PreSchool and Kindergarten
Animals in Art: Spot the animals in the picture: how many do you see?
Distinguish between real and mythical creatures in the paintings, and learn what mythical beasts such as the dragon and phoenix represent in different cultures.
Elementary School
Scenes from Native American Life: Learn about Native American tribes through paintings and stories that describe hunting scenes, ceremonial costumes, battle scenes, and ritual practices. Suggested added component can include a comparison of Native American Life with Scenes from Early Settlers’ Lives.
Middle School
Learn about major military and political events of the Civil War, as seen through historic paintings by many American masters. This unit includes portraits of the Civil War’s key leaders: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Frederick Douglass.
High School students
Learn about Islamic Culture by examining jewel-like miniature paintings and calligraphic work from the Safavid dynasty and Mughal era. Enjoy learning about inlaid metalwork objects and colorful ceramic and glass items that feature religious stories and symbols, and secular tales.
Home School students
Lectures on Christian Art include Old and New Testament stories painted by world-renown Renaissance artists such as Rembrandt, Titian, and Poussin. Added components may include lectures on Saints and Miracles depicted in art, or a Comparative Religion series to include Buddhist, Hindu, or Islamic art.
General Population
Head Gear: It’s all about the Hat: This lecture features head coverings, from the pre-Christian laurel leaf to renaissance-era Venetian floppy hats; from Oriental turbans to tall, extravagantly plumed hats from European royal courts. The head covering served as a functional adornment or as a marker of societal rank. This is a fun unit, which incorporates fashions from different cultures across the globe over centuries.
Pastimes and Professions: This lecture explores art objects and paintings that show people pursuing livelihoods, whether as pleasurable hobbies (hunting, fishing, dancing etc.,) or as a means for lucre (tutoring, soldering, acting). Covering a wide spectrum of activities from eastern and western cultures, this lecture will also delve into the region, and culture during which the art objects or paintings were created.
