We are fortunate to have a long-standing partnership with Mesquite ISD students and art teachers, and we all look forward to their DMA visits each year. Last Thursday, thirty art and social studies teachers from Mesquite ISD spent the evening at the Museum exploring the galleries and special exhibitions in preparation for their upcoming DMA Mesquite Week visits. Teachers visited a variety of special exhibitions, including The Mourners, the new C3 installation Encountering Space, African Masks, and Mexico 200: Jose Guadalupe Posada. After spending forty-five minutes in the galleries, teachers created a lesson plan relating to one of the exhibitions that they will use in their classrooms. The Posada exhibition sparked a lot of great ideas with the teachers, and it was exciting to hear how they plan on having students turn 2-D illustrations into 3-D works of art.
This week we welcomed 7th and 8th grade students from each Mesquite middle school for docent-guided visits. Students spent time in our special exhibitions, as well as in our European galleries. Art I students focused on art historical developments during their tour, while Art II students viewed contemporary art. Over 1,200 Mesquite middle schoolers visited the DMA this week, and we’ll see each Mesquite 6th grader before the month of October is over!
Shannon Karol
Coordinator of Museum Visits
