Outside In Gallery

Aprendiendo el lenguaje del arte: Exhibición de arte de los estudiantes de MoNA Link / Learning the Language of Art: MoNA Link Student Art Exhibition 

February 18 - May 14, 2023

Curator: Nicolette Harrington

This exhibition of student art is much more than wonderful pictures on the wall; it is a celebration of the learning and accomplishments of the K-12 students and teachers that participated in the MoNA Link program in 2022 working to integrate art into classroom curriculum using many different art media.

For 20 years, MoNA Link has provided meaningful art experiences for students by reaching out to the community that surrounds every classroom. MoNA Link enriches lives:

  • MoNA Link provides professional teacher training in the visual arts, linking museum exhibitions, art  skills, and grade level-curriculum. 

  • MoNA Link students visit MoNA twice a year to see new exhibitions, learn new art techniques, and develop the skills to speak and write about art with confidence. 

  • MoNA Link students see the world around them with new eyes as they become active observers and use Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS).

ML teacher training increases the artistic confidence of all people who work with students. Effective art teaching strategies and the language of art are powerful tools to activate the brain to learn. Success depends on knowing about media, methods, processes and concepts of the principles of art, as well as developing skill in talking about and creating art. Shapes, colors, and words alone do not make meaningful works of art. When combining these elements in order to communicate a feeling or idea to others, the simple statement of “this is what I can do” transforms to a thought provoking, visual encounter with the artist’s intentions.

The eloquent evidence in this student exhibition speaks volumes about growing minds and their ability to make meaningful work using the language of art.

Esta exhibición de arte estudiantil es mucho más que maravillosas obras de arte en la pared; es una celebración del aprendizaje y los logros de los estudiantes y maestros K-12 que participaron en el programa de MoNA Link en 2022 integrando el arte en el currículo utilizando una variedad de técnicas artísticas.

Durante 20 años, MoNA Link ha proporcionado experiencias artísticas significativas a los estudiantes de cada aula y comunidad. MoNA Link enriquece vidas:

  • MoNA Link ofrece formación profesional para maestros de artes visuales, vinculando las exposiciones de los museos, las habilidades artísticas y los currículos del nivel de grado. 

  • Los estudiantes de MoNA Link visitan el Museo dos veces al año para ver nuevas exposiciones, aprender nuevas técnicas artísticas y desarrollar las habilidades necesarias para hablar y escribir sobre arte con confianza. 

  • Los estudiantes de MoNA Link ven el mundo que les rodea con nuevos ojos a medida que se convierten en observadores activos y utilizan las Estrategias de Pensamiento Visual (VTS).

La capacitación docente de MoNA Link aumenta la confianza artística a cualquiera que trabaje con estudiantes. Las estrategias eficaces de enseñanza artística y el lenguaje del arte son herramientas poderosas para activar el cerebro para aprender. El éxito depende del conocimiento de los medios, los métodos, los procesos y los conceptos de los principios del arte, así como el desarrollo de la habilidad para hablar del arte y crearlo. Las formas, los colores y las palabras por sí solos no crean obras de arte significativas. Cuando estos elementos se combinan para transmitir emociones e ideas a los demás, la simple declaración “esto es lo que puedo hacer” se transforma en un encuentro visual que invitan la reflexión con las intenciones del artista.

La elocuente evidencia de esta exposición estudiantil dice mucho sobre su capacidad creciente intelectual para realizar obras significativas con el lenguaje del arte.

The Expression Exchange

  • The Expression Exchange

    In order to deepen and extend the visitor experience, we created a series of interactive displays in the new Expression Exchange space in the upstairs galleries. Here, visitors can engage more deeply with the content in the exhibition, by responding to prompts in creative and reflective ways.

  • Celebrating 20 Years of MoNA Link: A Conversation About Art Education

    This space also includes a listening station featuring a MoNA Moments Podcast about the exhibition, titled: Celebrating 20 Years of MoNA Link: A Conversation About Art Education

  • Ready for the Next Step: Guideposts on the Path of Art Education

    These drawings of shoes were created by elementary school students through an observational drawing exercise as an assessment of understanding the elements of art. They illustrate the power of equipping students with the skills they need to be fluent in the language of art. Visitors are invited to draw and add their shoes to the wall!

  • Gratitude Grid

    As evidenced in the Geppetto’s Children: Italo Scanga at Pilchuck Glass School exhibition, mentorship is an essential part of many artists’ journeys. Visitors were asked to add a note to our gratitude grid to honor someone who has nurtured your creativity.

  • Visual Thinking Strategies: Learning to Look and Talk About Art

    Our MoNA Link program utilizes Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), which is a research-based teaching method that promotes aesthetic development including critical thinking and communication skills. VTS teaches participants to take the time to observe closely, describe what they see in detail and provide evidence for their observations.

  • History of Art Education: Evolution of Curriculum

    Take a look at these textbooks which date back as far as 1860 and imagine what early art education in the United States might have been like. Peer into the pages and see if you can find anything familiar to your early education? Do you see anything that surprises you?

 The Outside In Gallery is MoNA’s Education Gallery, which is dedicated to amplifying the voices of our community. If you are involved with a local organization or group and are interested in co-curating an exhibition in the Outside In Gallery, please contact us at education@museumofnwart.org. Visit the Outside In Gallery Archives to view other past exhibitions or visit our Upcoming Exhibitions page to see what’s coming up.

Outside In Gallery es la galería educativa de MoNA, que se dedica a amplificar las voces de nuestra comunidad. Si participa en una organización o grupo local y está interesado en organizar una exposición en Outside In Gallery, escribanos a education@museumofnwart.org. Visite las páginas Outside In Gallery Archives para ver las exposiciones pasadas o Upcoming Exhibitions page para ver las exposiciones que están por venir.