Prospect.1 Education Program

 

 

FIELD TRIPS TO PROSPECT.1!

Have an art filled day at the Mint or CAC! Take your students on a field trip to either site, or both! All docent led tours are free and offer flexible scheduling. There is a charge for the Artist for a Day program offered by the CAC.

Docent Led Field Trips: Take your students on a field trip to the CAC or the Mint for a docent led tour that culminates with an art activity. The tour is based, in part, on the curriculum that has been developed for each site. Each tour is approximately one and a half hours in length, though time can be adjusted for your needs.

University Tours: If you plan to bring a university group to any of the Prospect sites, please complete the registration form below. Although you may not need to schedule a docent, or even have contact with the education department, completing the form will help us track all student visits throughout the biennial.

University Registration Form

Artist for a Day (AFD): "Artists For a Day" is an outstanding field trip opportunity available for school groups and youth organizations. During each AFD, students encounter an exciting journey through the Contemporary Arts Center as "artists for a day" while learning from professional New Orleans artists. Skills learned during the classes in drama, dance, music, visual arts and creative writing can be integrated into core subjects of math, science, language and social studies or students can just experience the fun of learning something new. All participants come away with a sense of accomplishment and newly discovered skills. The cost is $6 per student. Artists for a Day hours are from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Participants are asked to bring a lunch to eat on the premises.

Download registration form

Scheduling a tour:

All school and youth groups of more than 10 students need to make reservations prior to visiting. Teachers are also required to have one chaperon per 10 students.

Tours are offered at the Contemporary Art Center Wednesday through Friday, beginning at 10:00am. Tours at the Old U.S. Mint are offered Tuesday through Friday beginning at 9:30am.

To register for a field trip at the Old U.S. Mint call (504) 568-6968 or 1 (800) 568-6968.

To register for a field trip at the Contemporary Art Center call Miki Glasser at (504) 528-3805 or e-mail mglasser@cacno.org.

If you are interested in exploring other Prospect.1 sites throughout the city, please contact Brian Knighten at bknighten@prospectneworleans.org

Adult Groups

Free docent led tours of Prospect.1 are available for adult groups of ten or more, subject to availability. For more information, please contact John D'Addario at

OPEN HOUSE EVENTS FOR EDUCATORS

Join us for cocktails, conversation and some light music as we offer a special after-hours opening of Prospect.1 at the Contemporary Art Center on Thursday, November 6, 6:00-8:00pm. Curriculum materials and field trip information will be available. Registration is not required.

A second Open House for teaches will be offered on Saturday, November 8, 10:00-2:00PM. Registration for this event is required. We will begin our morning at the CAC at 10am then move by bus to the Old U.S. Mint where our tour will continue. Lunch will be served. Registration is now available.

STUDENT ART SHOWS

Prospect.1 will host a variety of student art shows throughout the biennial. These exhibitions will feature new pieces created strictly for Prospect’s Education Program, as well as showcase works created by Xavier University’s Community Arts Program, Jefferson Parish Schools and NOCCA students.

NOVEMBER 1 -30:

Contemporary Art Center

Lil’ Prospect:  Artworks by children of 11 participating Prospect.1 artists. Check back soon for a list of participating artists.

W Hotel Poydras

Prospect Photo Documentation: NOCCA photography students will exhibit their series of photographs documenting the installation of Prospect.1 New Orleans. This series will be on display on the Living Room of the W Hotel.

Mardi Gras Indian Arts Initiative: Launched in 2007, the Mardi Gras Indian Arts Intensive is an eight-week full immersion experience for youth ages 11-14 in the Greater New Orleans area focused on Mardi Gras Indian art and culture. During hands-on sessions with the city's leading bearers of the Mardi Gras Indian tradition, students learn about Indian suit design and how to sew in both the "Uptown" and "Downtown" styles. Come to the W Hotel to have a look at these wonderful pieces the MGIA students created. Learn more about this exciting initiative at www.xula.edu/art/community+arts/about/

DECEMBER 3 - JANUARY 3:

Contemporary Arts Center

AS WE SEE IT: Youth Visions Quilt Project: This exciting project will create an opportunity for students grade K-12, to participate in the Prospect.1 Biennial. Participants from 20+ schools will be asked to create a fabric image in the medium of their choice to record and share a personal vision/desire/dream for New Orleans. The Quilt project will surmount as a contemporary adaptation or a traditional craft, showcasing a unique collective vision for the future. 

W Hotel Poydras

CRACKS: Video Art from NOCCA Media Arts Students: Video installation piece will be a looped video that will be projected onto the ceiling of the hotel.  The video will show cracks forming and growing on the ceiling.  As the cracks grow larger, pieces of the ceiling fall off to reveal an outside view.

JANUARY 3- FEBRUARY 1:

Contemporary Art Center

Sew-Sew-Sew:  Mardi Gras Indian dolls created by students Xavier University’s Mardi Gras Indian Arts Summer School program under the direction of Darryl Montana of the Yellow Pocohontas Tribe.

WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS

Prospect.1’s teacher workshops will offer teachers the opportunity to learn more about the exhibition and leave with direct examples of how to incorporate contemporary art in the classroom. These workshops will provide participants with previously developed curriculum focusing on a select number of artists exhibiting at both the CAC and the Mint. While these workshops will cover essential elements related to art appreciation and understanding in the classroom, they are specifically tailored toward the field trip experience for your students.

Wednesday, September 17, 4:00-7:30 PM
Contemporary Art Center
This workshop is being offered exclusively to AXIS' K-8 partner schools*.

Saturday, October 18, 2008, 10:00 – 2:00 PM
Louisiana State Museum, Old U.S. Mint

These workshops are being presented by Prospect.1, Contemporary Art Center, Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint, and AXIS.

*AXIS- Arts Experiences in Schools is a collaborative professional development program for educators focusing on arts integration. This multi-faceted program is a professional learning community comprised of a focused cadre of teachers from 11 New Orleans public schools and includes professional development and collaborations with local cultural institutions, including KID smART, the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans Ballet Association, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and NOCCA/Riverfront.

 

Lesson Plan for Beatriz Milhazes at the Old US Mint

DazzlementsLesson_Plan.pdf

Lesson Plan for John Barnes, Jr. at the Contemporary Arts Center

EmotionalVesselslesson.pdf

PAST EVENTS:

Teacher Workshops:
Prospect.1, in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Center (CAC), Louisiana State Museum Old U.S. Mint, and AXIS, offered three teacher workshops, training over 90 teachers. We also offered a curator led tour for teachers.

Open House for Educators:
Prospect.1 and CAC offered an Open House on November 6 that was attended by 75 educators from New Orleans and the surrounding area. Docent tours and field trip information was available.

Student Training in the Arts:
Prospect.1, in collaboration with the CAC, Roots and Visions and Jefferson Parish School System, has helped trained hundreds of students in the creation of a quilt and accompanying curriculum, that will be displayed at the CAC in December. Additionally, Prospect.1 has assisted the Creative Alliance of New Orleans (CANO) in opening the Studio at Colton.