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| Programs for: Adults | Children & Families | Teachers | Tours & Outreach Programs for Schools |
| The Office of Educational Programs at the Michael C. Carlos Museum offers a wide variety of engaging programs for the Emory community, the general public, children and families, and students and teachers.
Programs for Adults Lectures, Symposia, and Gallery Talks The Museum's commitment to academic excellence is reflected in the lectures, symposia, and gallery talks presented by the Office of Educational Programs. The Museum draws on the rich resources of the University's faculty and supports Emory's academic mission by bringing nationally and internationally recognized scholars to campus. Most of these public lectures and symposia are free and all are open to the Emory community and the public. For a listing of upcoming programs, please see the Calendar. 
Chamber Music Concerts The Office of Educational presents a series of noontime chamber music concerts performed by members of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. The concerts are free and open to the Emory community and the public. For a listing of concerts, see the Calendar. Food for Thought Lunchtime Lecture Series Explore the Museum's collections and special exhibitions through the popular Food for Thought lunchtime lecture series. In this program, Emory University faculty members and graduate students discuss new acquisitions, themes in the collection, or highlights of special exhibitions while audience members enjoy boxed lunches from Alon's Bakery. For upcoming programs, please see the Calendar. AntiquiTEA Enjoy afternoon tea and scones as Emory faculty and graduate students discuss objects or themes in the collection and in special exhibitions. For a listing of upcoming AntiquiTEA programs, please see the Calendar. Museum Tours Public Tours: Members of the Museum's Docent Guild lead public tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions every Thursday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tours begin in the Rotunda on Level One of the Museum. Tours Docent-led tours are available for groups of ten or more by appointment. Please contact Nina West by phone at 404-727-0519 or by email at nwest@emory.edu to schedule a tour for your group. Please call at least two weeks in advance. For special needs tours, please contact Julie Green by phone at 404-727-2363 or by email at jgree09@emory.edu. Audio Tours An MP3 audio tour of highlights of the the permanent collection is available at the Reception Desk on Level One. The MP3 format allows visitors to hear from Museum and University experts at the touch of a button. The guide is available for a rental fee of $3. Museum members enjoy unlimited free usage. A second audio tour makes connections between the Museum's permanent collections and the times and texts Bible. Curators and faculty members from Emory University's Candler School of Theology and the Departments of Religion and Middle Eastern Studies explore objects in relation to biblical texts to enhance our understanding of the cultures out of which Judaism and Christianity developed. The guide is available for a rental fee of $3. Museum members enjoy unlimited free usage. Programs for Children & Families Camp Carlos 2008  Come see the world with Camp Carlos! From the ancient to the modern, from the shores of the Mediterranean, across the sands of the Sahara, and on to the tip at its southern-most end, Camp Carlos will draw on the richness of African thought and creativity represented in the Museum’s permanent African collections and the special exhibition Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Cross the Atlantic and explore the art and craft of making books the ancient American way. Wander through ancient Greece and Rome, Egypt, the Near East, and Asia learning and illustrating the stories depicted in art. In the galleries, campers will learn from artists of the ancient world and, in the studio, from some of Atlanta’s best practicing artists. A summer of imagination, creativity, and fun await your child at Camp Carlos. Campers will hand-build with clay, paint and draw, create artist’s books, and use traditional and modern materials to make beads and jewelry, with the guidance of gifted Atlanta artists and teachers and inspired by art from around the world and across time. $185 for non-members and $225 for members per week. Aftercare is available from 3 to 5 PM for an additional $60 for the week.Download a PDF of the camp brochure with registration form.Summer 2008 sessions include:  Earthmovers and Shakers Ceramics studio June 2-6 7-9 year olds June 9-13 10-12 year olds Shaping and firing clay began thousands of years ago in Nubia and continues today throughout Africa. In this session of camp ceramic artist Ana Vizurraga will work with campers to use a variety of hand-building techniques to form works of clay based on African traditions, ancient to modern. We’ll visit clay animals, people, and pots from the Carlos’ African collection and the special exhibition Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for inspiration. Pyramid Building Bookmaking studio June 16-20 13-17 year olds An artist’s book is a unique work of art created in a book form that is conceived of as a whole by the artist. This means that the content and the form of the book are equally important and are the product of a total concept of the artist. Combining many processes and mixed-media, an artist’s book invites the viewer to interact with it in multiple ways so that the book may be looked at traditionally but may also transform into a work that is more sculptural. Using the pyramids of ancient Nubia, Egypt, and the ancient Americas as inspiration, artist Pam Beagle-Daresta will work with campers to make pyramid-shaped artist’s books. Finished books will include text and imagery drawn from pyramid references but shaped to reflect personal content. One for the Books: Ancient American Codices Bookmaking studio June 23-27 13-17 year olds An artist’s book can be created in many different forms, its content exploring and communicating ideas in an individual way. One of the many forms a book can have is that of a codex, a book with screen-folded pages arranged so it can be looked at one page at a time or as one continuous page. Ancient Maya and Aztec codices (plural of codex) had pages made from the inner bark of certain fig trees or from animal skins. Through pictures painted on their screen-folded pages, these books recorded important dates, rituals, and events. In this session of camp, artist Pam Beagle-Daresta will use the codex form to work with campers who will make an artist’s book/codex based on their own lives, with thought to how the codex form relates to the content. Because our access to fig bark is limited, codices will be made of anything from plexiglass to recycled materials and will be scribed, painted, folded, and stitched to create a unique work of book art. Once Upon a Time Painting/drawing/illustrating studio July 7-11 7-9 year olds July 14-18 10-12 year olds Long ago, before there were books, one way people told their culture’s stories was through images that were painted, inscribed, and drawn on the things they created. Artist Ande Cook will teach campers to paint and draw stories represented on works of art in the Carlos’ collections, from the ancient Greek story of Aktaion, devoured by his own hunting dogs to the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut arched across the heavens to stories of transformation told with animals like the jaguar and crocodile in the Ancient Americas and many more. From Head to Toe Jewelry Design July 21-25 7-9 year olds July 28-August 1 10-12 year olds Throughout their history and across the vast African continent, the peoples of Africa have traded resources and products with those of other cultures and countries of the world. African imagination and a willingness to embrace materials as varied Venetian glass beads, cowrie shells, and recycled materials such as telephone wire, bottle caps, and tin cans resulted in works of beauty, color, and whimsy. Using similar materials, jewelry artist Gail Walter will work with campers create to items of personal adornment with an African influence.  Workshops for Children The Office of Educational Programs offers innovative and engaging workshops in which children and their families explore the collections and exhibitions at the Museum. Through in-gallery experiences and art projects, children learn about the arts and cultures of the world. See the Museum Calendar for specific workshops. Children's Concerts The Carlos Museum offers an exciting series of chamber music concerts for children and families performed by The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta and special guest artists. For a listing of concerts, see the Calendar.Concerts for children and families take place on Sunday afternoons at 4 pm in the Reception Hall on Level Three of the Museum. Tickets for family concerts are $4 per ticket and may be purchased at the Arts at Emory Box Office (404-727-5050). Family members of the Carlos Museum receive up to four free tickets to the entire series. Family memberships are available through the Membership Office for $65 per year. If you are already a family member and would like to receive tickets, call the Arts at Emory Box Office to request your complimentary tickets. Programs for Teachers PLU Courses for Teachers The Michael C. Carlos Museum is accredited through the Georgia State Department of Education to offer staff development courses for teachers. This summer the Museum offers an intensive two-day exploration of the art and culture of ancient Nubia (present day Sudan. Evening for Educators The Michael C. Carlos Museum presents an annual evening that celebrates teachers with a special program, wine, hors d'oeuvres, and door prizes. Workshops for Teachers All courses and workshops are aligned with Georgia's Performance Standards (QCCs) To register, contact Julie Green by email at jgree09@emory.edu or by phone at 404-727-2363. Unless otherwise noted, cost for workshops is $5 for Museum members; $10 for non-members. Tours & Outreach Programs for Schools School Tours The Michael C. Carlos Museum welcomes school groups to explore the Museum's collections and special exhibitions with members of the Museum's Docent Guild. Tours last for fifty minutes. Tours may be scheduled by calling 404-727-0519 or through e-mail at nwest@emory.edu.
 Self-guided ToursTeachers who wish to guide their own groups are welcome to do so provided they have attended an introductory workshop on the museum's collections and facilities. Please remember that self-guided groups must also be scheduled in advance to avoid overcrowding in the galleries. To reserve a time slot for a self-guided group contact Nina West by phone at 404-727-0519 or by e-mail at nwest@emory.edu. Discovery Outreach Programs If you can't come to the Carlos Museum, the Carlos Museum can come to you. Museum teachers travel in the Mummy Mobile to schools within 30 mile radius of the Museum to bring outreach programs to classrooms in the metropolitan Atlanta area. To schedule the Discovery Outreach Program contact Nina West by phone at 404-727-0519 or by e-mail at nwest@emory.edu.The Discovery Outreach Program is made possible by the generous support of the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, Inc. The Mummy Mobile has been provided by the Hennessey Family's Land Rover Buckhead/Northpoint. |
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