CONTEMPORARY ARTREACH

In efforts to continue our mission of outreach to the community, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis brings contemporary art and ideas to high schools through our Contemporary ArtReach program. This collaborative program of museum tours, school visits, and workshops with artists-in-residence is designed to enhance the existing curriculum at the participating schools and provide unique opportunities for raising student’s awareness of contemporary issues through an exploration of contemporary art.

Through encounters with contemporary and modern art, students learn how art can be used to express ideas about people, history, culture and society. In the process students learn how art is produced and interpreted. They gain experience creating art and develop communication and critical thinking skills.

Contemporary ArtReach also engages schools in an on-going program throughout the school year. Museum educators meet with participating teachers to develop a customized program that links their school’s art curriculum with museum visits and studio experiences. ArtReach provides educational materials for teachers, including lesson plans, reading materials, books and art supplies. Assistance with transportation and reimbursement for substitute teachers is also available.

The Contemporary ArtReach program is available throughout the school year and to all local schools Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 2 pm, September through April. Requests for ArtReach school tours are made at the beginning of each semester, in September and January.

If you are interested in applying to this program and currently teach at a city high school, please contact Lisa Grove for more information and application forms.

ArtReach is generously supported by William T. Kemper Foundation – Commerce Bank Trustee; Monsanto Fund; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; National Endowment for the Arts; Macy’s Foundation, Jerome and Nancy Kalishman Family Foundation; and Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc.