Wednesday, September 16th
Springville Museum of Art (Springville)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
In Springville’s newest exhibition portraiture is an act of interpretation, not just documentation. The works by over 20 master artists in Contemporary Portraiture reveal what happens when artists use extraordinary technical skill and artistic vision to represent another human being in paint, film, or clay. Every artistic choice, from medium to style to setting, reveals something about the relationship between artist and sitter, and between the portrait and its intended audience. We will explore how to present these themes to Utah’s students through a tour of the exhibition, workshops, and hands-on artmaking. Dinner will be provided.
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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Salt Lake)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
Join UMOCA for an evening of gallery tours, food, and hands-on making. Our guest artist is Madeline Rupard who’s solo exhibition 2002 Subaru Forester will be on view… “Through slow, hand-painted images, she uses the humble form of the Forester to confront immense, abstract themes of love, loss, and letting go.” Rupard will share her practice and ideas behind the exhibition as well as a hands-on workshop tied to her work.
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Springville Museum of Art + Natural History Museum of Utah (Springville)
Continuity and Change: Indigenous Perspectives for the Classroom
Join the Natural History Museum of Utah and the Springville Museum of Art as we learn from Diné (Navajo) artist and educator Lapita Frewin. We’ll explore approaches to accurately and appropriately teaching your students about Indigenous weaving and beadwork through knowledge sharing, hands-on activities, and curriculum connections. Dinner will be provided, and participants may earn three relicensure credits.
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Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (Logan)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
Pixels and Patterns: Exploring Math and Technology in Art
In this hands-on workshop, explore Utah artist Mike Whiting’s pixel-inspired sculptures across the USU Logan campus. Whiting’s sculptures explore the connection between pixels, early video games, and physical sculptures. Discover how simple shapes and patterns can inspire you and your students, then design and build your own 3D artwork.
Experiment with geometry, measurement, patterns, and spatial thinking while exploring creative ways to connect math, technology, and art. Walk away with a hands-on project and fresh ideas for engaging students through creative problem-solving.
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Weber State University Arts Learning Collaboration (Ogden)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
Inspired by the 2026 Caldecott Medal winner "Fireworks," this dynamic arts-integrated workshop invites educators to explore the powerful connections between visual art, movement, and literacy. Facilitated by Erinne Roundy and Deja Mitchell, participants will engage with simple, accessible dance strategies inspired by the vivid language of the text while examining expressive mark-making techniques found in Abstract Expressionism and reflected in the book’s illustrations. Through movement, color, and creative exploration, educators will experience how the arts can deepen comprehension, spark imagination, and foster joyful learning. The workshop culminates in an immersive, hands-on artmaking experience in which participants create their own expressive works inspired by motion, energy, and sound.
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Kimball Art Center (Park City)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
Join us for an evening exploring the power of abstract art and its ability to express identity, memory, culture, and place through color, form, movement, and material. Educators will begin with a guided tour of our current exhibition, discovering how artists use abstraction to transform personal and cultural histories into layered visual stories. Following the tour, participants will take part in two alternating hands-on art lessons inspired by the exhibition, offering creative approaches they can bring back to their classrooms.
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts (Salt Lake)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
Join peer teachers, science coaches, and librarians, to explore scientific phenomena and Utah’s K-12 SEEd core standards. Museum docents will lead a guided experience of the phenomena represented in UMFA’s galleries and educators will convene in the classroom to sample our Museum in the Classroom experiences – photography, Huichol yarn painting, and Chemistry in Art – to explore how phenomena and art-making can be integrated into the work you do each day. Dinner will be provided, so please register in advance! This event will be in person, but an asynchronous version will be sent upon request to ashley.anderson@umfa.utah.edu.
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Brigham Young University Museum of Art (Provo)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
Bridging Perspectives: Teaching with American Art
American art encompasses many voices. Crossing the Divide: American Art from the Permanent Collection showcases a range of lives, cultures, and histories that weave across the United States’ many geographies. The mediums with which these artists create are as varied as their perspectives. Come see how this exhibition and other MOA Teacher Resources can be incorporated in cross-curricular teaching in your own classroom!
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UVU Roots of Knowledge (Orem)
Time Travel through Art: Making Personal, Interpersonal, and Historical Connections in Roots of Knowledge
Join us at Roots of Knowledge for an evening of activities from our field trip curriculum focused on making connections. This curriculum allows students to explore the mural and discover historical interconnections frozen in stained-glass, while making their own connections and discoveries. Each window tells many stories. Together, they reveal how humanity’s pursuit of knowledge is a shared journey—and how those stories can inspire students to reflect on their own growth, choices, and place in the world. Workshops will explore these ideas through mindfulness, art making, and historical research and reflection. Refreshments will be provided for those who attend our in-person event. We will also be hosting a virtual evening for those who cannot attend in person.
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UVU Roots of Knowledge (Orem)
Time Travel through Art: Making Personal, Interpersonal, and Historical Connections in Roots of Knowledge
Join us at Roots of Knowledge for an evening of activities from our field trip curriculum focused on making connections. This curriculum allows students to explore the mural and discover historical interconnections frozen in stained-glass, while making their own connections and discoveries. Each window tells many stories. Together, they reveal how humanity’s pursuit of knowledge is a shared journey—and how those stories can inspire students to reflect on their own growth, choices, and place in the world. Workshops will explore these ideas through mindfulness, art making, and historical research and reflection. Refreshments will be provided for those who attend our in-person event. We will also be hosting a virtual evening for those who cannot attend in person.
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Springville Museum of Art (Springville)
Hybrid Format (in-person and virtual options available)
In This Together: Social Connection and the Art of Belonging
This exhibition is a first-of-its-kind multiyear collaboration between Springville Museum of Art and the work of Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD, the nation’s leading social connection researcher, as well as professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Social Connection & Health Lab at Brigham Young University. At a time when loneliness, isolation, and disconnection are impacting student health in fundamental ways, we hope to engage students and educators alike through art to illuminate what research alone cannot. Join us for an evening of discussion, artmaking, and learning on this timely topic. Dinner will be provided.
