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The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts operates one of the most extensive art education programs for its' size of any museum in the nation. It was primarily for this reason that we received the National Museum Service Award, which has been given to only 32 other museums in America and was presented at the White House by Laura Bush this past January 2003.

Although the museum does provide numerous programs for adults, we have placed heavy emphasis on children's programs. This is because our community is relatively remote and art and cultural opportunities for children are very limited.

We collaborate with more than a dozen organizations in our community and directly and extensively with the San Angelo Independent School District, the offices of Region IX and local school districts up to 100 miles away. With the SAISD and other public schools, we are keenly aware of their need for all education experiences to tie in directly with state mandates and testing standards.

The museum also offers a vast and growing array of programs for specific audiences which are carefully planned. A few of these include 1)an outreach program that we take to the Boys & Girls Club of San Angelo, 2) a twice a week half-day long program for mentally retarded adults done in cooperation with MHMR, 3)"Art As A Third Language" for students who are learning English through the Adult Literacy Council, 4) a Summer for Kids program which offers up to 50 different classes throughout the summer for Pre-K through elementary aged students, 5) regional outreach programs comprised of lectures and artworks to communities such as Eden and Ozona offered primarily through the local library, 6)In-Service training for SAISD teachers regarding the use of museum and art resources in the classroom, 7) use of museum spaces for education related groups such as P.T.A.'s and individual school campuses.

The museum is in a period of intensive planning and exploring even broader education initiatives. We have a newsletter distributed through the SAISD called "The Brush" to inform the teachers of the service that we offer and current exhibits and other activities. We have recently purchased some land and very dilapidated structures adjacent to the museum and have already initiated a strategic planning process to develop that property in ways that will allow us to extend our educational offerings even further.

We frequently host large scale free public events for the family that include hands-on art activities for children. These include a twice annual Family Day day long program and celebrations and activities around certain major exhibition openings. Currently the museum is impacting over 85,000 people annually through visitation, on-site and outreach programs and although difficult to measure through a range of televised programming including a number of programs produced in cooperation with Angelo State University for their education access channel. The museum provides an amazing 4,000 hours of service annually to the community.

Programs

Art Thursdays
ATL Program
Birthday Parties
Boys and Girls Club
Family Days
MHMR
Summer for Kids

Check out the educator's newsletter that is filled with the upcoming exhibitions, programs, and activities that will benefit any educator!

Click here for the
BRUSH

For more information please contact:
Candice Granger
(325)653-3333
educator@samfa.org