Meeting an Educational Need

The William King Museum of Arts (WKMA) VanGogh Outreach is discussed. The museum uses their "vans" to "go" out into local second- and third-grade classrooms with totes filled with art supplies and captivating props for an art enrichment experience. VanGogh Outreach covers 11 coun...

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Published inMuseum Vol. 102; no. 4; p. 42
Main Author Torrence, Charlotte
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Alliance of Museums 01.07.2023
Subjects
Art education
Art galleries & museums
Elementary schools
Museum studies
Outreach services
Rural areas
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Summary:The William King Museum of Arts (WKMA) VanGogh Outreach is discussed. The museum uses their "vans" to "go" out into local second- and third-grade classrooms with totes filled with art supplies and captivating props for an art enrichment experience. VanGogh Outreach covers 11 counties in rural Southwest Virginia, reaching 44 elementary schools, about 200 classrooms, and about 4,200 schoolchildren over the course of a school year. All 11 counties participate in the third-grade program, and four counties participate in the second-grade program, as well. Four instructors drive the museum's four VanGogh vans up to two hours away to reach the rural school systems that make up the service area. VanGogh Outreach is WKMA's largest education program.
ISSN:1938-3940