Oliver Lee Jackson, American, born 1935; Painting (5.12.11), 2011; oil-based pigment, acrylic, and silver and gold spray enamel on gessoed linen; 108 × 108 in. (274.3 × 274.3 cm); Saint Louis Art Museum, Friends Fund 12:2022; © Oliver Lee Jackson
Live Virtual Field Trips
Explore selected works of art from the Museum’s collection through live 45-minute or 55-minute virtual field trips facilitated by Saint Louis Art Museum educators. Themed programs invite students to observe closely, think critically, and creatively respond to artwork across cultures and time periods. Live field trips are available via Zoom (or your preferred platform) Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 am and 2:30 pm. These programs are designed with a maximum of 30 grade 3-6 learners in mind and offer cross-curricular connections. Field trip themes and materials can be adapted for other grade levels with advance notice. Teachers may choose to register their class for the following Live Virtual Field Trip themes or request customized themes. Please allow 4-weeks advanced notice for listed theme options and 6-weeks advanced notice for custom themes.
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Live Virtual Field Trip Themes
Art Along the Rivers offers a unique opportunity for students to engage with selected themes and artworks from the exhibition Art Along the Rivers: A Bicentennial Celebration, which brings together over 150 works of art from 1000 years of artistic production and collecting in the St. Louis region. This field trip invites students to explore works of art with geographical ties to Missouri and Illinois, uncovering regional stories and their relationship to national and global events.
Full STEAM Ahead invites students to discover connections among the STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) as seen through art from across cultures and time periods. This field trip explores how artists think critically, experiment, and collaborate with other disciplines to find inventive solutions. Through the lens of art, students are encouraged to consider science, technology, engineering, and math as creative disciplines.
Artists and the Outdoors explores how nature finds its way into art making, from depictions of the natural world to the use of organic materials in the creative process. Nature is often a source of inspiration, compelling artists to transcribe its visual effects and explore ways nature and art intertwine.
American Journeys investigates America’s multifaceted histories and cultures, and the many ways stories of the past and present can be told and interpreted in art. Through engagement with works of art, students explore elements of local and national history and consider connections to their own experiences.
Amazing Art Materials focuses on the tools and materials artists use to design and produce their creations. By examining common art materials, such as paint, and uncommon materials, such as bottle caps, students will discover the unlimited possibilities.
Live Virtual Field Trips will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis.
Self-Directed Virtual Field Trips
Self-directed virtual field trips are designed to be used by teachers and students at their own pace at school or home. They invite students to engage with 4 – 5 works of art through close looking, open-ended questions, drawing, writing, and other approaches. Each field trip has its own theme and includes a Create Space with instructions and a video demonstration of a related art-making project.
Access the available Self-Directed Virtual Field Trip below. Additional topics will be added over time.
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Self-Directed Virtual Field Trip Themes
Storytelling in Art
On this self-directed virtual field trip, we invite you to explore artworks from the Saint Louis Art Museum’s collection to uncover some of the stories they tell and even write a few stories of your own!
Full STEAM Ahead
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Powerful Portraits
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Amazing Art Materials
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Artists and the Outdoors
Coming soon!