Summer Institute for Visual Arts Teachers
Pipilotti Rist, Pixel Forest, 2016, LED installation with media player, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Pipilotti Rist / Photo: The Storyhive
William Kentridge in his studio, Johannesburg, 2016, courtesy of Kentridge Studio. Photograph: Stella Olivier
July 29, 2023
SOLD OUT
Visual arts teachers are invited to this professional-development workshop examining artistic methods and techniques. Gain inspiration from the MFAH art collections and exhibitions to bring refreshing ideas to your classroom.
Two 3-hour sessions focus on the exhibitions Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish and William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows. All studio and gallery experiences are tailored for teaching grade levels pre-K to 12. This workshop provides 6 hours of continuing professional education (CPE). Museum admission, exhibition tickets, parking, and lunch are included.
Tickets
$85
SOLD OUT Advance purchase required.
Questions? teachers@mfah.org
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation; and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Virginia and Ira Jackson; the Favrot Fund; CFP Foundation; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of John Wynne; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.
"Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish" is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Lead Corporate Underwriter:
Generous support provided by:
Sara Dodd-Denton and Will Denton
“William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows” is organized by The Broad, Los Angeles.
In Houston, major support is provided by:
Bobbie Nau
Additional generous support is provided by:
John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Bettie Cartwright
JBD Foundation
Beverly and Howard Robinson
Leslie and Russ Robinson