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Teaching About the Arts From Home

Posted by Christina Nicol, Student Travel Consultant on May 15, 2020 11:15:00 AM

Unless you're an avid watcher of Bob Ross, you probably don't think about teaching art from the comfort of your own home, especially when there is already so much content to cover during the day. Creating lesson plans for cross-curricular content is difficult when you have a classroom to manage, let alone having to teach on a whole new platform like Zoom or Google Teams.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anna Wintour, Jeff Bezos Join Portrait Gallery

Posted by Stephanie Kelly, High School Teacher and Instructional Coach on Oct 1, 2019 9:37:13 AM

Here is an exclusive look at the six newest portraits being added to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. this November!

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Hamilton the Exhibition Closing Doors Early in Chicago, Abandons Plan for Traveling Exhibit

Posted by Stephanie Kelly, High School Teacher and Instructional Coach on Jul 31, 2019 4:43:27 PM

Disappointing news for all the "Hamilton" musical fans: Despite "Hamilton" being one of the most successful musicals in Broadway history, the well-reviewed and highly-anticipated "Hamilton the Exhibition" is closing permanently in Chicago.

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New Portrait Unveiled at National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Posted by Stephanie Kelly, High School Teacher and Instructional Coach on May 29, 2018 3:02:08 PM

A new portrait has been unveiled this month at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and the honoree’s family has arrived to celebrate th e un veiling. The halls of the Nati onal Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. are filled with portraits of famo us A me rican men and women - people whose stories are woven into the fabric of our nation, and this new honoree is no exception.

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