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National Gallery of Art - EDUCATION

High School Seminar 2007–2008

NGA Loan program Materials and Finder   Image: Martin Johnson Heade, Cattleya Orchid and Three Brazilian Hummingbirds, 1871, Gift of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, 1982.73.1   Image: Rembrandt van Rijn, The Mill, 1645/1648, Widener Collection, 1942.9.62   Image: Create a motion painting with Flow.   Image: Painting attributed to Francesco Xanto Avelli; place of production uncertain, Shallow bowl on low foot with the Conversion of Saul, 1525, Widener Collection, 1942.9.349   Image: Wassily Kandinsky, Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle), 1913, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1978.48.1   Image: French 12th Century (cup Alexandrian 2nd/1st Century B.C.), Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis, 2nd/1st century B.C. (cup); 1137-1140 (mounting), Widener Collection, 1942.9.277

Sponsoring-Teacher Responsibilities

  • Identify potential students (preferably juniors) currently enrolled in your upper-level art studio or art history class
  • Attend orientation with your student at the National Gallery of Art on Saturday, October 13, 2007
  • Assist your student with seminar assignments and preparations for the final program

Student Requirements

  • Secure nomination and sponsorship from an art teacher whose class you will be taking in fall 2007
  • Submit an application
  • Able to attend the first orientation session with a parent or guardian and with a sponsoring teacher on Saturday, October 13, 2007
  • Able to attend all ten Saturday sessions of the seminar

Application Instructions and Forms

The application deadline is September 24, 2007. Selection is competitive.

  1. Sponsoring-Teacher Application
  2. Student Application

Prospective sponsoring teachers: print out both forms, fill out the teacher form, identify and have a potential student fill out the student form, and mail or fax both forms together.

Mailing Address
High School Seminar
Department of Teacher, School, and Family Programs
National Gallery of Art
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785

Fax Number
(202) 842-6935

All application materials must be received by September 24, 2007.

Questions?
Contact the High School Seminar coordinator at (202) 842-6256.

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