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Democratic Vistas: Civic Life, History, and American Art
A Picturing America Summer Conference by Primary Source
How can American art be used to deepen your students' understanding of democracy in American life? Bringing together educators from across the country in conjunction with the NEH Picturing America program, Democratic Vistas will show you new ways to incorporate important works of visual art in the core humanities curriculum. Day One of the institute explores democratic values and aesthetics as a theme in American art; Day Two highlights the "art of the people" - folk and traditional art, as an expression of American creativity. The course takes advantage of Boston's unique artistic and historical resources with a downtown walking tour of civic monuments, a museum field trip (Boston's Museum of Fine Arts) and presentations by leading scholars in the field.
Following the course, participants must complete a lesson plan or school project highlighting one of the works in the Picturing America collection.
Conference Dates
Choose one of two identical institutes: August 3-4, 2009, or August 5-6, 2009
Location
Boston Public Library, Museum of Fine Arts, and other locales around Boston
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A summer conference by  Made possible by a grant from A We the People project
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