Learning Posters
Plains Art Museum has started a series of learning posters, which feature artworks from the Permanent Collection. The goal of the Learning Poster Program is to present works of art by regional artists to classrooms; encourage thoughtful, reflective interpretation of each work; develop visual literacy skills; and engage students’ critical thinking and creative skills to produce original works of art. Included with each poster is information about the artist and the art, discussion questions, and suggested interdisciplinary activities, all of which culminate in an art-making project.
The posters are free and available at Plains Art Museum’s Visitor Services Desk. Posters can also be sent by mail. To request free learning posters, email Sandy Ben-Haim at sbenhaim@plainsart.org. Include your name, your address, the number of posters you would like and the name of the posters you would like. Please click on the images below to download a PDF file of each Learning Poster.
Walter Piehl
David Bradley 1
David Bradley 2
David Bradley 3
Margo Selski
Star Wallowing Bull
James Rosenquist
PlainsArt Cases
Plains Art Museum is now accepting reservations for PlainsArt Cases for the 2011-2012 school year. These cases bring a wealth of hands-on learning into your classroom, including a variety of original artwork, “learning objects,” multi-media educational materials, free art posters and standards-based curricula. Our online interactive educational website supports and enhances the Art Case curricula. The cases and round-trip shipping are free of charge! (Art Case shipping is limited to schools in North Dakota and Minnesota.)
Art Case Options:
Native American Art Cases
- Chippewa Family (Grades 1-4)
- Pow-Wow Princess in the Process of Acculturation (Grades 5-8)
- Guilty of Being Indian (Mankato) (Grades 9-12)
Art of the Region Mini-Exhibitions (Grades 1-12)
- Expressions of Home
- Tactile Art
If you’d like to reserve a PlainsArt Case or would like more information, contact Sandy Ben-Haim at 701.232.3821 ext. 109 or sbenhaim@plainsart.org. Also, check out our interactive educational online resourceswebsite at www.plainsart.org/learnonline.
Supported by Wyeth Foundation for American Art, National Endowment for the Arts, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education. Funding for outreach programming also provided by the North Dakota Council on the Arts through an appropriation from the North Dakota Legislature.
Online Learning
Click to access an interactive suite of web resources for classrooms use, including games, multi-media learning tools, and a place for teachers to share lesson plans and student work. Through these tools, students will have a resource at their fingertips to learn in-depth about artworks in the Museum’s education collection.
