In-Person Field Trip Information
Group Size: Up to 60 students
Length: 75 minutes
Meeting Location: East Building Atrium
Grades 6 through 8
We will offer a selection of in-person and virtual field trips (using Zoom) for fall 2024.
Request for fall field trips (September 30 – December 6, 2024) will be accepted from August 1 – November 1, 2024.
Requests for winter/spring field trips (January 6 – May 30, 2025) will be accepted from December 1, 2024 – April 5, 2025.
How do artists experiment with new ideas, materials, and techniques? On this field trip, students will discover how artists engage in creativity and innovation to express ideas inspired by the world around them. Each student will receive a set of art making materials to use during the field trip and take home with them.
Looking and Learning Skills
During four field trip stops, students will engage in activities – such as looking exercises, creative writing, and experimental art making – that foster conversations around works of art. On this field trip, students will…
• Make and articulate careful observations
• Formulate questions that demonstrate curiosity and engagement
• Reason with evidence from the artworks themselves
• Explore how artists experiment with a variety of materials, techniques, and processes
• Understand that works of art can have multiple meanings and interpretations
• Develop their own personal connections
In-Person Field Trip Information
Group Size: Up to 60 students
Length: 75 minutes
Meeting Location: East Building Atrium
Important Scheduling Information
Field trips must be scheduled at least four weeks in advance. Groups must contain at least 15 students.
Once your field trip has been scheduled, you will receive an email confirmation within ten business days.
Title I Bus Stipends
Funding for the cost of bus transportation is available for Title I schools that participate in our docent-led school field trips. For more information, please get in touch with Deirdre Palmer at [email protected] or (202) 842-6880, or use the application form.