For Schools

Learn about the new building in this interactive STEAM-based program that introduces art, design, and architecture through a virtual exploration of the construction of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ new building. Throughout the 45-minute virtual field trip, a trained volunteer educator will guide your class through an interdisciplinary lesson that connects architecture, art, math, and reading.

Students will be led through open dialogue and…

• Receive an introduction to architecture and art vocabulary.
• Learn about architecture by watching building footage of our new facility.
• Apply math and reading principles they learned in the classroom in new ways to see how these disciplines connect to the arts.

This is a free program for schools and registration is required in advance. A digital guide, created in partnership with curriculum specialists at Little Rock’s Episcopal Collegiate School, features art, reading, vocabulary, and math activities to utilize before/after the virtual field trip is included.

Explore the arts from anywhere in Arkansas! In this two-week program, local artists and AMFA staff will introduce students to works from the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection and performing arts activities. Students will learn about artists, build skills in both performing and visual arts, and spend each week working towards Play and Display, a culminating celebration where students will virtually perform and showcase their art.

This two-week program cost schools $500 for each group of 25 students. Included in the package are four 60-minute live virtual programs and four pre-recorded videos featuring Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts staff to be used in the classroom. A list of supplies for all activities will be provided in advance.

Take to the virtual stage from wherever you are in the state! In this two-week program, students in grades 6-12 participate in solo and ensemble work from your classroom and/or online via Zoom. Students will receive weekly performance and design prompts and check-ins from theatre teaching artists while exploring skills in creative problem solving, collaboration, communication, creativity, empathy, and resilience.

Teachers receive an AMFA Virtual Theatre Lab Guide Sheet with corresponding education standards and methods to inspire creativity and maximize students’ potential beyond the scheduled virtual instruction time.

This two-week program costs schools $500 for each group of 25 students.