Workshops

The Museum hosts workshops with professional artists throughout the year. Whenever the Museum hosts a performance of music, theater, or dance, those performers typically spend several days before their show working with a variety of school tours, community groups, local educators, and the general public. Workshops usually focus on a theme that also relates to a current exhibit, creating a multisensory and interdisciplinary experience for the participants.

The Erie Art Museum and Penn State Extension Better Kid Care Program Present:

EXPERIENCE: Tunes, Tales, and Traditions
A Six-hour Training for Early Childhood Educators

When: Part 1 - Saturday, February 4, 2012

           Part 2 - Saturday, February 11, 2012

Time:  9:00 A.M. to Noon            

Where:  Erie Art Museum, Erie PA

Enter on East 5th Street between State and French Streets
(Parking is available in the Erie Insurance lot across the street  from the new museum entrance at 5th and French.)

Registration:   $25 for both sessions

Training Code:  K3C2; Topic Code: 31

Credits: 6 DPW hours, or 0.6 CEUs, or 6 hours Act 48 awarded

For hundreds of years lullabies, counting songs, and finger plays have calmed and cheered little ones. Music teaches motor and social skills, language development and cultural pride. In the classroom they brighten the mood, focus energy and celebrate culture.  In this 2-part series participants will learn easy and adaptable songs, plus kid friendly food, art and movement activities from women from Congo, Iraq, and Bhutan. Come prepared to have fun, share in Erie’s cultural wealth, and add to your teacher's tool kit! Taught by Kelly Armor, Ally Thomas, Lynn Clint, and women from Congo, Iraq, and Bhutan.

This program supported in part by a grant from the PA Humanities Council.

To register download this pdf and mail in. Registration deadline is January 27.

For more information contact Lynn Clint, Extension Educator, at 814-825-0900

CABIN FEVER: TEACHER GETAWAY

Thursday, March 8, 4:00 - 7pm (registration starts at 3:30pm)

Pay in advance $10 Museum member, $15 non-member

Pay at the door: $12 Museum member, $17 non-member
includes a snack and light dinner

download a Cabin Fever Teacher Getaway Registration Form
Please RSVP by Monday, March 5

All teachers are welcome!  Gain 3 hours Act 48 Credit!

Special Guests: Bridgman/Packer Dance
This husband and wife duo create beautiful and innovation dance by integrating full-size video projections of themselves in their live performance.   They have received great acclaim  for exploding the duet form into a magically populated stage where image and reality collide!

Contact Ally Thomas, Education Coordinator at 459-5477 or ally@erieartmuseum.org

Become an Erie Art Museum Docent
Learn how to lead discussions about art on display and give tours to students and the public! Learn a powerful yet simple technique that empowers children and adults alike to share observations about art. The training is free and open to anyone aged 16 through adult. For more information contact Ally Thomas,
(ph) 459-5477 or ally@erieartmuseum.org.