Teacher Support
We offer teachers:
Teacher Preview Evenings
The next Teacher preview evening will be held on Tuesday 23 February / Hui tanguru. 4-6pm.
Join us for wine and nibbles, and see our Festival Season exhibitions featuring; Séraphine Pick, Milan Mrkusich and Janet Cardiff, 20 February – 16 May, the new Dean Gallery exhibition; Urban Kainga which includes work by Rewiti Arapere, Siliga David Setoga, Terry Koloamatangi Klavenes, and Nick McFarlane, 16 January – 28 March 2010, and the current Hirshfield Gallery exhibition; Architect Bill Toomath: Liberating Everyday Life 29 January - 14 March. A curator-led tour of the Festival Season exhibitions will take place as part of this event. RSVP essential: Citygalleryeducation@wmt.org.nz
Teacher’s Professional Development Workshop
The next workshop, with a focus on Painting Techniques, will be held on Tuesday April 13 9.30am – 2pm.
$45 per teacher (all materials and lunch included). Using artwork by Séraphine Pick and Milan Mrkusich as inspiration, this workshop is designed for Primary teachers who do not have any training in visual art and would like to develop some skills in different painting techniques for use in the classroom. (Numbers are limited so early booking is recommended). Email: helen.lloyd@wmt.org.nz
Downloadable Resources
Follow this link for a range of exciting pre and post visit activities ideas on the teacher resource cards for the Festival Season exhibitions (Terms 1 & 2 2010).. Resources are available for each new major exhibition. They include artist’s biography, discussion questions, pre and post-visit activity suggestions; resource lists; and contextual information (click here to access our archive of past teaching resources.
Bilingual Education & Outreach Programme
Our Educator Māori is able to offer any City Gallery Education Programme as a bilingual learning experience. She is also available for outreach education visits to Kura, wharekura and bilingual units in Wellington region schools. Contact Leah Sheppard for more details and bookings. Leah.sheppard@wmt.org.nz (04) 801 3081.
RAMS forms to assist with planning a safe visit (click here to access RAMS forms and guidelines).
Individually Tailored Programmes
All of our Education Programmes are curriculum linked, and provide students with opportunities to develop their Key Competencies. Any programme can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of your class. Contact an educator to discuss your needs. Helen.lloyd@wmt.org.nz (04) 801 3965.
Click here to contact the Educators at City Gallery Wellington.