Description

REGISTRATION IN THIS SESSION IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 31 ONLY.
Program Overview
The Indy Art Center Teacher Institute is an immersive, studio-based professional development experience for K–12 art educators. Over five days, teachers engage in hands-on art making across multiple professional studios while also exploring curriculum design, assessment, classroom management strategies, and creative renewal.
This institute is designed to refuel teachers as artists, expand their technical skillsets, and provide immediately transferable ideas for the classroom.

Participants will:

• Reconnect with their identity as artists
• Learn new media techniques aligned to school-appropriate adaptations
• Develop standards-aligned lesson plans and assessments
• Explore inclusive and choice-based teaching strategies
• Build a professional network of fellow art educators
• Leave with finished artwork, lesson plans, and renewed inspiration
• Receive 30+ hours of professional development

Daily Structure Morning: Studio IntensivesMidday: Lunch & collaborationAfternoon: PD sessions + open studio

Day 5 Participants will take part in one of the following Workshops:
Drawing & mixed-media exploration Low-pressure, process-driven approaches Sketchbook strategies for the classroom
Handbuilding & surface design in clay
Coil, slab, texture, and low-fire adaptations
Relief printmaking or Gelly Printing Paper, fabric, and found-material printing
Digital Design Using ProcreateDigital drawing and painting using Procreate Layering, brushes, color, and texture exploration

Day 5 Participants will take part in the following PD Session:
Beyond the Project: Teaching for Artistic Thinking Focus: Learn strategies to encourage inquiry, experimentation, and revision Explore the difference between projects and artistic thinking experiences Identify key habits of mind used by artists and designers

Interested in a scholarship to attend the Teacher Institute: Summer Studio Intensive? Please fill out the scholarship application here:

Teacher Institute: Summer Studio Intensive Scholarship Application
If you are applying for a scholarship, please do not register for the class through this enrollment system. We will enroll you if funding is awarded.
Questions? contact: Michelle O'Hollaren, EVP of Education + Innovation: mohollaren@indyartcenter.org

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Age Category

Adult

Location

Printmaking at Indianapolis Art Center
Ceramics West at Indianapolis Art Center
Image Studio at Indianapolis Art Center
Drawing East at Indianapolis Art Center

Instructor

TBD TBD