The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is dedicated to exhibiting outstanding examples of modern and contemporary art, architecture and design in order to encourage conversations around the ideas of our time. We are eager to share with you — students and teachers — this season’s program of learning experiences, from arts activities to guided tours and illustrated presentations brought free of charge to your classroom. We invite you to participate and discover how we can collaborate to bring students a range of inspiring activities. We design the programs featured in this brochure to provide your students with enriching activities that address the Arizona Visual Arts Standards and meet your grade-level expectations. Visits to SMoCA energize students and advance your work in the classroom. We are excited to share these compelling programs with you.

I look forward to seeing you in the Museum soon.

Sara CochranAssociate Director, Curator and Educator

A Letter from our Associate Director, Curator and Educator

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Docent-Led or Self-Led ToursGrades: K – 12

RegistrationVisit smoca.org/education/school-tours to submit an online form or call 480.874.4641∙ All tours, docent-led and self-led, must have reservations∙ Docent-led tours must be booked at least 3 weeks in advance∙ Due to space limitations and to maintain a proper teaching environment, a maximum of 100 people can be accommodated in the galleries each hour (with or without docents)∙ Chaperones are required for grades pre-K to 12, one adult per 10 students∙ Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your scheduled time

Additional Services and InformationAmerican Sign Language interpretation is available for some Museum tours,with 3 weeks advance notice. To make arrangements, or for special needs services, call SMoCA’s education department at 480.874.4641.

Bring your class to the Museum for a 45-minute tour of our exhibitions. These tours are led by our SMoCA Docents, volunteer tour guides who receive special training from the curators, artists and experts on each of the exhibitions. They will engage your students in interactive tours that explore the exhibitions and art in general. Tours contain concepts included in the Core Arts Standards.

Educators are also welcome to register for self-led tours.

Create a field trip with a tour of the Museum and a picnic lunch in the Civic Center Park. The park provides plenty of grass, shady trees and Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture for kids to enjoy. Please note that picnic lunches are not provided by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

Available Tour Hours:10:00 – 4:30p Tuesday – Wednesday12:00 – 4:30p Thursday10:00 – 4:30p FridayWeekend tours also available (call or visit us online for scheduling)Closed Monday and all major holidays

Call 480.874.4642 to preview the galleries before booking a tour.

complimentary museum passes for teachers!

Photo: Laura Hales

Afghan War Rugs: The Modern Art of Central Asia offers a glimpse into the culture of modern-day Afghanistan. This compelling collection of rugs updates traditional floral and geometric patterning with contemporary images of tanks, soldiers, helicopters, world maps and political portraits. These intriguing objects question assumptions about this ancient craft and region.

Organized and curated by Enrico Mascelloni and Annemarie Sawkins, Ph.D.Sponsored locally by Joan Cremin, Paul Giancola and Carrie Lynn Richardson, and Tamar Weiss in memory of Emil Weiss

Unknown maker in Afghanistan, Portrait Rug (Amanullah Khan), date unknown;acquired in Peshawar, Pakistan, 1985. Knotted wool, 53 ¼ × 33 ½ inches.Private collection

Afghan War RugsJanuary 24 – April 19, 2015

Postcommodity — the transdisciplinary American Indian arts collective comprising of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martínez, Kade L. Twist and Nathan Young— presents two monumental installations: Promoting a More Just, Verdant and Harmonious Resolution (2011) and Pollination (2015). Together, these artworks question common national narratives and the commodification of nature, history and culture.

Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by Botanicare and Tamar Weiss in memory of Emil Weiss.

Photo: courtesy of Postcommodity

southwestNET: PostcommodityJanuary 31 – April 26, 2015

What will you do to make a more peaceful world?

More than 90 students at Zuni Hills Elementary School in Peoria considered this question and wove their responses into a collaborative rug that tells both individual and collective stories about peace. Students worked with Ann Morton, a local artist who uses fiber as a tool for social communication. This exhibition accompanies the SMoCA exhibition Afghan War Rugs: The Modern Art of Central Asia .

The Young@Art Gallery is located outside the Museum, next door, in the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The Young@Art Gallery is sponsored by The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation and Macy’s.

Aiden Boice (Zuni Elementary, fourth grade), Blue Luma, 2014. Photo: courtesy of Ann Morton

Peace Makers, Young@Art GalleryFebruary 12 – April 29, 2015

RegistrationVisit smoca.org/education/school-tours or call 480.874.4641

This program provides an introduction into the wonderful world of art. Children visit the Museum and take part in a tour designed to inspire confidence, self-awareness and self-expression, as well as to promote language development. An accompanying hands-on art project helps strengthen physical and perceptual skills.Art Start is sponsored by Scottsdale Charros; and Karen and John Voris

Art StartGrades: Pre-K – K (Ages 4 – 5)

SMoCA Docents present thematic talks with interactive, 40-minute PowerPoint slide programs, all of which address concepts in the National Core Arts Standards.

Presentations are available to schools in Scottsdale: between Scottsdale’s east border and west to SR-51; south to McKellips Road; and north to the 101 Freewayin Phoenix. Some exceptions for boundaries are permitted. Please call 480.874.4641 to see if you qualify for the program.

RegistrationVisit smoca.org/education/school-tours to submit an online form or call 480.874.4641∙ Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance.

School Outreach PresentationsGrades: K – 12

Slide Presentations Recommended Grade∙ Animals in Art K – 3∙ Art All Around Us: Public Art 2 – 12∙ Art in Children’s Literature I: Elements of Art 1 – 3 ∙ Art in Children’s Literature II: Principles of Design 3 – 6∙ Art in Children’s Literature III (Caldecott Winners 2000 – 2011) 3 – 6∙ Circus! Circus! K – 3∙ Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos en Mexico 4 – 12∙ I Have My Reasons: Elements of Art and Principles of Design 1 – 3 ∙ Native American Art 3 – 6∙ You’ve Got to Have Style: Identifying Styles of Artworks 4 – 12

Photo: Laura Hales

$5 / Student or adult (free for children age 3 and younger)

RegistrationCall 480.874.4641∙ Pre-registration required at least 2 weeks in advance∙ Space limited to 100 seats per performance∙ Homeschooling families are welcome to register∙ Payments must be made 2 weeks in advance∙ Sorry, no refunds

Students see a 45-minute performance of The Super Sleuth Game Show, participate in an interactive, docent-guided exhibition tour and create an art object. Please plan for a minimum of two and a half hours for Arts Days events. Students may bring lunches to eat outdoors following the activities.

Related Exhibitions Covert Operations: Investigating the Known Unknowns Spy Studio in the Young@Art Gallery

Performance Is there an expert spy in your class? Find out in an interactive game show where

you and your classmates are the contestants! Valley entertainer Kirby Soderberg plays the role of the hilarious game show host.

Art Project Make your own spy kit and write and decipher secret messages with your classmates.

The Super Sleuth Game ShowNovember 18 & 19 I 10:00a – 12:30pGrades: 3 – 7

Are you looking for a way to bring more art education to your school assemblies?SMoCA can bring Arts Days to your campus. Students will experience a slide presentation with information and images relating to current exhibitions, and a 40-minute performance in conjunction with an exhibition.

More InformationCall 480.425.5348 to find out more about this new opportunity!

new: bring arts days to your school!

Photo: Laura Hales

Are you looking for a way to bring more art education to your school assemblies?SMoCA can bring Arts Days to your campus. Students will experience a slide presentation with information and images relating to current exhibitions,and a 40-minute performance in conjunction with an exhibition.

More InformationCall 480.425.5348 to find out more about this new opportunity!

new: bring arts days to your school!

Students see a 45-minute performance of Spinning a Yarn, Weaving a Tale, participate in an interactive, docent-guided exhibition tour and create an art object. Please plan for a minimum of two and a half hours for Arts Days events. Students may bring lunches to eat outdoors following the activities.

Spinning a Yarn, Weaving a TaleMarch 3 & 4 I 10:00a – 12:30pGrades: 3 – 7

RegistrationCall 480.874.4641∙ Pre-registration required at least 2 weeks in advance∙ Space limited to 100 seats per performance∙ Homeschooling families are welcome to register∙ Payments must be made two weeks in advance∙ Sorry, no refunds

Related Exhibitions Afghan War Rugs: The Modern Art of Central Asia Peace Makers in the Young@Art Gallery

Performance Storyteller and educator Caleb Winebrenner weaves a tale rich in Middle Eastern folklore.

Art Project Weave your own Peace Rug.

Photo: courtesy of Caleb Winebrenner

$5 / Student or adult (free for children age 3 and younger)

Plan early to bring your classes to experience SMoCA for an educational field trip created just for them. A drone (or unmanned aerial vehicle) demonstration, live music, interactive gallery activities and hands-on art projects make this a great introduction to art museums for teens. Educational activities relate to the current exhibition, Covert Operations: Investigating the Known Unknowns and the Young@Art Gallery exhibition, Spy Studio.

SMoCA’s Annual Event for High School StudentsNovember 14 I 1:00 – 4:30pAges: 13 – 19

RegistrationCall 480.874.4642 or email smocarsvp@sccarts.org∙ Pre-registration required at least 2 weeks in advance

Photos: Laura Hales

Free with student I.D.

smoca.org I I7374 East Second Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 480.874.4666

Educational activities made possible in part by The Lou and Evelyn Grubb Charitable Fund; The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation; Macy's; Scottsdale Insurance Company/Nationwide Foundation; Scottsdale Charros; and Karen and John Voris.

Additional funding provided by the City of Scottsdale; Arizona Commission on the Arts; National Endowment for the Arts; and the City of Tempe.

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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art12:00 – 5:00p Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday12:00 – 9:00p Thursday, Friday & SaturdayClosed Monday and major holidays

Young@Art Gallery10:00 – 5:00p Monday – Saturday12:00 – 5:00p SundayAlso open during evening events

Sara CochranAssociate Director, Curator and Educator480.874.4635, sarac@sccarts.org

Laura HalesCurator of Education480.874.4642, lhales@sccarts.org

Michelle Donaldson-VilaboyMuseum Youth Educator 480.425.5348, mdvilaboy@sccarts.org

Julie GanasEducation Coordinator480.874.4640, julieg@sccarts.org

Fax480.874.4655

Lost & Found480.874.4648

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art$7 Adults$5 StudentsFree for children 15 and youngerFree for SMoCA MembersFree ThursdaysFree after 5:00p Friday & Saturday

Young@Art GalleryFree admission everyday

smoca.org/visitScottsdale Cultural Council is a nonprofit art organizationthat operates the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) andScottsdale Public Art for the City of Scottsdale.