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A "Museum without walls," the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's innovative education and outreach programs are specially designed to meet the Museum's core mission - to bring art and people together to explore the rich and varied cultural identities of the South. As one of the country's top resources on Southern art and culture, the Ogden Museum has instituted a complete range of educational initiatives both in the Museum and off-site to ensure that its message will be accessible to audiences across the country and around the world.

Available through the Education Department are extensive materials for students and teachers of all ages to gain and share knowledge on the Southern arts and related topics. Also available is information for planning field trips for grades K-12, classroom resources for teachers including lesson plans and units of study, and special programs for teachers listing training, events, starter ideas and studio workshops.

Just For Kids
Meet Elva Louise Swan and Max Katz, Southern art and culture sleuths, and your guides to The Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
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Field Trips
Ready to plan a visit for your classroom? Find all the information you need here.
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Classroom Resources
Start incorporating Southern art into your curriculum with units of study, lesson plans, and starter ideas.


Walter Inglis Anderson Color Sheet  |  Download PDF: 735 Kb
In celebration of Walter Inglis Anderson: Everything is Strange and New, we are inviting schools to compete in a coloring contest


Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry  |  Download PDF: 735 Kb
These pre-visit activities accompany the museum tour based on the
book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor set during the Great Depression. Through these activities, students explore the themes of race, poverty and segregation which connect the art and literature of a specific time in American history.


Will Henry Stevens Unit  |  Download PDF
This unit of study represents a museum-school collaboration, bringing together the specific curriculum needs of a fourth grade classroom teacher and the Museum. The unit focuses on the artist, Will Henry Stevens. Students will inquire into the artist's world as well as their own conducting research, exploring original works of art and comparing and contrasting cultures and regions.


Celebrating Southern Women Artists  |  Download PDF


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Sense-of-Place Mats

Folk Art These four starter ideas were developed to be used with the Folk Art Sense of Place Mats featuring the artists Nellie Mae Rowe, Clementine Hunter, Theora Hamblett and George "The Dot Man" Andrews.


1. George Andrews  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades PK-2 (Social Studies, Art Criticism)
Scramble Art in My Family

2. Clementine Hunter  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades 3-5 (Social Studies, Art Criticism)
Compare and Contrast Country Life

3. Nellie Mae Rowe  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades 6-8 (Language Arts, Aesthetics)
Folk, Visionary, Primitive, Self-Taught - Which One Is It?

4. Theora Hamblett  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades 9-12 (Social Studies, Art Criticism)
Yesterday/Today: Folk Traditions that Carry On

Contemporary These four starter ideas were developed to be used with the Contemporary Art Sense of Place Mats featuring Ida Kohlmeyer, Elmore Morgan, Jr., Alexander John Drysdale and Vincencia Blount

1. Ida Kohlmeyer  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades PK-5 (Language Arts, Social Studies, Art Making)
Signs and Symbols in Art and Jewlery

2. Elmore Morgan, Jr.  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades 3-5 (Science, Language Arts)
CActive Seeing - Scientific Observation

3. Alexander John Drysdale  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades 9-12 (Language Arts, Social Studies, Art Making)
Champion of Women

4. Vincencia Blount  |  Download PDF
Classroom Activity Grades 9-12 (Language Arts, Art History, Aesthetics)
Is a Splatter Art? You Decide

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Artist and Sense of Place
The Ogden Museum designed this project to introduce community audiences to the Museum and its collections by celebrating the communities reflected in the art. Learn more about artist in residency program.
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Ogden Docent Opportunities
Be a key member of the Ogden team by serving as a Docent! Docents teach about works of art in the collectionthrough tours and gallery discussions

The next 2006 Docent Training Session will begin in the Fall.
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