We invite you to practice observation, deep thinking, and active learning with Museum Educators as your guide. Participants will engage in discovery through discussion and activities from the Educator’s unique perspective. We employ close-looking exercises as a way to explore themes of the artwork on view. Educators select three to five artworks and lead discussions for learners of all ages, making meaningful connections to art.
Themes are inspired by Faye HeavyShield: Confluences and The Nature of Things: Medieval Art & Ecology, 1100–1550. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. A list of dates and themes are below and are subject to change based on the availability of the Educator.
Space is limited; registration required.
Tour Dates
Fri, Jun 2; 2pm / Three Stories
This tour explores the elements of storytelling throughout Faye HeavyShield’s work. Participants will discuss how to read narrative in visual art as well as how these narratives extend to viewers. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Shaelee.
Sun, Jun 4; 1:30pm / Personal Confluences
In Personal Confluences, visitors will use four pieces from Faye HeavyShield’s exhibition to create written responses reflecting on their belonging to different communities and their relationship with memory and landscape. The tour will end with an interactive recreation of the design process of the piece aiyo niitahtaan, where we will trace the commonalities and confluences between the written personal stories. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Karla.
Fri, Jun 9; 2pm / Three Stories
This tour explores the elements of storytelling throughout Faye HeavyShield’s work. Participants will discuss how to read narrative in visual art as well as how these narratives extend to viewers. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Shaelee.
Sun, Jun 18; 1:30pm / Personal Confluences
In Personal Confluences, visitors will use four pieces from Faye HeavyShield’s exhibition to create written responses reflecting on their belonging to different communities and their relationship with memory and landscape. The tour will end with an interactive recreation of the design process of the piece aiyo niitahtaan, where we will trace the commonalities and confluences between the written personal stories. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Karla.
Sun, Jun 25; 1:30pm / Something Blue: A Color Study
The color blue enjoys varying connotations in language, culture, and literature. On this thematic tour, audiences will engage the hue in the visual arts through works by Ellsworth Kelly and Faye HeavyShield, and through writing exercises that will challenge their perception of a familiar shade. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Kennedy.
Sat, Jul 1; 1:30pm / Personal Confluences
In Personal Confluences, visitors will use four pieces from Faye HeavyShield’s exhibition to create written responses reflecting on their belonging to different communities and their relationship with memory and landscape. The tour will end with an interactive recreation of the design process of the piece aiyo niitahtaan, where we will trace the commonalities and confluences between the written personal stories. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Karla.
Sun, Jul 2; 1:30pm / Something Blue: A Color Study
The color blue enjoys varying connotations in language, culture, and literature. On this thematic tour, audiences will engage the hue in the visual arts through works by Ellsworth Kelly and Faye HeavyShield, and through writing exercises that will challenge their perception of a familiar shade. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Kennedy.
Sun, Jul 16; 1:30pm / Something Blue: A Color Study
The color blue enjoys varying connotations in language, culture, and literature. On this thematic tour, audiences will engage the hue in the visual arts through works by Ellsworth Kelly and Faye HeavyShield, and through writing exercises that will challenge their perception of a familiar shade. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Kennedy.
Sat, Jul 22; 2pm / Three Stories
This tour explores the elements of storytelling throughout Faye HeavyShield’s work. Participants will discuss how to read narrative in visual art as well as how these narratives extend to viewers. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Shaelee.
Sun, Jul 30; 1:30pm / Something Blue: A Color Study
The color blue enjoys varying connotations in language, culture, and literature. On this thematic tour, audiences will engage the hue in the visual arts through works by Ellsworth Kelly and Faye HeavyShield, and through writing exercises that will challenge their perception of a familiar shade. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Kennedy.
Sun, Aug 6; 2pm / Three Stories
This tour explores the elements of storytelling throughout Faye HeavyShield’s work. Participants will discuss how to read narrative in visual art as well as how these narratives extend to viewers. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Shaelee.
Previous Schedule
Sat, May 6; 2:30pm / Three Stories
This tour explores the elements of storytelling throughout Faye HeavyShield’s work. Participants will discuss how to read narrative in visual art as well as how these narratives extend to viewers. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Shaelee.
Fri, May 12; 4pm / Identity: Lost and Found
Lost and Found explores the juxtaposition of the artist and artistic identity in the Pulitzer’s two current exhibitions Faye Heavyshield: Confluences and The Nature of Things: Medieval Art and Ecology, 1100-1550. Through the tour, we will track the continuity and change of the artist and their processes from the Medieval to contemporary period. Paralleling and discussing the agency of the artist, we will focus on both exhibitions concurrently, spotlighting Heavyshield’s wonderful works as well as the beautiful relics of the Middle Ages. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Endie.
Sat, May 13; 1:30pm / Identity: Lost and Found
Lost and Found explores the juxtaposition of the artist and artistic identity in the Pulitzer’s two current exhibitions Faye Heavyshield: Confluences and The Nature of Things: Medieval Art and Ecology, 1100-1550. Through the tour, we will track the continuity and change of the artist and their processes from the Medieval to contemporary period. Paralleling and discussing the agency of the artist, we will focus on both exhibitions concurrently, spotlighting Heavyshield’s wonderful works as well as the beautiful relics of the Middle Ages. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Endie.
Sun, May 14; 1:30pm / Personal Confluences
In Personal Confluences, visitors will use four pieces from Faye HeavyShield’s exhibition to create written responses reflecting on their belonging to different communities and their relationship with memory and landscape. The tour will end with an interactive recreation of the design process of the piece aiyo niitahtaan, where we will trace the commonalities and confluences between the written personal stories. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Karla.
Sun, May 21; 1:30pm / Something Blue: A Color Study
The color blue enjoys varying connotations in language, culture, and literature. On this thematic tour, audiences will engage the hue in the visual arts through works by Ellsworth Kelly and Faye HeavyShield, and through writing exercises that will challenge their perception of a familiar shade. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Kennedy.
Sat, May 27; 2:30pm / Personal Confluences
In Personal Confluences, visitors will use four pieces from Faye HeavyShield’s exhibition to create written responses reflecting on their belonging to different communities and their relationship with memory and landscape. The tour will end with an interactive recreation of the design process of the piece aiyo niitahtaan, where we will trace the commonalities and confluences between the written personal stories. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Karla.
Sun, May 28; 1:30pm / Three Stories
This tour explores the elements of storytelling throughout Faye HeavyShield’s work. Participants will discuss how to read narrative in visual art as well as how these narratives extend to viewers. This tour is lead by our Museum Educator Shaelee.
