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Teacher Workshop: Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artist's Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925
Saturday, March 01, 2008 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Discover how the transformation of America captured in early twentieth-century art and literature can stimulate student writing:
Tour the exhibition with James Tottis, associate curator of American Art, before it opens to the public
Anne Gautreau, writing teacher, models writing lessons and strategies for high school students, using art in DIA galleries
Attend the DIA members’ preview and a lecture on the exhibition.
Supports English Language Arts Standards
Recommended for middle and high school teachers
Teaching materials will be provided. Includes exhibition admission, a $10 value.
Member fee: $40; nonmember fee: $50 Pre-service teacher fee: $25 Additional fees apply where noted. SB-CEU credit available for additional fee. All Saturday workshops begin in the Crystal Gallery.
Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Call (313) 833-4249 to register.
Image Caption: George Bellows, A Day in June; 1913. American, oil on canvas.
