2015 – 2016 Education Programs

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The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is dedicated to exhibiting outstanding examples of modern and contemporary art, architecture and design in order to encourage conversations around the ideas of our time. We are eager to share with you—teachers and students—this season’s program of learning experiences, from arts activities to guided tours and illustrated presentations brought free of charge to your classroom. We invite you to participate and discover how we can collaborate to bring students a range of inspiring activities. We design the programs featured in this brochure to provide your students with enriching activities that address the Arizona Visual Arts Standards and meet your grade-level expectations. Visits to SMoCA energize students and advance your work in the classroom. We are excited to share these compelling programs with you.

I look forward to seeing you in the Museum soon.

Sara CochranInterim Director and Curator

A Letter from our Interim Director and Curator

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Drama and stillness, beauty and strangeness, hard science and science fiction—these dualities come together in the work of Kelly Richardson. She takes cues from landscape painting, cinema and planetary research—specifically current Mars studies. Her video installations offer imaginative glimpses into the future and prompt a careful consideration of the present.

Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by the Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation and Tamar Weiss.

Kelly Richardson, Orion Tide (still), 2013-2014. Dual- or single-channel HD video installation, with audio;32 × 9 feet or 16 × 9 feet (variable). Image courtesy ofthe artist. © Kelly Richardson

Kelly Richardson: Tales on the HorizonSeptember 12, 2015 – January 10, 2016

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Oakland-based artist Chris Fraser brings his experiments in light, shadow and movement to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s fourth Architecture + Art commission. Inspired by the exquisite desert sky, Fraser will create a luminous room-sized environmental sculpture where visitors navigate shape-shifting silhouettes and shafts of light.

Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by the Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation and Tamar Weiss.

Chris Fraser, installation, In Passing, 2013. Three lights (red, green, blue), vaulted space, all white perimeter corridor, apertures of various shapes and sizes, human motion; central space: 360 × 624 × 720 inches, perimeter corridor: 96 × 96 × 2,220 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by Disjecta, Portland, Oregon. © Chris Fraser. Photo: Alanna Risse

Chris Fraser: Looking BackOctober 3, 2015 – January 10, 2016

Our cities are experiencing incredible growth and innovation that will drastically change urban living in the coming years. Drawing inspiration from recent developments in architecture and "smart city" technology, students imagine and create a fanciful "city of light." High school students from the New School for Arts and Academics worked with artist Hilary Harp and their art teacher Hank Fries to create the work for this exhibition.

Young@Art Gallery Opening ReceptionOctober 2 I 6:00 – 8:00p I Free

Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The Young@Art Gallery is sponsored by the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation and Macy’s.

Photo: Hank Fries

ArchilumenOctober 2, 2015 – January 10, 2016

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Shimmering rows of reflective compact discs lit by pulsating spotlights comprise Bruce Munro’s Ferryman’s Crossing, an installation that evokes sunlight bouncing off the surface of flowing water. That suggestion of water serves as a metaphor for the continuous flow of time—melding past, present and future into a single, ever-moving whole.

Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation.

Bruce Munro, CDSea, 2010. Long Knoll, Wiltshire, England. © Bruce Munro. Photo: Mark Pickthall

Bruce Munro: Ferryman’s CrossingOctober 3, 2015 – April 24, 2016

VSA, a Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, annually curates an exhibition of artwork by children with disabilities from around the world. This year’s theme Yo Soy...Je Suis...I Am...The Future encouraged children to think about their future: Who will I be in the future? Where will I live? What are my hopes and dreams? How will I change the world? SMoCA brings their optimistic and insightful artistic answers to the Young@Art Gallery.

Young@Art Gallery Opening ReceptionJanuary 29 I 6:00 – 8:00p I Free

Funding for the VSA International Art Program for Children with Disabilities is provided by Mike and Julie Connors and the U.S. Department of Education.

The content of this program may have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education but does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

The Young@Art Gallery is sponsored by The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation and Macy’s.

Yo Soy…Je Suis…I Am…The FutureJanuary 29 – April 27, 2016

THE FUTUREThere is a touch of alchemy to Betye Saar’s work: simple objects transformed into powerful art. For six decades, she has crafted compelling, astute and expressive artworks that bravely critique forms of everyday racism, sexism and oppression while simultaneously celebrating the curiosity and beauty found in transcending these outmoded categories means of division and separation. This retrospective explores the breadth and depth of Saar’s sculptures and works on paper, and includes a number of specially-constructed installations.

Organized by the Museum Het Domein, Sittard,The Netherlands, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

Betye Saar, Mask #5 (Mexican), 2011. Found object,12 × 6 ½ × 3 inches. Courtesy the artist and Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, California. © Betye Saar

Betye Saar: Still Tickin’January 31 – May 1, 2016

Docent-Led or Self-Led ToursGrades: K – 12

RegistrationVisit SMoCA.org/Education/School-Tours to submit an online form or call 480.874.4640· All tours, docent-led and self-led, must have reservations· Docent-led tours must be booked at least 3 weeks in advance· Due to space limitations and to maintain a proper teaching environment, a maximum of 100 people can be accommodated in the galleries each hour (with or without docents)· Chaperones are required for grades pre-K to 12, one adult per 10 students· Please arrive 10–15 minutes prior to your scheduled time

Additional Services and InformationAmerican Sign Language interpretation is available for some Museum tourswith 3 weeks advance notice. To make arrangements, or for special needs services, call SMoCA’s education department at 480.874.4640.

Bring your class to the Museum for a 45-minute tour of our exhibitions. These tours are led by our SMoCA Docents, volunteer tour guides who receive special training from the curators, artists and experts on each of the exhibitions. They will engage your students in interactive tours that explore both the exhibitions and art in general. Tours contain concepts included in the Arizona Visual Arts Standards.

Educators are also welcome to register for self-led tours.

Create a field trip with a tour of the Museum and a picnic lunch in the Civic Center Park. The park provides plenty of grass, shade trees and Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture for kids to enjoy. Please note that picnic lunches are not provided by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

Available Tour Hours:10:00 – 4:30p Tuesday – Wednesday12:00 – 4:30p Thursday10:00 – 4:30p FridayWeekend tours also available (call or visit us online for scheduling)Closed Monday and all major holidays

Call 480.874.4640 to preview the galleries before booking a tour.

complimentary museum passes for teachers!

Photo: Julie Ganas

free museum tours

RegistrationVisit SMoCA.org/Education/School-Tours or call 480.874.4640

This program provides an introduction to the wonderful world of art. Children visit the Museum and take part in a tour designed to inspire confidence, self-awareness and self-expression, as well as to promote language development. An accompanying hands-on art project helps strengthen physical and perceptual skills.

Art Start is sponsored by Scottsdale Charros; and Karen and John Voris

Art StartGrades: Pre-K – K (Ages 4 – 5)

SMoCA Docents present thematic talks with interactive, 40-minute PowerPoint slide programs, all of which address concepts in the Arizona Visual Arts Standards.

Presentations are available to schools between Scottsdale’s east border and west to SR-51; south to McKellips Road; and north to the 101 Freeway in Phoenix. Some exceptions for boundaries are permitted. Please call 480.874.4640 to see if you qualify for the program.

RegistrationVisit SMoCA.org/Education/School-Tours to submit an online form or call 480.874.4640· Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance.

School Outreach PresentationsGrades: K – 12

Slide Presentations Recommended Grade· Animals in Art K – 3· Art All Around Us: Public Art 2 – 12· Art in Children’s Literature I: Elements of Art 1 – 3 · Art in Children’s Literature II: Principles of Design 3 – 6· Art in Children’s Literature III: Caldecott Winners 2000 – 2011 3 – 6· Circus! Circus! K – 3· Day of the Dead in Mexico/Dia de los Muertos en Mexico 4 – 12· I Have My Reasons: Elements of Art and Principles of Design 1 – 3 · Native American Art 3 – 6· You’ve Got to Have Style: Identifying Styles of Artworks 4 – 12

Photo: Julie Ganas

free school programs

Photo: Julie Ganas

SMoCA and Act One* are working together to create special field trip experiences for students of Title 1 schools. Focusing on one exhibition each season, participating classroom teachers will receive a packet that includes pre-visit and post-visit lessons, including a PowerPoint presentation to help students get the most out of their visit. Free bus transportation available.

* Act One engages students from Title 1 Schools in arts learning opportunities with field trips that offer teachers and students a lasting and meaningful experience.

free title 1 field trips

ReservationsIf you are a teacher at a Title 1 school and would like to participate in this special field trip program, please call 480.425.5348 for more information and scheduling.· All tours must have reservations

The fall tour will focus on the exhibition Kelly Richardson: Tales on the Horizon.This exhibition presents an opportunity for students to sense what it might belike to stand on the surface of Mars. Students will learn about Mars missions,space debris, and the Mars Rover as well as new art concepts.

Exhibiton organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation.

Left page, top image: Kelly Richardson, Mariner 9 (detail), 2012. Panoramic video installation with sound; 43 × 9 feet,5.1 audio, 20 minute seamless loop. Originally commissioned by Tyneside Cinema, England. Image courtesy ofthe artist and Birch Contemporary, Canada. © Kelly Richardson

Fall Tour: Space and LightOctober – DecemberGrades: K – 12

The spring tour will feature work from the exhibition Betye Saar: Still Tickin’.Pioneering African American artist Betye Saar is known for her mixed media assemblages that challenge myths and stereotypes. Students will see how the artist shares her personal memories to create art that gives us insights about these issues.

Exhibition organized by the Museum Het Domein, Sittard, The Netherlands and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Left page, bottom image: Betye Saar, To the Manor Born, 2011. Mixed media assemblage,11 ½ × 20 ½ × 2 ¼ inches. Courtesy the artist and Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, California. © Betye Saar

Spring Tour: Art and MemoryFebruary – AprilGrades: K – 12

Plan early to bring your classes to experience SMoCA on an educational field tripcreated just for them. This event will feature the exhibition Kelly Richardson:Tales on the Horizon, where students can almost feel that they have landed on Mars… All the exhibitions have a space or light theme that will bring out their curiosity about science and art! Live music, interactive gallery activities and hands-on art projects make this a great introduction to art museums for teens.

Educational activities relate to the current exhibitions: Kelly Richardson: Tales on the Horizon; Architecture + Art: Chris Fraser: Looking Backward; Bruce Munro: Ferryman’s Crossing and the Young@Art Gallery exhibition, Archilumen.

SMoCA’s Annual Event for High School StudentsNovember 13 I 1:00 – 4:30pGrades: 9 – 12

RegistrationCall 480.874.4642 or email SMoCARSVP@sccarts.org· Pre-registration required at least 2 weeks in advance

Photos: Julie Ganas

Free with student I.D.

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SMoCA.org I I7374 East Second Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 480.874.4666

Educational activities made possible in part by The Evelyn and Lou Grubb Charitable Fund; The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation; Macy's; Scottsdale Insurance Company/Nationwide Foundation; Scottsdale Charros; and Karen and John Voris.

Additional funding provided by the City of Scottsdale; Arizona Commission on the Arts; and National Endowment for the Arts.

SMoCA is located in Old Town Scottsdale, on Drinkwater Boulevard and 2nd Street. Parking is available behind the Museum, in the garage off Wells Fargo Avenue.

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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art12:00 – 5:00p Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday12:00 – 9:00p Thursday, Friday & SaturdayClosed Monday and major holidays

Young@Art Gallery10:00 – 5:00p Monday – Saturday12:00 – 5:00p SundayAlso open during evening events

Sara CochranInterim Director and Curator480.874.4635, SaraC@sccarts.org

Laura HalesCurator of Education480.874.4642, LHales@sccarts.org

Katie BoyleMuseum Youth Educator 480.425.5348, KatieB@sccarts.org

Julie GanasEducation Coordinator480.874.4640, JulieG@sccarts.org

Fax480.874.4655

Lost & Found480.874.4648

admissionScottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art$10 Adults$7 StudentsFree for children 15 and youngerFree for SMoCA MembersFree ThursdaysFree after 5:00p Friday & Saturday

Young@Art GalleryFree admission everyday

smoca.orgScottsdale Cultural Council is a nonprofit art organizationthat operates the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) andScottsdale Public Art for the City of Scottsdale.