Powered by Artists: Art and Storytelling

In this 15-hour online course, educators will explore how visual art can serve as a powerful tool for storytelling across disciplines. Through close looking, discussion, and hands-on artmaking, participants will examine how artists make choices about what stories to tell, how to tell them, and whose perspectives to center. Educators will engage with a range of artworks from The Phillips Collection and build connections to their own students and classrooms. They will leave with a mixed-media artwork created across the five sessions as well as a toolkit of ready-to-use arts-integrated activities. Sign-ups are first-come, first-served, so sign up soon to secure your spot! This course meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5-7 pm EST on: Please note: there will be no sessions on November 11 or November 25. The 15-hour course comprises of: All course supplies will be provided free of charge. This workshop is open to educators who teach all subject areas and grades 3-12. The Phillips Collection and University of Maryland partner to offer professional development courses for PK-12 educators. The courses provide opportunities to integrate the visual arts seamlessly into the core curriculum, using The Phillips Collection’s Prism.K12 arts integration strategies and resources. Educators will expand their understanding of and skills in arts integration by planning, practicing, and implementing arts-integrated lessons in their classroom. Through online engagement and hands-on practice with students, the courses are delivered through virtual or in-person learning in collaboration with the University of Maryland and The Phillips Collection. Questions: Email Director of Teaching & Learning Hilary Katz at [email protected] Registration Open / Free / In-Person Evening for Educators: Your Voice, Your Vote Registration Open / Free / In-Person Registration Open / Free / In-Person Help us continue to serve our community by providing free events.