tour is booked.
- The lead Exhibition Interpreter for your tour will contact you to clarify your tour planning needs and arrange to visit your classroom before the field trip, if you wish. The pre-tour visit is 20-30 minutes and is offered at no additional cost.
- 1 adult chaperone is required for every 6 students for kindergarten through grade eight, and for every 8 students for grades nine through twelve for both the tour and the studio. Chaperones are admitted for free and are expected to assist with tour and studio activities.
- Tour cancellation requests must be received at least forty-eight hours in advance of a scheduled tour. Our Tour Coordinator will work with you to reschedule your tour.
After the Tour
- Art activities in the museum’s studio are optional; cost is $3.00 per child.
- Each student will receive a free, one-time family pass to use at a later date.
- To help us serve you and your students better, please return the tour evaluation form in your confirmation packet.
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TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER
Curriculum Materials & Professional Development
Get ideas for integrating art in the classroom using the JSMA’s teacher resources (kits and curriculum materials). With activities and lessons for all grades. Attend the JSMA’s
Annual Professional Development Workshop
(second Friday in October ).
Curriculum Materials
A Way With Words: Calligraphy and Visual Art
A curriculum unit on the art of calligraphy with connections to visual art, language arts, and world cultures. Inspired by the exhibition, A Way with Words: The Art of Jung Do-Jun.
NewArt Northwest
A curriculum unit on contemporary art with connection to environmental science, language arts, social studies, visual arts.
Cuba Avant-Garde
A curriculum unit on contemporary Cuban art with connections to social studies, language arts, visual art and the performing arts.
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero
A curriculum unit on superhero comics and Japanese manga with connections to social studies, language arts and visual arts.
Outreach Kits
Outreach kits contain artifacts, reproductions representing the museum’s collection, and curriculum resources for teachers. Kits are loaned at no charge for 2 weeks.
China curriculum guide: Download Curriculum PDF
Korea curriculum guide: Download Curriculum PDF
Japan curriculum guide: Download Curriculum PDF
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SUBMIT REQUEST FOR OUTREACH KIT FORM
Museum staff will contact you to confirm your outreach kit reservation.
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NEWART NORTHWEST KIDS - K-12 ART EXHIBITION
NewArt Northwest Kids : The Art of the Superhero
On view December 1, 2009 to March 28, 2010
The JSMA’s third annual K-12 student art exhibition features superheroes and heroines seen through the imaginations and hands of youth from around the region.
NewArt Northwest Kids submission form
Dragon Puppet Theatre
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s Dragon Puppet Theatre brings ancient and modern tales from around the world to life with colorful puppet shows. The group performs with hand-crafted, authentically costumed puppets for both K-5 classrooms and community groups.
The puppet shows are based on stories that have been handed down from generation to generation in China, Japan, Korea, and the Pacific Northwest—all regions of focus in the art museum’s collection—as well as new stories incorporating other aspects of art and the collections. The Dragon Theatre's newest offering, "The Vanishing Matisse," is a lively story that introduces viewers to basic art concepts.
Puppet performances cost $1/attendee for private performances or $75/show for public performances. If you are interested in scheduling a puppet show, please
request a performance
or call the education department at (541) 346-0910.
The following show titles are available for the 2009-2010 school year:
Kintaro, a Japanese folk tale; Raven and Petral, a Native American folk tale; The Zodiac Race about the Chinese calendar in celebration of Chinese New Year (January and February only,); The Vanishing Matisse, a story for teaching the elements of art. This show may be enjoyed on its own or as a complement to a "Learning to Look" tour at the museum.
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ArtsBridge at the UO
ArtsBridge at the University of Oregon, part of the ArtsBridge America network, works in partnership with local public schools to provide high-quality arts education to K-12 school children. Stipends are given to those undergraduate and graduate students who teach the arts and lead projects in art, drama, dance, and music.
K-12 teaching opportunities are available for top UO students in the visual and performing arts. UO students (scholars) interested in participating in UO ArtsBridge are asked to complete a scholar application form and mail it to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Student Scholars
UO Student (Scholar) Application Form
Fingerprinting Instructions
UO Student Responsibilities
Scholar Evaluation
Project Plan
Mentors
Host Teachers/Schools
Classroom Teacher Application Form
Teacher Responsibilities
About Us
About UCI ArtsBridge
UCI Arts Bridge Mission Statement
Links
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