ica : education

A variety of public programs, including artist talks, art history lectures, and panel discussions, are organized in conjunction with exhibitions. The ICA also sponsors programs with the local art community and participates in community events.

Walk-In Tours
Every Wednesday during exhibitions
12:15 - 12:45 pm
Meet at the front doors
Walk-In Tours are great ways to get acquainted with the ICA and the current exhibition. Your guide will offer a brief overview of the ICA's mission and history and then escort you through the galleries, introducing the exhibition and selected individual works. Questions and interactive discussion are encouraged. Walk in Tours require no reservations and last about an hour.

First Fridays Artwalk
First Friday of the month
5:00-8:00 pm
Portland's open night for galleries and museums.

ART 21 Preview Screenings
The ICA at MECA will preview three episodes from the acclaimed PBS series "Art in the Twenty-First Century" season four which will air on PBS in late October. Through in-depth profiles and interviews, the four-part series
will reveal the inspiration, vision and techniques behind the creative works of some of today's most accomplished contemporary artists. These screenings are free and open to the public. Thursday night screening will
be followed by a facilitated discussion.

October 2 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Episode 1: '"Romance"
Featuring Laurie Simmons , Judy Pfaff, Lari Pittman, Pierre Huyghe
October 4 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Episode 2 :"Protest"
Featuring An-My Lê , Alfredo Jaar, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Spero
October 4 from 6:30 to 8 p.m, Episode 4: “Paradox”
Featuring Mark Bradford, Jennifer Allora, Guillermo Calzadilla, Robert
Ryman

World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art
December 1
Each year the ICA participates in World AIDS Day in a variety of ways, including providing participatory projects such as The Mail Art Project, often in conjunction with other community groups.

Internships
The ICA is committed to providing college students with hands-on museum experiences ranging from curatorial assistance to teaching in an educational program or working with artists to develop projects. Students can choose a general, educational or curatorial internship.

Art on the Move
This program offers thematic exhibition tours for K-12 schools and college groups. Call to schedule a tour for your group.


PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Young Arts-Saturday Program
This program combines collaborative hands-on art-making experiences with ICA tours. Our goal is to encourage children's engagement with contemporary art in a unique, creative and fun studio art workshop.

Adventures in Art-School Program
A contemporary art education program for elementary school children, that includes classroom visits, ICA exhibition tours and art-making, student exhibitions, and on-going curriculum connections.

Upcoming programs in conjunction with Anthromorph, on view in the ICA, August 29-October 6:

Anthromorph Young Arts
What if your car could draw pictures? What if your chair was part horse?
Imagine a world where the boundaries between objects and humans could change!

Saturday, September 29
9:30 - 12:00 Section 1 - Ages 6-8
12:30 - 3:00 Section 2 - Ages 9-12

Saturday, October 6
9:30 - 12:00 Section 1 - Ages 6-8
12:30 - 3:00 Section 2 - Ages 9-12

Free and open to the public. Call 207.775.5158 to register.

Contemporary Connections-School Program
A program for grades 6-12 which combines ICA exhibition tours with school curriculum to create connections between contemporary art and everyday life.

All programs are free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact:
ICA Education
(207) 879-5742, ext. 227