Teacher Resources
Art-To-Go: Images & Ideas for the Classroom
Art-To-Go is the BMA’s once-a-month gift to teachers. It’s a great teaching resource and it’s FREE. Every month, you’ll receive an e-mail with a link to a printable full-color image of a BMA artwork. The image is accompanied by a brief, lively commentary that focuses on a single important teachable idea. It closes with a “Challenge” encouraging students to experiment with that same idea in their own artwork. An easily accessible archive of Art-To-Go selections is always available.
To register for Art-To-Go, please send your name and e-mail address to Linda Andre at Landre@artbma.org.
Teacher Resource Center
The Teacher Resource Center offers a collection of visual materials that you may borrow for short-term classroom use. Teacher Packets (PDF), laminated reproductions, and slides may be borrowed for six weeks.
You may pick up materials at the BMA or request that small items be mailed to you. Please be sure to provide us your name, school, mailing address, phone number(s), items requested, and the date when the items are needed. The Teacher Resource Center is not staffed full-time, so it may be several days before your request is met. Please allow enough time for delivery.
Teachers who would like to visit the Teacher Resource Center should make an appointment in advance. E-mail trc@artbma.org or call 443-573-1820 to request materials or learn more.
Teacher Workshops
Teacher Workshops focus on works of art in the BMA's collection or in special exhibitions. Most Teacher Workshops include close observation of art in the galleries, mini-lectures, hands-on activities, and creative ideas for integrating art in the classroom. Teachers receive a CD with images and extensive background information. Workshops are usually held on Saturdays and last about three hours.
To receive a flyer, please send your mailing address to Linda Andre at Landre@artbma.org.
In-Service Programs
In-Service programs offer groups of teachers the opportunity to enjoy the Museum’s collection and learn about the BMA’s school programs and educational resources. In-service programs are scheduled upon request. For more information, please contact Linda Andre at Landre@artbma.org, or 443-573-1828.
BMA Special Membership for Teachers
As a valued teacher, you qualify for 20% off the regular price of BMA Membership:
- Individual Teacher Membership, $40
- Dual Teacher Membership, $60
Members receive free admission to ticketed exhibitions and a 10% discount on purchases at the BMA Shop and dining at Gertrude’s!
Online Resources for Teachers
Teachers!
Check out
the BMA’s new online resource Learning from Cezanne: Brushstrokes, Patches & Planes.
The Cone Collection
An introduction to the BMA's Cone Collection, Baltimore's legendary Cone Sisters, and the artwork of Henri Matisse.
Matisse for Kids Interactive Game
Matisse's perky schnauzer Raoudi jumps out of the canvas and onto the screen for a delightful exploration of his master's bold, bright paintings.
The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas
This online database of about nine hundred 19th-century French drawings in the collections of The Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum is searchable by artist, title, provenance, subject, and date.
Onstage with Toulouse-Lautrec (PDF)
This sample selection from the Toulouse-Lautrec Teacher Packet summarizes Toulouse-Lautrec's poster style, introduces cabaret singer Aristide Bruant as a performer, and analyzes the poster Ambassadeurs: Artistide Bruant.
Painted Prints: The Revelation of Color
This online exhibition explores brilliantly colored engravings, etchings, and woodcuts of the northern Renaissance and Baroque periods.
