The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Fine Art of Collecting: Museum and Private Collections: An Introduction
January 14, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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Books & Authors: Slumberland with Paul Beatty
January 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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Education and Public Programs

Education and Public Programs are supported with public funds made available by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency and the office of Assemblyman Keith L. Wright.

Private funding provided by ArtsIntern, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Barker Welfare Foundation, The Bay and Paul Foundation, Citi Foundation, Colgate-Palmolive, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, R&B Feder Foundation for the Beaux-Arts, The Greenwall Foundation, Goldman, Sachs Foundation, The Keith Haring Foundation, Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Renate, Hans & Maria Hofmann Trust, HSBC, Jerome Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, National Grid Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, MetLife Foundation, Nimoy Foundation, May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, Target, Time Warner Inc, Joyce & George Wein Foundation, Inc., The Wachovia Foundation

Additional support is provided by endowments established by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Trust, Andrea Frank Foundation and by the Ron Carter Family in memory of Studio Museum in Harlem Trustee, Janet Carter.

School Programs

School Programs reflect the Museum’s commitment to enhancing school curricula and encouraging innovative teaching practices as well as contributing to the expansion of the walls of the classroom. School Programs and resources include Education Tuesday!; Pre-visit and Post-visit Materials for Schools; Multi-session Collaborations with Schools; Interactive Tours and Hands-on Art-making Workshops for Classes; In-classroom Visits; and Museum Passes(for students and educators).

Youth Programs

Youth Programs provide free activities for young people outside the school environment. The programs offer students opportunities to meet and converse with prominent visual artists, express their ideas in discussions, participate in tours and hands-on workshops, and gain important communication and critical thinking skills.

Adult Programs

The Studio Museum in Harlem has a long tradition of presenting programs that address prevalent issues in contemporary art by artists of African descent. Through the Department of Education and Public Programs, the Museum offers a range of programs that engage a diverse cross-section of artists of various disciplines, writers, scholars and critics who share diverse perspectives with our audiences. Programs offered include: The Artist’s Voice; The Fine Art of Collecting; Books & Authors and lectures and symposia.

Programs & Resources for Educators

Programs & Resources for Educators, teachers throughout the New York City metropolitan area are provided with tools to relate the arts directly to their own lives and experiences as well as their students. The array of programs and resources developed for teachers by the Museum’s Education Department reflects the Museum’s dedication to reaching beyond the traditional class excursion to the museum, and responding to the increasing demand for quality arts education from an interdisciplinary perspective. In conjunction with every exhibition season the Museum offers a menu of programs for educators that includes Open Houses for Educators and Administrators, Teacher Workshops and Educator Passes.

Interpretive Materials and Programs

Interpretive Materials and Programs demonstrate the Museum’s dedication to engaging visitors with tools that help them understand the art on view. Various resources are made available, including free public tours, introductory text, wall text, object labels, written exhibition brochures, and introductory videotapes. Reading areas with relevant books, catalogues and other materials are incorporated into the design of selected exhibitions.

Education and Public Programs are funded in part by The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, George & Joyce Wein Foundation, Inc., New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, The Wachovia Foundation, Nimoy Foundation, Citigroup Foundation, Elaine Dannheisser Foundation, Time Warner Inc, MetLife Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Pierre & Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, Barker Welfare Foundation, Helena Rubinstein Foundation, Jerome Foundation, The Renate, Hans & Maria Hofmann Trust, R&B Feder Foundation for the Beaux-Arts, May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Bank of America, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Eathon Hall Memorial Fund, ARTS Intern, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and public funds made available by the office of Assemblyman Keith L. Wright. Additional support is provided by endowments established by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Trust, Andrea Frank Foundation and by the Ron Carter Family in memory of Studio Museum in Harlem Trustee, Janet Carter.