Curriculum and Resources

On-line Curricula

Education staff has joined forces with Phoenix Union High School District to develop on-line curriculum resources. Art teachers spent two days in workshops at the Museum last June, exploring the collections and devising unit plans for implementation in their classrooms.

Several plans were selected for further support and development in the current school year. These "vetted" curriculum units, complete with AZ Standards references, assessment rubrics, and collection images, will be made available on the Museum's website later this spring.

Browse our lesson plans.

Read more about upcoming Curriculum Development workshops.

Poster Sets

The Museum produces sets of 5 laminated posters with images of objects in our collection, accompanied by lesson plans. Sets are available one per school FREE of charge.

To request a set, send your name, school, mailing address and phone number and desired set to education@phxart.org.

Research Library

The Museum has a Research library to support learning about art in general and the Museum's collection in particular. Materials are non-circulating, but may be used in the library reading room. The library catalogue is searchable through the Phoenix Public Library Website; items are annotated as “At Phoenix Art Museum.”

Call (602)257-1880 for general library hours.

Art Masterpiece Program

The Art Masterpiece Program trains school-based volunteers in tools and techniques to teach elementary-level students about the visual arts. Most participants are classroom volunteers at a child's school who augment presentation of the visual arts on a regular basis. The Training Program covers basics of looking at and discussing art objects, an overview of art history, resources for materials and ideas, modeling of classroom presentations and activities, and Museum orientation.

Program Dates: September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2010

*New material will be presented every Tuesday

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