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Education • Classes • General

Looking Forward to Winter Camp at the Gibbes

With the holidays right around the corner and students on break for vacation, Winter Camp at the Gibbes will be starting soon! This week on the blog, teaching artist and museum educator Martha Criscuolo shares what students in the Teen Camp weeks can look forward to during their time in the classrooms here at the […]

Visiting Artists • Programs • Education

A Glimpse into Studio 2 with Visiting Artist Carey Morton

After completing my graduate studies at Clemson University, I was fortunate enough to join the studio art faculty at the College of Charleston. The good news kept coming as I was later informed that I had been selected to participate in the long-term Visiting Artist residency in partnership with the Gibbes Museum and College of […]

As the 2018 recipient of the Daniel West Fraser Scholarship, Autumn Bosier was able to take part in sculpture and textile camps at the Gibbes.

Kids at the Gibbes • Education

A Note of Thanks: Camp Funded by the Daniel West Fraser Scholarship Fund

The Daniel West Fraser Scholarship Fund was established by family and friends to honor the memory of the son of artist West Fraser. The fund serves to fulfill the Gibbes’ commitment to provide scholarship funding for art camps and classes to deserving, talented students from area schools who are recommended by their teachers. This year, […]

As a fashion Textiles, Merchandising, and Design student at the University of Rhode Island, intern Sydney Hazen found herself right at home in the teen textile summer camp.

Kids at the Gibbes • Interns • Education

Intern Insights: Sydney Hazen

From the moment I was leading a group of children in counting the buttons on the eighteenth-century formal jacket of Colonel Barnard Elliot, Jr., I knew that the Gibbes Museum of Art was a place that I could belong. As a rising Fashion Textiles, Merchandising, and Design senior at the University of Rhode Island, I […]

Education Intern Gabriela explores the galleries with Gibbes Summer Campers.

Behind the Scenes • Kids at the Gibbes • Education

Intern Insights: Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

I am a rising sophomore at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia and this summer, I am working as an Education Intern at the Gibbes Museum of Art! While I’m a bit uncertain of what exactly I want to pursue — too many things interest me for me to possibly decide right now — […]

This year, Megan handled ticket sales for the Annual Gibbes on the Street event.

Education • Behind the Scenes • General

Staff Spotlight: Megan Zembower

This week in the Staff Spotlight, we have Gibbes Program & Tour Coordinator Megan Zembower! How long have you been at the Gibbes? I’m the greenest member of Staff right now; I’ve been here since November 2017. Describe your role here at the Museum in a few sentences. As does every member of the Gibbes […]

Students utilized proportions and ratios to create nesting baskets, inspired both by Mary Jackson's sweetgrass baskets and the folk art of Russian nesting dolls.

Education • General

Arts Integration: Discovery by Making Connections

Although I have recently retired from the classroom, I’ve continued to teach through a couple of the many amazing educational programs offered by the Gibbes Museum of Art. I have been able to do what I love: making classroom lessons relevant and authentic for students through artistic creation. As a Teaching Artist in the Gibbes […]

Kids at the Gibbes • Education • Behind the Scenes

Heartbreak & Hope: An Immersive Experience

The team of Gibbes Museum Educators often has the opportunity to create an “Engaged Learning Experience” for Engaging Creative Minds, a non-profit that pairs teachers and their wants/needs with art educators and institutions to provide a unique art-based experience for students. Teachers may request programs for a specific educational standard (or two!) in the subjects […]

Gibbes Education Intern Brittany Marino poses in the main gallery. Brittany loves sharing her passion for the arts with the many students who visit the Museum on field trips.

Kids at the Gibbes • Interns • Education

Intern Perspectives: Brittany Marino, Education Intern

For the past seven months, I have been lucky enough to intern with the Education department at the Gibbes Museum of Art. As an art history major with an interest in art education, this internship has given me a great deal of hands-on experience that will be extremely useful as I begin searching for jobs […]

Becca, along with Curator of Exhibitions Pam Wall and Director of Programs & Digital Engagement Lasley Steever, explores her favorite piece currently on view, Betwixt & Between by Patrick Dougherty.

General • Education • Behind the Scenes

Staff Spotlight: Becca Hiester

Name: Becca Hiester Title: Associate Curator of Education How long have you been at the Gibbes? I’ve been working here for 3 years, but I volunteered for 5 years before that. Describe your role here at the museum in a few sentences. I’ve been the Associate Curator of Education since September of this year and […]