The Durango Arts Center advances the visual and cultural arts for the enrichment of the individual, the community of Durango and southwest Colorado.

"A Community's Commitment
to the Arts"
Gallery Education and Docent Tours
   Art in the Schools Program

The Gallery Education/Docent tour is devoted exclusively to creating art tours and related hands-on projects in our gallery for teachers and their students. The tour includes:

  • Orientation to appropriate gallery behavior
  • Exploration of how to "look" at art
  • Gallery tour
  • An optional hands-on art project with every tour (optional)

Tours are 30 to 45 minutes, and hands-on activities are 30 to 45 minutes.

  

The Art in Schools Program enhances student awareness of selected artists, familiarity with their work, and selected art projects. Classroom visits are:

  • For any teacher in grades K-5
  • Any time during the school year
  • In your classroom
  • For one classroom period
  • With art project and all supplies
  • About any of the following artists:

Jacob Lawrence • Leonardo da Vinci
Frederic Remington • Frida Kahlo
Pablo Picasso • Albert Bierstadt
Alfred Stieglitz • Georgia O'Keeffe
Stanton Englehart
Navajo Weaving

For more information or to schedule a tour please fill out the form below,
or contact Denise at DAC or call 259-2606.
Request for Tour or Art in School Activity Form

Teacher's Name:

Teacher's School:

Grade Level:

Number of Students: Program Requested:

Gallery Tour
Art in Schools

Name of artist/presentation requested:

Date:
     

Second Choice:
       

Times:



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