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The University Galleries offers a variety of educational and public programs each semester. These opportunities for learning, discovery and enrichment involve interactive discussion-based tours of exhibitions, workshops, and custom-tailored experiences. Outlined below are ways we engage with the community.<\/p>\n

Classes, community groups, student organizations, and parties of 11 or more people interested in visiting the gallery should fill out our group visit request form below. We require two weeks advance notice<\/strong> for group and class visits and cannot guarantee accommodation for unexpected or last-minute visits.<\/p>\n

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Course Collaborations<\/h3>\n

The University Galleries embraces collaboration with faculty and staff in all academic departments and programs. We explore ways to make relevant curricular connections between our exhibitions and course content. These class visits are customized to the needs and interests of the related professors, and faculty in ALL academic disciplines are welcome and encouraged to bring their classes to the Galleries by scheduling a visit.<\/p>\n

My students had a wonderful time and learned so much about the current exhibition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Past Class Visits Include…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorothy Rogers<\/strong>, Professor,\u00a0Educational<\/span>\u00a0Foundations, brought two classes,\u00a0Philosophical Orientation to\u00a0Education<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Historical Foundations of American\u00a0Education<\/span><\/em>, to learn more about Visual Thinking Strategies and how to write wall texts from University Galleries student employees.<\/p>\n

Andrew Atkinson<\/strong>, Professor, Art & Design, brought his Digital Photo and Imaging<\/em>\u00a0class\u00a0to explore the process behind Ajamu Kojo’s artworks. University Galleries student employees\u00a0used the\u00a0Education<\/span>\u00a0Space to unpack the Mischtechnik and explained\u00a0behind-the-scenes footage.<\/p>\n

Janet Rush<\/strong>, Teacher, Visual Arts, visited campus with students from grades 7-12 from the Denzel Washington School of the Arts\u00a0<\/em>for a tour of the exhibition\u00a0led by University Galleries student employees and faculty from the department of Art & Design. They\u00a0also created art in\u00a0response\u00a0to the question “How would you like to be remembered?” in the\u00a0Education<\/span>\u00a0Space.<\/p>\n

Sizhu Li<\/strong>, Professor, Art & Design, and her students from Perpetual Drawing\u00a0<\/em>and Space\u00a0<\/em>visited the gallery to engage in observational drawing of works by artist Ajamu Kojo after learning more about the artist’s own practices in our Education Space.<\/p>\n

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