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The Indianapolis Museum of Art
 http://www.ima-art.org
Contact:  Wendy Wilkerson      1.317.923.133 Ext. 128
E-Mail:  Wwilkerson@ima-art.org

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The IMA offers exciting, diverse collections of African Art, American Art, Asian Art, Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, European Art, Pre-Columbian Art, South Pacific Art and Textile Arts.   The Oldsfield-Lilly House and Garden, an elegant 26 acre estate and historic house museum is located on the IMA grounds.  The 22 room mansion was once the home of J.K. Lilly Jr.  The Lilly House features eight furnished historic rooms which reflect mostly the 1930's period.  Ninety percent of the furnishings and decorative objects belonged to Lilly.

Most programs can be adapted to any grade or interest level, including elementary, middle and high school students, educators and community members. Standards and disciplines addressed are listed with individual program descriptions.

Recommended class sizes are 20-30 students. The museum provides pre-broadcast materials to help teachers prepare their classes.

All connections are scheduled to include a 15 minute test time.  Video broadcast programs are available Monday through Friday 7:30a.m. - 5:00p.m. 

All programs address national and state (Indiana) standards. Programs can be formatted to suit any age.

Program cost is $95 (not including line charges). If one school schedules three or more programs, the fee drops to $80 per program. Customized programs not listed above are $120 per program.

Cancellations must be received 48 hours in advance in order to receive a full refund.

Highlighted Programs
The IMA as a Resource
Introduces teachers to the IMA distance-learning programming and offerings.
Disciplines

Speak to Learn Game Show
Your class works in teams to express ideas and answer questions about art while using the language they are studying. Languages offered: Spanish, German, French or English as a Second Language (ESL).
 Disciplines and Standards

Eye Wonder: The Art of Science
Students play with scientific questions that artists such as Monet, Seurat and some of the 1960s Op artists have asked themselves about the connection between what the eye senses and what it perceives.
 Disciplines and Standards

Dream Big: Art and Dr. Martin Luther King's Vision
Examine the connections between themes in King's I Have a Dream speech and IMA works of art by artists who have struggled to have their voices heard. (This program is free if you schedule a subsequent Museum visit, funded through the generosity of Ameritech).
 Disciplines and Standards

What's Your Sign? Decoding Medieval Imagery
Students decode medieval symbols to better understand the link between art and social structures of the past and present, and then create their own symbols.
 Disciplines and Standards

The Good Life
Students reflect on what it means to have "the good life" by discussing how the concept has been portrayed over the last 100 years in European and American art.
 Disciplines and Standards

Royal Riddle in African Art
Explore the role of art in communicating power and social ideals through proverbs and symbols in ancient Egyptian, Yoruba and Akan cultures.
 Disciplines and Standards

On the Wall: Drawing on Math
The IMA hired a world-famous artist to solve a big art problem, and he used math to do it! Students work to figure out the process.
 Disciplines and Standards

Make Your Mark
Take a closer look at the minute details in prints by Albrecht Dürer that reveal the symbolism of the day, and then create a personal iconography.
 Disciplines and Standards

Training Camp—Academic Superbowl and Decathlon
Help your students prepare for their upcoming competitions by discussing the stated themes as they relate to art.

Academic Decathlon-America: The Growth of a Nation
Disciplines and Standards
Academic Super Bowl-The 1940s and '50s
 Disciplines and Standards