Evenings for Educators

Education Department 323 857- 6512
educate@lacma.org

Evenings for Educators

Evenings for Educators is a professional development program that presents K-12 teachers with opportunities to look, learn, create, and connect with colleagues. Featuring LACMA's special exhibitions and permanent collection, each program presents strategies to incorporate the visual arts into the classroom with activities that explore the artistic process, approach works of art as primary sources, and emphasize the parallels between the visual arts and core content areas. Educators attend lectures by a museum curator or scholar as well as participate in gallery tours, discussions, and artist-led workshops.

Teachers also receive curriculum materials containing a thematic essay, art images and descriptions, suggested discussion questions, lesson plans, and related resources. All programs are interdisciplinary and are developed to meet the California state content standards. Programs are held on selected Tuesdays from 4:30–8:30 pm.

Evenings for Educators is presented by .

Additional funding is provided by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation, Joseph Drown Foundation, and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.

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Tickets Tickets are $15 per event and $55 for a season pass. You may purchase tickets in advance here or purchase tickets at the museum box office on the night of the event.

Free Parking Complimentary parking is available in the Pritzker Parking Garage on Sixth Street, located just east of Fairfax Avenue, and in the lot on the corner of Spaulding Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard. Tickets will be validated at the Evenings for Educators registration area.

Details

LAUSD Salary Point Credit LAUSD teachers can apply for one salary point. Attendance of all four sessions and completion of a homework assignment is required. Registration takes place at the October session.

University Credit Public and private school teachers may register to receive two university quarter-system units with payment of a tuition fee. Registration takes place at the October session.

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Programs

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Tim Burton: The Artist's Process 4:30–8:30 pm

Let your imagination run wild. Discover the range of Tim Burton's creative work, both as a director of live-action and animated films such as Edwards Scissorhands and The Nightmare before Christmas, and as an artist, illustrator, photographer, and writer. This major retrospective includes drawings, paintings, photographs, films, puppets, costumes, and more. Agenda

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Los Angeles: History, Diversity, Design 4:30–8:30 pm

Between 1930 and 1965, residents of Los Angeles experienced several unprecedented historical events, including the Depression and World War II, which significantly changed how people lived. By examining the material culture of the city during this period—architecture, furnishings, and fashion—as well as works on paper and photographs, what can we learn about the Angelenos who furnished modern homes, bought innovative clothing, and read magazines that provided models for living in a modern way? And about California history and technology? Agenda

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Surrealism and Women Artists 4:30–8:30 pm

Explore the world of dreams and the unconscious. Consider issues of identity and feminism in paintings, photographs, sculpture, and drawings. Featuring the exhibition In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, this program will highlight the work of Louise Bourgeois, Frida Kahlo, Helen Lundeberg, and others. Agenda

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Ancient Mexico: The Legacy of the Plumed Serpent 4:30–8:30 pm

Learn more about the hero figure Quetzalcoatl and his significance in 12th- to 15th-century Mexican history and artistic production. Examine the frescoes, codices, ceramics, and precious materials—gold, turquoise, shell, textiles, and feather work—that define this period of trade. Buy Tickets