Category: Programs

  • Drawing Students Note Class Success
    June 15, 2015 by

    Emily Dykstra Education Intern On the first weekend in June, the David Owsley Museum of Art launched its first instructor-led, museum-sponsored drawing class. Artist-teacher Aaron Nicholson led a very successful class according to the students who ranged in age from 16 to retirees. The main objective of the two hour class involved introducing new drawing […]

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  • The Magnificent Gift of David Owsley
    June 9, 2015 by

    Hailey Beard Public Relations Intern “This documentary tells the story of how an ordinary town came to have an extraordinary museum, and the man who made it all possible.” This quote is featured at the beginning of a documentary detailing the life of David Owsley and the museum that bears his name. The largest donor […]

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  • Docent Forum: Art and Interactivity
    June 1, 2015 by

    Kayla Gurganus Anthropology Intern This summer, DOMA continues its docent training program with a two-part summer training session, which features interactive strategies for teaching about art in the galleries. The first meeting, on May 21, was led by DOMA’s education program coordinator Cathy Bretz. Bretz opened the meeting with two instructional videos from The Museum […]

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  • Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year!
    February 17, 2015 by

    If you were in the museum on Sunday, February 8th you may have wondered why you heard drums, laughing, and noise makers coming from the Asian Gallery. All the noise was coming from a group of children led by docents Barbara Alvarez Bohanon and Suzanne Walker welcoming the Chinese New Year with a bang. As […]

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