Category Archives: Education

Teens and Art: An Intern’s Experience

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

This past semester, I was fortunate enough to have a talented, dedicated art education student named Jessica Janzer interning as a teaching assistant for the Satellite High School Program. Jessica worked hard every Thursday and Friday on all of the … Continue reading →

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How We Made the Museum’s Teacher Website

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Have you ever made a website? It’s not easy these days. Especially if you want it to be robust, web-standards-friendly, functional, and beautiful. Luckily, the Museum has a fabulous web team in our Communications department that assists with all the … Continue reading →

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On Tim Gunn and Gallery Teaching

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, I walked home from work at around 7 PM. The city was already dark and the lights of the office buildings were still sparkling, and I was still thinking about my teens in the Satellite program. … Continue reading →

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Hip-Hop in the Galleries, Inspired by Art

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Scratching, turntables, bass, melodies, rhythm. Not exactly vocabulary you’re used to hearing about in an art museum, is it? In an experiment with H2O Milwaukee Music/the Peace Propaganda Project, an urban music education organization, we put teens, music educators, and … Continue reading →

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The Bus Unveiled–Art Xpress 2011

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

I promised you an unveiling of the bus mural created entirely by City of Milwaukee teens. Here it is! Fourteen of the city’s young artists came together for three weeks over the summer to create a mural that used the themes … Continue reading →

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