Educational Programs
Maryhill Museum Education Programs
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Current Education Program Calendar
Teachers as Artists
March 15 – April 17
Submissions January 12 – February 9
Incoming Curator of Education, Sorcha Meek Paul is delighted to present the upcoming show Teachers as Artists. Maryhill Museum of Art has worked in partnership with Oregon Art Education Association and Washington Art Education Association to showcase teacher talent through juried exhibitions in the museum’s MJ Murdock Charitable Trust Education Center. This juried exhibition has put Maryhill on the map with both Oregon and Washington art educators and has encouraged field trips from a wider range of locations. Juror Lou Palermo will be at the opening reception to announce the following awards: Best in show, First Place, Second place, Third Place, Curator of Education Choice, and several honorable mentions.
Please join us for our opening reception March 18th 2023 at 3:00pm. All welcome! Members are Free
Image caption: Best in Show: Reagan Boysen. Solar Eclipse, acrylic on canvas. Twin Falls Middle School, North Bend, WA, Principal: Jeff D’Ambrosio
Slow Art Day
April 15th, 2023 @ 1pm
Enjoy an adventure into the night with two paintings from the exhibition Nocturnes. This exhibition displays nighttime scenes by offering cityscapes and landscapes captured at twilight and after dark. Learn more about the exhibition.
Slow Art Day is an international event to invite novices – and experts – to experience the power of looking at art slowly. Curator of Education, Sorcha Meek Paul will lead the discussions. Free with admission. Register by emailing education@maryhillmuseum.org or calling 509 773-3733 x 25.
Elizabeth Ives Hunter talks about R.H. Ives Gammell and his The Hound of Heaven series
May 20, 2023 @ 2pm
Liz Hunter is the former Executive Director of Cape Cod Museum of Art (2003 – 2012) and co- author of Transcending Vision: R.H. Ives Gammell, 1893–1981 (2001). Gammell was Hunter’s godfather, her father was Gammell’s studio assistant, and her late husband, Robert Douglas Hunter, was one of Gammell’s students.
Free with admission
Discover Chess
June 1st – June 28th
View Maryhill’s chess set collection and play on boards of various sizes. Tap into your creative side by using the provided materials to make a chess piece to take home!
Free with admission
Nocturne Workshop
June 24, 2023
Probe the midnight sky with Laurel Bushman by exploring painting nocturnes inspired by Hubble Space Telescope images.
Registration required*, $12 supply fee, $60 nonmembers, $50 members. Total cost including supplies is $72 and $62.
Starry Night at the Museum with Rose City Astronomy 2023
June 24, 2023
Camp out on Maryhill’s beautiful lawn with storyteller extraordinaire Will Hornyak and Troy Carpenter of the Goldendale Observatory explains what you might see throughout the evening while the amazing Rose City Astronomers set up telescopes to view deeply into the universe. Check-in begins at 4 p.m. The Museum will remain open until 7 p.m.
Cost for Tent or RV Campsite: $80 nonmembers | $70 members Includes a campsite on the lawn at Maryhill, and one (1) free admission to the museum for each member of your party. Tent and RV sites accommodate one tent or RV. Campers provide their own tents and camping gear. No cooking fires permitted. There are no RV (electrical) hook-ups or showers. Reservations are strongly required. Deadline to register for tent or RV site is June 21, 2023.
2023 Summer Art Institute: Art History and the Science that Goes Along with It
July 17 – 21 2023 from 8:30am to 4:30pm daily.
Put some STEAM and STEM into your Art Education!
Explore art history through science from the chemical composition of art materials to the breakthroughs of science represented in art. You’ll leave this workshop with the skills and confidence to incorporate art making and science. Maryhill Museum of Art‘s Curator of Education, Sorcha Meek Paul will co-present the Institute with Colleen Schafroth, Executive Director as lead instructor. There will be a number of guest artists presenting throughout the week. Clock hours and Professional Hours are available. STEM and STEAM Certificates can also be issued. Credit available through Antioch University for additional cost.
Cost: $270 nonmembers, $250 members. 3-Credit hours are available for $150 from Continuing Education, Antioch University, Seattle, the first day of class.
Registration Required.www.maryhillmuseum.org or 509 773-3733 x 20
The Art Museum: A Tool for Education
2023 Dates coming soon
Exploring Maryhill’s collections while giving art educators hands-on art making experience. Guest artists will lead art- making experiences.
Registration required*, $10 registration fee includes pizza, salad & dessert.
As the Crow Flies: The Scarecrows of the Columbia River
October 1 – 31 2023
Travel down the Columbia River to visit sites where Scarecrows tell a story through art, history, craft and curiosity. Locations include: Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale Community Library, White Salmon Library, The Dalles- Wasco County Library, The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, The History of Hood River County.
Free with admission
