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August 14, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH
For information on programs,
please contact call 817.840.2121 or email adultprograms@themodern.org.
Public Tours
Tours led by Museum-trained docents provide a dynamic experience based on close viewing, education, and interaction. All tours are free for Modern members and free to the public with admission to the galleries. Docent-led tours are offered Tuesday through Sunday at 2 pm. On Wednesdays and the first Sunday of each month, when gallery admission is free to the public, tours are available at 11 am and 2 pm. These tours do not require prior arrangements and begin in the museum lobby.
Spanish-language Tours
Docent-led tours in Spanish are offered at 2 pm on the first Sunday of each month, when gallery admission is free. These tours are open to the public and do not require prior arrangements. Docents are also available to conduct private Spanish-language tours when reservations are made at least two weeks in advance.
Graduate Museum Lectureship Program
The Graduate Museum Lectureship Program offers visitors the opportunity to study art at the Modern in greater depth through focused gallery talks developed and presented by area graduate students in art and art history. Based on close observation, intensive research, and original analysis, these lectures explore works on view through a thematic and theoretical approach. Each thirty-minute talk is presented twice over the course of the semester, which allows museum visitors multiple opportunities to attend. These discussions are held at 6:15 pm on Tuesdays and 1 pm on Saturdays from September 16 to November 15. The lectures are free to the public with the price of admission to the galleries and begin in the museum lobby. For more information, including dates, times, and topics, please visit www.themodern.org.
Drawing from the Collection
Have you ever wanted to enroll in a museum class, but found yourself unable to commit to an eight- or ten-week course of study? If so, Drawing from the Collection may be just the class just for you. Join us this fall and become acquainted with the Modern’s collection while developing drawing skills by looking and learning with local artists as they lead informal basic drawing classes in the galleries. Open to adults at all skill levels. Bring a sketchbook and pencils or purchase materials from The Modern Shop. This class is free for members and free to the public with general admission.
Sundays, 2–3:30 pm
Instructors
September – Tiffany Wolf
October – Lari Gibbons
November – To be announced
December – To be announced
Friday Afternoon Studio: Moving Images
This fall the Modern offers a drawing studio that leads participants through the fundamentals of drawing using direct observation and visual problem-solving. Covering a full range of techniques and formal, material, and conceptual issues, artist Libby Black refers to the Modern’s special exhibitions Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love and Hubbard/Birchler: No Room to Answer in this instructive eight-week course. The Friday Afternoon Studio is for beginning to more advanced students who wish to refine basic drawing skills and participate in an engaging exchange of ideas.
Instructor: Libby Black
Fridays, September 19 through November 7, 1–4 pm
$160; $140 for Modern members
Registration deadline: September 5
Class size is limited.
NEW CLASS!
E - Merge
What is the E for? Everyone. Educator. Enrichment. Enjoyable. Enlightening. And any other e-word you can think of! This new four-week course, led by the collaborative efforts of artist Susan Cheal and art historian Jennifer Way, offers students with different levels of experience an in-depth look at the Modern’s collection. Combining art-historical discussions of works in the galleries and lecture room with brief hands-on studio projects, this informative class covers the history and concepts of video (film) production while learning from two special exhibitions, No Room to Answer: Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler and Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love as well as works from the Modern’s permanent collection. E-Merge offers adult students a new way of looking at the world through the art at the Modern and with the ideas and collaborative efforts of two engaging instructors.
Instructors: Jennifer Way and Susan Cheal
6–8 pm, Thursdays, October 2, 9, 16, and 23
$80; $60 for Modern members and educators
Registration deadline: September 19
Class size is limited.
CPE credits are available.
LOCATION
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
Toll-Free 1.866.824.5566
Fax 817.735.1161
www.themodern.org
Museum Gallery Hours
Tues 10 am–Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 11 am–5 pm
CAFÉ MODERN
Lunch
Tue–Fri 11 am–2:30 pm
Sat 11 am–3 pm
Sunday Brunch 11 am–3 pm
Coffee bar
Serving Starbucks coffee, snacks, sandwiches, beer, wine, and dessert
Tue–Sat 10 am–4:30 pm
Tue (Feb–Apr) 5–7 pm
Sunday 11 am–4:30 pm
For reservations, call 817.840.2157
Menus are available online at www.themodern.org/cafemodern.html
General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$8 for adults ($13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free every Wednesday and the first Sunday of every month
The Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
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