Grade: Multi Grade

08 Feb 2025

Art Walk and Talk

August-June

Visit Greenacres Arts Center for an experience all about an exclusive rotating art exhibition by local artists who gathered inspiration from their time at the Greenacres Artist Weekend. Students will practice visual analysis, art criticism, and strategies for interpreting artworks. Schedule permitting, this program could include time with artists from the exhibition.

This program is ideal for students ages 9 and up. All multi-grade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

gallery, curation, description, visual analysis, interpretation, opinion

08 Feb 2025

Cincinnati’s Stories

August-June

Greenacres Arts Center shares  Cincinnati’s rich and exciting history each season with a different local story. Join us for the day and walk away with pride for Cincinnati’s history, arts, and culture! This program’s content changes in fall, winter, and spring, so you can visit one, two, or three times. This program is ideal for students ages 9 and up. All multi-grade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

  • Fall: The history of The Camargo Hunt and Julius Fleischmann Jr., who built and lived in what is now Greenacres Arts Center. 
  • Winter: Rookwood Pottery and Greenacres Arts Center’s connection to it.
  • Spring: Louis and Louise Dieterle Nippert, who founded Greenacres and left positive impacts all over the Queen City.

Vocabulary:

history, context, impact, environment, community, values

08 Feb 2025

The Artist’s Tool Box

August-June

Utilize an exclusive rotating exhibition at Greenacres Arts Center to create one-of-a-kind pieces through experimentation with the 5-step creative process: preparation, incubation, illumination, evaluation, and verification (similar to the scientific method). This program will feature artworks made by local artists who were inspired by Greenacres. This program is ideal for students ages 9 and up. All multi-grade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

process, experimentation, inspiration, exhibition

08 Feb 2025

Art for the Heart

August-June

Using tools and practices centered around creativity, experience the calming effects of visual art, music, and mindful movement. This program supports the “love and belonging” and “esteem” stages of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and focuses on Whole Student Education. We will empower students by sharing self-regulation strategies that can support their academic and social-emotional success. All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

mindfulness, reflection, regulate, breathe