The Museums of Los Gatos

We offer:
Lively interactive museum tour featuring current exhibits,
Art appreciation lesson and story telling session,
Hands-on art project,
Connections to the California State standards in visual and language arts

Tours are available for K-3 grade classrooms,
and 4-8 grade classrooms by special arrangement.

Tour description:
Students will enjoy an interactive museum tour with links to storytelling, "picture writing", literature and visual arts.
Master storyteller Jerry Falek will lead children in a story experience based on the work of artists from Painterly Paintings: The Next Level. In addition, students will see original artwork in a museum setting, become familiar with the intention behind the paintings and participate in interactive dramatics. After viewing artwork in the galleries, children will participate in an art appreciation lesson and create their own work of art related to the themes of the exhibition.

Winter 2008 - 2009 Exhibition Description
Our winter exhibition, Painterly Painting: The Next Level, will showcase the work of thirteen established artists: Eduardo Alvarado, Suhas Bhujbal, Kim Frohsin, John Goodman, Dennis Hare, Mitchell Johnson, Alex Kanevsky, Paul Lorenz, Anthony May, Waldemar Mitrowski, Nathan Oliveira, Siddharth Parasnis, and Brook Temple. The artists featured in this group exhibit come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, but share common inspiration from both the Bay Area Figurative Movement and the American Abstract Expressionist Movement of the 1950's and 1960's. While viewing Painterly Paintings: The Next Level, students will relate to familiar scenes and objects, and venture into the imaginary world of the abstract. Each work of art reveals an opportunity to explore varieties of line, form and texture, as well as a range of color expression, from subtle to bold.

Groups
A tour group will consist of two classrooms. Teachers may wish to schedule a tour with a partner classroom from their own school. There is a space on the registration form to name a partner classroom. We book tours on a first-come, first serve policy.

Cost
$5.00 per student. Payment for all tours is due upon receipt of invoice following registration.

Questions
Please contact Marianne McGrath at 408-395-7386
Email: Education@MuseumsofLosGatos.org

Tours of the Exhibitions: Are available for THIRD GRADE CLASSES. The tours are designed to enhance the curriculum standards for Grade 3 History/Social Science.

Tour Description: Students will complete a scavenger hunt for Los Gatos history facts.
Small groups rotate through five stations, learning about Los Gatos over three decades, analyzing changes in the town's
history and structure, and forming opinions about historical events.

Tour Times: September 2008–June 2009. Flexible times – call for an appointment – 408-395-7386.

Tour Length: 45 minutes.

Cost: $2.00 per student – $40.00 per class of 20 students.

A day of local history . . .
Make it a day of Los Gatos history, and visit various historic sites around town!
All teachers will receive a complimentary copy of the Walking Tour of Los Gatos, and a suggested site visit map to help in planning a half day field trip of community history.

Registration:
Download and complete the
School Program Registration form
Fill in the information and send it to the Museums of Los Gatos.

Need more information?
Download the School Programs brochure
or contact the Museums of Los Gatos at 408-395-7386.

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