The Trout Gallery Education Program partners with local agencies and schools to provide area middle and high school students with programs based on a wide range of exhibitions. Programs are interdisciplinary, designed to teach visual analysis skills, and include large and small group discussion.  All programs are free of charge and funds are available to pay for bus transportation (inquire when reserving).  Teachers may request a specific approach to content based on the focus of a class.  Examples of approaches include:

• Visual Literacy
• Art as Cultural Context
• Art as Conceptual Framework
• Art as Primary Text

Fall 2024

Culture Studio

Oct-Dec

Middle School students use studio skills to explore cultures from around the world in this afterschool program filled with games, conversation and art-making.  Offered at Lamberton and Wilson middle schools.
For more information see: CULTURE STUDIO

Breaking Barriers: 1976 and The History of Black American Art

Weekdays, Sept.-Dec

The artist David Driskell broke barriers in 1976 when he curated the nationally recognized exhibition, Two Centuries of Black American Art.  In 200 works created by over 63 different artists and craftspeople Driskell showed the American public the significant contributions that Black Americans had made throughout the history of American art.  In this program, students will explore the significance of Driskell's 1976 exhibition by exploring works by a number of artists included in the show and learning about the impact the exhibition had on museums and galleries thoughout the country.

ONGOING PROGRAMS