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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
http://www.lacma.org
Contact:  Mary Lenihan      1.323.857.6049
E-Mail:  mlenihan@lacma.org

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses more then 100,000 works of art.  The Permanent collections include American Art, Ancient and Islamic Art, Chinese and Korean Art, Costume and Textiles, Decorative Arts, European Painting and Sculpture, Japanese Art, Latin American Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, Photography, Prints and Drawings, South and Southeast Asian Art.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art brings the museum to your classroom through distance learning.  The museum offers students and teachers an opportunity to experience the museums collection of art spanning ancient times to the present.  During each videoconference , participants will study the art and discuss works of art representing a variety of artistic movements and styles, gaining insight into the social, political, and cultural reasons behind the creation. 

Each real-time, interactive videoconference is led by a skilled museum educator whose aim is to broaden participants' interest in past and present human creativity. A number of programs are offered, each of which introduces participants to a different period in the history of art. 

Used in the classroom, program content enhances the curriculum and provides an introduction to the museum experience. Program length varies. Pre- and post-conference classroom activities accompany each program.

Distance learning programs are available upon request. It may be possible to create a program to meet the specific requirements of your group; please inquire.

Once your conference has been confirmed, you will receive a packet containing pre-conference guidelines, a detailed program description, and a post-conference evaluation form. Pre- and post-conference classroom activities accompany each program.

Tips for a successful program:

There is no limit to class size, but a group of 20–30 students is recommended.

Please prepare your students; let them know we will want to talk with them during the program. Enthusiastic interaction between museum educator and site participants will ensure an interesting program. 

It is the responsibility of the site facilitator to set and maintain standards for student behavior during each program.

Are you in California? You may be eligible to participate in free videoconferencing programs through the Windows on the World project. 
 

Programs

The Building Blocks of Art:  Learning to Look at Paintings
What are the basic elements of art?
How does an artist use these elements to express a creative idea?

By focusing on a wide variety of paintings in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Building Blocks of Art: Learning to Look at Paintings introduces participants to the basic elements of art and the key concepts an artist considers during the creative process. The goal of this lesson is to provide participants with a looking strategy that can be used when viewing any type of art and when visiting any museum collection. 

This program is most appropriate for groups of middle school to high school students or community groups of adults and/or children.

Program length is approximately 40–60 minutes. 
 

American History through Art at the Los Angeles County  Museum of Art 
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is home to an outstanding collection of American Art. Paintings and sculpture range from colonial-era portraits to modern works from the 1920s and 1930s, including works by such noted artists as John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Mary Cassatt. Each painting in the collection illustrates a significant moment in the development of the American artistic tradition. American artists often drew inspiration from social trends and historic events; by viewing and discussing these artists' works, audience members will participate in a visual tour of American history.

American History through Art is most appropriate for groups of middle school to high school students or community groups of adults and/or children.

Program length is approximately 40–60 minutes. 

A Survey of European Art Painting from the Renaissance through the 19th Century
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is home to a large collection of art from various cultures and artistic periods, including a collection of European works spanning ancient times to the present. 

A Survey of European Art focuses on a selection of paintings by artists such as Titian, Jean-François Millet, and Claude Monet. The program creates an historic context for the art, and discussion will emphasize its evolution from the Renaissance into the 20th century.

This is a two-part program. Each part can be scheduled separately, or as a series.

Part One: Renaissance to the Protestant Reformation, about 1360 to 1640

Part Two: Establishment of the French Academy to Impressionism, about 1650 to 1880

This program is most appropriate for groups of middle school to high school students or community groups of adults. 

Program length is approximately  40–60 minutes. 

Color, Light, and Modern Life:  Impressionist Works at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The people of 19th-century Paris witnessed an era of great social and political change. Due to scientific and technological innovations brought on by the industrial revolution, traditional views of the world and humankind's place in it were shaken.

As urbanization increased, more people moved from the countryside to seek employment and modern living spaces in the city, where a new leisure class formed and rose to prominence. In the midst of these changes was a group of artists who called themselves the Independents, now known as the Impressionists, whose goal was to record the face of a changing world in a style that overturned the long-established artistic tradition dictated by the French art academy. Their innovations in the use of color and drawing set in motion a progression of artistic development that ultimately changed the face of art forever. 

Color, Light, and Modern Life will focus on works by artists including Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas in order to illustrate how each artist made the Impressionist style his own. Discussion will also consider what effect social and political events of the day had on their artistic production.

This program is most appropriate for groups of middle school to high school students or community groups of adults and/or children.

Program length is approximately 40–60 minutes.