Boca Raton Museum of Art

501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432
In Mizner Park
T: 561.392.2500 F: 561.391.6410
E: info@bocamuseum.org

Hours:
	Tues-Sun 10am-5pm
	Every Wednesday,10am-9pm

Teacher and Student Programs

FIELD TRIP GRANTS

The Boca Raton Museum of Art has Field Trip Grants available periodically in conjunction with special exhibitions. The Museum's Field Trip Grant program is an innovative grant initiative designed to fund a field trip to the Museum for students and teachers in South Florida. The grants are awarded to accredited K-12 public, private or charter schools in the Miami, Broward or Palm Beach counties.

The guidelines for the Fall 2009 Field Trip Grant Program can be found here. The application can be downloaded as a PDF file here.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM

The Boca Raton Museum of Art and Plumosa School of the Arts take great pride in announcing the placement of an Artist in Residency program at the school.
This program enables the entire student population and the school staff to create works of art to be installed throughout the campus. These works will both beautify the school and encourage the participants to reach higher levels of learning through the visual arts. All classes, from kindergarten through fifth grade, have the opportunity to work with instructor, Catalina Aguirre Hoffman, who works on campus two days a week throughout the 2009-2010 school year. The artworks being produced by the school community are inspired by Museum collection pieces and reflect the academic skills taught in each grade, as well as correlate with the Florida Sunshine State Standards. This program will serve as a model for other schools and provides an enriching and rewarding, memorable experience.

EDUCATION MORNINGS

In an effort to expand the educational opportunities offered through the visual arts, the Boca Raton Museum of Art presents Education Mornings. This program targets middle and high school students who will participate in a two-part experience at the Museum. One portion focuses on a studio workshop for students who will create a work of art based on the selected artist. The other portion involves a docent-guided tour investigating the artist and his/her original works of art. In conjunction with the exhibition, Marc Bell Presents: The Magical World of M.C. Escher, Education Mornings will explore the life and works of printmaker, draftsman, book illustrator and muralist M.C. Escher. Artist Catalina Aguirre Hoffman will facilitate the studio workshop. The program will be offered for eleven Wednesday mornings from January 27 - April 7, 2010. The workshop is limited to 50 students per morning. This program is extremely popular so register early!

SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

The Boca Raton Museum of Art is committed to forging partnerships with schools interested in developing ways the Museum can become a significant resource for enhancing the curriculum and learning skills of their students by using visual art. Programs within a school and visits to the Museum are designed specifically to address the needs of each school.

INTERNSHIPS

Students enrolled in area colleges and universities may apply for internships to fulfill curriculum requirements.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

The Museum offers a program, Eye to I, developed to encourage fourth and fifth grade students to learn Visual Thinking Strategies and improve their critical thinking skills. Through guided inquiry, students learn to analyze and interpret examples of art with narrative qualities.To schedule, contact the Education Programs Coordinator 561.392.2500, ext. 106.

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS

The Museum coordinates outreach programs as a service to those who do not have the opportunity to visit the Museum. For established after-care centers, the Meet a Master, Create a Masterpiece assists students (grades 3-5) in learning how to look at art and create their own masterpieces. Currently, the Museum is engaged in partnerships with Boys & Girls Clubs, Youth Activity Center, and Florence Fuller Child Development Centers in Boca Raton.