SCHOOL AND TEACHER PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Our School Partnership Program is grounded in the philosophy of working with a small number of schools, enabling us to provide a more personalized approach to curriculum planning and research initiatives. Rather than imparting large amounts of information, we use Visual Thinking Strategies to help students explore works of art in a way that allows them to connect with their previous experiences and knowledge. To that end, we have redesigned our middle and high school curriculum to increase the use of engaging special exhibitions such as Sophie Calle: Last Seen and Carla Fernández: The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community.
Community Partnership Programs 4 partners, 68 students, 10 adults Neighborhood Nights July 11, 2013: 362 attendees; July 25, 2013: 490 attendees; August 8, 2013: 515 attendees Highlight Street Foundation Free Fun Friday August 23, 2013: 1,827 attendees Frank Hatch Free Day September 2, 2013: 1,656 attendees Opening Our Doors Day October 14, 2013: 1,620 attendees Richard C. Von Hess Summer Intern Noah Kane-Smalls
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
The Studio 75 programs: 5,213 attendees
Thanks to support from the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Foundation, studio programs featured monthly appearances of Boston artists. This series has helped connect the Museum to Boston’s vibrant community of artists as well as give visitors the opportunity to learn from a diverse range of talented individuals. In response to the Boston Marathon bombings, artists Clara Wainwright and Eve Perkins brought Bostonians together at locations around the city – including the Museum – to create a personalized map of the Boston Marathon route. The completed fabric collage was displayed on the Museum’s Art Wall from August 8, 2013–September 2, 2013. To commemorate the first anniversary, Tibetan prayer flag workshops were held on four Sundays in March 2014. More than 6,500 individuals and families joined us for free Museum events including Neighborhood Nights, Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Friday, Frank Hatch Day, and Opening Our Doors Day. In addition, we introduced the EBT Program in December 2013, in time to be promoted in holiday announcements sent out to clients of the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance. This program offers deeply discounted admission to individuals and families on food assistance and signals our commitment to making the Museum more accessible to local residents.
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Teens Behind The Scenes Cassandra Haas Esther Huynh Shanique Lewis Jeneba Mansaray Brittany Scott-Martin Lauren Tang