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Leslie,
        That is the point. I think they view themselves as so important they don't
need to educate the public to survive. Now I have a question for y'all.
        We are working to establish a good partnership with the largest school
district in the area. The problem is getting the administrators to
understand the difference between museum education and classroom art
education. Between the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts and the Children's Art
Museum we have 5 galleries (4 in SAMFA 1 in CAM). Of these galleries 4
(3-SAMFA 1-CAM) change exhibits every 2 - 4 months. The 4th gallery at SAMFA
is actually an open storage area you walk through the ceramics storage
(right now it is set up like a regular gallery eventually there will be
Plexiglas cases storing the collection) at the back of ceramics storage
there are two French Doors (with a high security lock). Through the glass
you can see our 2-dimensional collection. So we have to establish some
general tours that we can adapt to different exhibits.
We have
1. Regular SAMFA tour of exhibits (1 hour) (3rd grade - adult) Free
2. SAMFA tour with hands on (1 1/2 hour) (3rd grade - adult) (tentative)
Free
3. Regular CAM tour with hands on (a choice of 1 hour, 1 1/2 hour, or 2
hours) (K - 6th grade) $1.00 per student
4. Early Childhood tour of CAM (1 hour) (EC, PK, Head start, a possible
choice for Fall semester/young Kinder) $1.00 per student
5. Art of Writing tour both museums (2 trips to museum class also works on
paragraphs/essays in class ends up with a bound book) (2nd - 12th grade
maybe spring semester 1st graders) Free
6. Clay tours at CAM limited number because of firing we don't have a kiln
the Chicken Farm will fire them sometimes the secondary art teachers will
also. We paint with acrylic and do not glaze (2 hours one or two trips) (K -
6th grade) (0ffered during the National Ceramics Competition and Student
Ceramics Show) $1.00 per student
7. Elementary student 2-D show in the spring
8. Student Ceramic Show (all grades) April - mid May ends two weeks before
school lets out)
9. Portfolio Class for HS students Free
10. New 7th grade pull out program (they will come to SAMFA for their last
class of the day targeting exceptional art students and at risk students).
(Tentative) Free
11. Written & Illustrated Workshop (3rd & 4th grade pilot this fall)
through the Community Education program Free
12. Messy Art Days - For regular classroom teachers who have an art project
they would like to do with their class in connection with an unit of study,
but is unsure of the procedure or it is too messy for the classroom (most
have carpet floors). (all Elementary grades) (free if the teacher orders and
brings some of the supplies depending on the project)

Because of politics we are finding it easier to work through the regular
classroom teachers all levels and the secondary art teachers (the elementary
teachers are upset that the school district is paying the educator's salary
(museum provides a new 7 million dollar facility, and a % of the supplies
and pays my salary and benefits all of the CAM supplies and exhibits. We
can't pay a % of the educator's salary because of state law. We spend 30% of
our budget on education compared to other museums that is very high))

Certain administrators are upset because we did not have contact with the
number of students specified in the systemic mapping for this year. We only
reached 5,000 students instead of every child in the district. We were not
even told about the guideline until the end of the school year. It is also
an impossible figure, if the principal will not allow the kids to come.

On the good side we have excellent support for our efforts at the top most
level and with many campus level administrators. Visits to both museums are
no longer considered field trips or time out of class. The Museum is an
extension of the classroom like visiting another pull out program. Three of
the twenty elementary schools guarantee teachers can take their class at
least once a year to the museum (the principal pays for the bus and
admission to CAM ($1.00 per student for the regular tour and the clay tour
n/c for the other tours) there is no charge for schools at SAMFA.

I would love your feedback. If you participate in a museum partnership or
education program please tell me about it.
Kimberly Herbert (kimberly)
CAM Administrator
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts/Children's Art Museum

-----Original Message-----
From: LMiller435 [LMiller435]
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 8:07 AM
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
Subject: Arts education from Getty

Where does the Getty think they are going to get museum attendees and
supporters without education in the arts?

Leslie in Framingham

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