Art Teachers’ Day

Tuesday, November 3, 8:45am-2:30pm Museum Getaway Day: Art Teachers’ Professional Development Workshop $25 (space is limited to 22) REGISTER HERE Art Teachers Unite! Immerse yourself in all the Florence Griswold Museum has to offer. This day geared towards art teachers is designed to reignite personal creativity as well as make professional connections to the Museum and its resources. The workshop day includes a welcome with light breakfast fare, guided tours of the Griswold Boardinghouse for Artists, ca. 1910 and the Museum’s collections of American Tonalist and Impressionist paintings. There will be a hands-on altered book faerie house project followed by a brown bag lunch (please bring your own) with a discussion about how to book a field trip on off-site school visit. The afternoon includes guided tours of the Museum’ permanent collection and the current exhibition, “Patchwork: CT Artists Consider 250.” Participants receive 10% off all Museum Shop purchases.