SVMA’s mission is to build community around art, which reflects our commitment to providing critical arts education, public art and humanities programs, and innovative, thought-provoking exhibitions tied to social and human experiences. SVMA serves the Sonoma Valley region and a wide range of visitors from the Bay Area and beyond.
SVMA invites all 4th and 5th Grade students and teachers in Sonoma Valley to participate in our free A.R.T.S. (Art Rewards The Student) Program which culminates in a student exhibition at the Museum. Additionally, SVMA offers Gallery Visits year-round for K-12 students and their teachers.
mleavey@svma.org
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551 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476
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Initiated in 2000, A.R.T.S. is the Museum’s longest-running education program that places Teaching Artists in fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms throughout Sonoma Valley at no cost to the schools, serving around 600 students. Art lessons and themes are integrated with the California Visual Arts Content Standards and offer tie-ins to classroom curriculum. In addition, all students make visits to the Museum, engaging in highly participatory gallery tours as well as working on their art projects in SVMA’s studio classroom. In the spring, SVMA presents a major exhibition of student work alongside the exhibitions that inspired the lessons.
Teaching Artists in the A.R.T.S. program are responsible for developing lesson plans and providing instruction in Sonoma elementary school classrooms at the fourth- and fifth-grade levels. Teaching Artists also attend meetings with Museum staff, participate in and occasionally lead professional development workshops, and assist with the installation of the annual A.R.T.S. exhibition.
Miki Leavey
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mleavey@svma.org
551 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476