Women & Their Work

Bold About Art

Explore the joy and wonder of contemporary art with Women & Their Work. Through virtual guided tours to art making workshops, students will engage with the best contemporary art created by women. Lesson plans and materials are provided.

Women & Their Work invites students of all ages from Austin-area schools to the galleries for educational tours and art-making workshops.

Student education programs typically last one hour. In the first half-hour, students tour the galleries and explore the artwork and themes of the current exhibition with a trained educator. When possible, the exhibiting artist leads the tour, illuminating her artistic processes and encouraging students to explore their own interpretations of the work.

After the gallery tour, students participate in an art-making workshop, with the opportunity to experiment with materials and techniques similar to those used by the exhibiting artist, encouraging students to interact with the art-making process.

Tours are free to all students and teachers. For Title 1 schools, Women & Their Work can offer assistance with transportation costs and funding for a half-day substitute teacher. Student tours are available Monday-Friday, from 10 AM – 6 PM. The maximum number of students per tour is 30.

In addition, we have developed art programs that take place within the classroom so that schools that are unable to schedule field trips to CW&TW’s gallery can still receive on-going art education about contemporary art. These programs are free to all students and teachers. In school programs are available Monday-Friday, from 10 AM – 6 PM.

For more details visit: https://womenandtheirwork.org/education/

Contact:
Diane Sikes, Program Director
1311 E. Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702
Telephone: (512) 477-1064
Email: sikes@womenandtheirwork.org