CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ESCONDIDO
LEARNING TOGETHER 2015-16 Education Programs
FOR EDUCATORS Educators’ Night Out Professional Development Center Teacher Liaison
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
FOR STUDENTS Center Stage Performances for Youth Art Discovery Field Trips Integrated Discipline Experiences Education Outreach Programs Second Saturdays
California Arts Council
FOR ALL Museum Exhibitions
Classics for Kids Foundation Community Enhancement Fund County of San Diego Grand Galleria
Community Events Family Shows
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Master Classes
MacBeth Foundation
Studio One Theater Volunteer
Staples Foundation Bob Will Jean Will
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 4:00-6:30pm Center Museum and Sculpture Courtyard Join us for our annual Educators’ Night Out and Resource Fair. FREE to all San Diego County educators and administrators, this event is an informative evening full of fun, networking, and entertainment at the Center. Organizations from around San Diego County will partner with the Center to share information regarding education programs and field trip opportunities. Savor complimentary food, wine, and beer while mingling with your fellow educators! This is a fluid event, so join us for the evening or for just a few minutes - we’re flexible! RSVP at artcenter.org/event/educators-night or call (800) 988-4253 for more information. We look forward to seeing you there!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS
CENTER TEACHER LIAISON The Center partners with 23 Escondido elementary and middle schools through the Center Teacher Liaison program. Each school provides a liaison who becomes the link between the Center and their school. Center Teacher Liaisons meet at the Center three to four times per year to share and collaborate. The program aims to ensure that there is continued, reciprocal communication between the Center’s Museum, Education Department, and its constituents. To find out who your Center Teacher Liaison is or to volunteer for a school not yet represented, please contact us at (760) 839-4176.
FOR EDUCATORS
EDUCATORS’ NIGHT OUT
This year’s teacher workshops will provide a series of grade level specific, hands-on learning opportunities. Utilizing research-based strategies, our trainings are designed to give educators useful tools to help integrate the arts into regular classroom curriculum while utilizing the four Cs of the Common Core State Standards. These workshops qualify for EUSD 2015-16 Common Core buy-back. Register for a single session or attend the entire series. EUSD teachers RSVP through district office. Teachers from other districts please contact (760) 839-4176. Moving through Common Core: The Art of Integrating Dance, Movement, and Math in the Classroom Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 3:30-5:30pm Grades K-3, Studio One Theater Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 3:45-5:45pm Grades 4-8, Studio Two
Putting the ART in STEAM: Connecting Visual Arts to Science and Technology Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 3:30-5:30pm Grades K-3, Studio One Theater Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 3:45-5:45pm Grades 4-8, Studio Two
I Speak, I Hear, I Interpret: Using Drama to Enhance Speaking, Listening, and Comprehension Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 3:30-5:30pm Grades K-3, Studio One Theater Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 3:45-5:45pm Grades 4-8 Studio Two
Hearing the Story: Using Music to Cultivate Language Arts and Creative Writing Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 3:30-5:30pm Grades K-3, Studio One Theater Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 3:45-5:45pm Grades 4-8, Studio Two
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FOR STUDENTS
Center Stage
PERFORMANCES FOR YOUTH Introduce your students to a live theater performance through the Center’s curriculum enhancing performing arts series. This series spans a variety of subjects including history, science, literature, music, dance, and world culture. Each performance is accompanied by genre-specific activities and a study guide that connect to Common Core English Language Arts Standards and California State Curriculum Standards. Contact the Box Office at (800) 988-4253 to reserve your seats today! All tickets are $4 each unless otherwise indicated.
SAN DIEGO BALLET “Hailstones and Halibut Bones” Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 9:30am and 11:30am Center Theater | Grades K-5 Enrich your literacy program through dance! This performance, presented by the San Diego Ballet, gives students a behind-the-scenes peek into a ballet class that reveals the history of the ballet, demonstrations of basic ballet vocabulary, and the elements of movement and choreography. This award-winning dance company then presents the whimsical “Hailstone and Halibut Bones,” based on Mary O’Neill’s classic children’s poetry book filled with powerful rhythms and rich language about the components of the color spectrum.
DAVID PRATHER “Yankee Doodle Poetry” Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 9:30am and 11:30am Center Theater | Grades 3-6 Actor-storyteller, David Prather, pulls out all the stops in this high-energy, engaging program artfully crafted to stimulate an interest in poetry and language. In “Yankee Doodle Poetry,” students will hop in the saddle with Paul Revere in Longfellow's famous "Midnight Ride," encounter Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty, and find out if that Star-Spangled Banner yet waves in this humorous parade of poetry and patriotism.
WORLD PATHWAYS ENSEMBLE
Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 9:30am and 11:30am Center Theater | Grades 3-12 World Pathways Ensemble presents a fresh vision of traditional world music, mixing ancient styles mix with modern ideas to form new pathways in music. From the ancient Sufi daf drums of Persia to the 900-year-old nyckleharpa of Sweden to the ancient charango of the high Andes of South America, World Pathways Ensemble explores the wonderful and magical sounds of instruments that have captivated the imaginations of civilizations for thousands of years. Experience the virtuosic sounds of the piano, not only from a classical viewpoint, but rightfully as a folk instrument played for centuries.
LILY CAI CHINESE DANCERS
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“Classic and Folk Dances from China” Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 9:30am and 11:30am Center Theater | Grades 2-8 Experience the colorful dances of China, performed by a dance trio from the renowned Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company. From the elegant court dances of the Tang and Qing dynasty, to regional folk dances with fans and long, silk ribbons, the Lily Cai dancers present the art and culture of China, across the vast country and from thousands of years of history. Artistic Director, Lily Cai, former principal dancer of the Shanghai Opera House, narrates the performance. The Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company has toured internationally for more than 25 years with its unique blend of traditional and contemporary Chinese dance.
“African Drummers and Dance” Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 9:30am and 11:30am Center Theater | Grades 3-8 Teye Sa Thiosanne (pronounced tay saah cho saun) means "keepers of the tradition" in the Senegalese Wolof language. This African drum and dance company is a San Diego-based, 12-member non-profit organization providing performances and programs in African music and dance. The program contains traditional music like “Guinea Foli”, and traditional dances like “Kou Kou” and the “Nyon Kuoya the Tall Spirit”. Movements are quick, strong, vigorous, and physically demanding with athletic jumps and spins. The performance dynamics are playful and free. Music will demonstrate a Drum Call, or as it is proclaimed, “N’dunder bi sadji na!” meaning, “wherever you are, stop! Come see, come and listen.”
ABEL SILVAS
“Running Grunon” Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 9:30am and 11:30am Center Theater | Grades 3-5 Abel Silvas is a California Indian Storyteller. His stories reveal what life was like for his ancestors throughout the history of California from pre-contact to the Spanish Mission period, the Reservation period, and the Mexican Rancho period. Students will learn how the indigenous California people adapted to changes and continue to be a vital part of today’s society. An actor, historian, comedian, storyteller, and mime, Silvas was a student at the Marcel Marceau School of Mime.
FOR STUDENTS
TEYE SA THIOSONANNE
RAZZLE BAM BOOM
“H2O, Where Did You Go?” Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 9:30am and 11:30am Center Theater | Grades K-6 Musical-comedy duo Mark Beckwith and Obediah Thomas expertly use humor, song, and theater in programs designed to make learning fun! This performance teaches students about the following concepts: • The amount of fresh water we each use daily • The difference between salt water and fresh water • How water gets to our homes • How we each can save water and prevent pollution • Why water is vital for living things • The water cycle and the three states of matter • Gravity’s effect on water
A CIVIL WAR STORY
"There is Always Hope” Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 9:30am and 11:30am Concert Hall, $6 per ticket | Grades 7-9 This production follows the lives of two teenagers during the chaos of the Civil War. Runaway slave, Mary, has been displaced by the war and forced to flee to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Meanwhile, young Union soldier, Matthew, has been wounded deep in the Southern territory and must rely on the “other side” to protect him while he heals. The story introduces students to the Civil War through the eyes of their peers. This production was originally produced in partnership between the California Center for the Arts, Escondido’s Education Department and Luminary Arts.
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FOR STUDENTS
Art Discovery
FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES Engage your students’ creativity in the visual and performing arts disciplines with Art Discovery Field Trips. All opportunities can be customized to the classroom’s current curriculum, incorperating Common Core as well as Visual and Performing Arts State Standards.
ART
DANCE
DRAMA
MUSIC
Students will explore and appreciate art and culture in a docent-led tour of one of our exciting museum exhibitions. Add on a 50-minute art lesson exploring exhibition-related techniques such as drawing, painting, printmaking, or sculpture.
Creative expression will be encouraged through a variety of dance activities. Students will explore the art of music-infused movement and become acquainted with fundamental dance movements and terminology.
Students will explore various theater techniques, including character building, improvisation, dialogue, set design, and story-to-stage adaptation.
Students will learn about rhythm, tone, dynamics, and tempo through with a hands-on music exercise. Through the power of collaboration, even first-timers will be making music after this one-hour lesson! Age-appropriate instruments will be provided.
Grades: K-12
Grades: K-5
Grades: 2-12
Add on a 50-minute backstage theater tour (based on availability), where students can take a closer look at lighting, audio, and stage setup.
Grades: K-3
INTEGRATED DISCIPLINE EXPERIENCES
Combine any of the above arts disciplines for a multi-disciplinary day or combine an arts discipline with a core subject or topic from your classroom. Suggested pairings: Art & Music
Dance & Math
Art & Tableaux
Dance & Theater
ADULT GROUPS
Continue your arts education with a tour of our museum exhibition, behind the scenes backstage theater tour, or art workshop! Adult rates apply.
PRICING
Art, dance, drama, and music activities are $3.50 per student (with a 12 person minimum). Museum Tours for grades K-12 are $30 per class up to 35 students. Additional charges may be applied for a larger group. Adult tours are offered at the regular museum admission price of $5-8.
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The Center is proud to partner with local school districts to provide curriculum-rich arts outreach programs. We currently offer three unique programs. The participating schools are selected at the district level at the end of the preceding school year. For more information on participating in these programs, contact us at (760) 839-4179. If you are interested in our classroom or school level customized outreach opportunities, please see the Art Discovery Field Trip section on p. 5 for more information.
MY STORY: LITERACY THROUGH THE ARTS
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, My Story is a unique program that combines arts disciplines with core subject academic learning by sending teaching artists to fourth and fifth grade classrooms. The fourth grade curriculum brings California history to life. Students study theater and acting, which develops strong speaking and listening skills. The fifth grade classes use digital photography to tell a story and create written narratives that connect their photos with emotions, perspective, and elements of design while sharpening language arts skills.
JEAN WILL STRINGS
In its third year, the Jean Will Strings program continues to transform elementary students into prodigious violinists. Named after its generous donor, Jean Will, this program provides students with a loaned violin and takes them along a path of classical music development incorporating the Suzuki method. Held at Conway School, the program is open to 2nd and 3rd graders enrolled or home-schooled in Escondido. The young musicians attend a weekly one-hour private lesson, a monthly group lesson, and perform on stage throughout the year. In addition, students have the opportunity to meet with and learn from acclaimed professional musicians through the Master Class and Artist Outreach program.
FOR STUDENTS
Education Outreach Programs
VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES
Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) uses art to teach critical thinking, communication, and visual literacy skills to young people. Growth is stimulated by three things: looking at art of increasing complexity, responding to developmentally-based questions, and participating in group discussions that are carefully facilitated by educators. The Center, in partnership with VTS and EUSD, offers teacher training for using VTS in the classroom. Contact us at (760) 839-4179 for more information.
Second Saturdays FAMILY ARTS ACTIVITIES
Studio 2, 10:00am-12:00pm Join us on the Second Saturday of each month (exceptions: July and December) for arts workshops that engage the whole family. You will explore various art mediums and disciplines. We’ll provide the materials – you just bring your creativity! All ages are welcome. Space is limited! Please RSVP at http://artcenter.org/education/family-arts-activities/
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FOR ALL
Visit The Museum MUSEUM EXHIBITION HOURS & PRICING: Hours: Thursday through Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm Sunday: 1:00pm – 5:00pm (Extended hours may apply.)
Pricing: General Admission $8 Students and Seniors $5 Center Members, military, kids 12 & under: FREE
Museum Tours for grades K-12 are $30 per class of up to 35. Additional charges may be applied for a larger group. See p. 5 for more information on class field trips and group outings. Check artcenter.org/museum for extended hours, additional lectures, workshops, and activities.
student artwork associated with what is on view in the main galleries.
STUDENT GALLERY WALL At the Center, we are committed to partnering with the WRITING WITH PICTURES community and future artists. Our Student Gallery Wall is a July 11dedicated - Sunday,toSeptember 13,the 2015 spaceSaturday, in our museum showcasing work of Escondido’s students. Every museum exhibition features This multi-media exhibition tells the story behind the creation of the picture book, why we love them, and their widening audience and role in the 21st century. Come see original published artwork from local illustrators, and from artists who illustrated stories by local writers. Every picture tells a story!
Curated by Joy Chu, art director of numerous picture books and instructor of “Children’s Book Illustration: Thinking in Pictures” at UCSD Extension.
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RE-MEMBERING OUR ANCESTORS DISCOVERING OURSELVES Saturday, October 10 – Sunday, November 22, 2015
Día de los Muertos announces itself with luxuriant images and unforgettable icons. Local, regional, traditional, and non-traditional artists share the exuberance of the holiday while contemplating how memory can reintegrate lost members of families and communities. The exhibition will feature Latina, Latino, and other artists sharing their reckonings of Día’s outward forms and deeper meanings. The exhibition will also share the value of family resiliency as expressed by cultural traditions around the world. Curated by David Avalos, artist and Professor of Visual Arts at California State University San Marcos.
Explore the visual arts in the Center’s rich learning environment through a docent-led tour, workshop, lecture, or art activity focused on one of our museum exhibitions. Our tours go in-depth on the themes, techniques, and history that surround a work of art, while utilizing Visual Thinking Strategies to encourage audience participation and discovery. Engage with established artists and artists of tomorrow whose work proudly hangs on our Student Gallery Wall. K-12 and adult field trips can be arranged to meet the needs of any classroom and group. In conjunction with museum tours, visual and performing arts standards-based, hands-on activities can be designed to your specifications. Contact (760) 839-4176 for details.
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MUSEUM EDUCATION
DID YOU KNOW? • The San Diego Museum Council’s Kids Free October offers free admission to children at participating museums in San Diego County. Visit sandiegomuseumcouncil.org for more information. Regular field trip rates apply. • Stop by any participating Macy’s during February to pick up a San Diego Museum Council Museum Month Pass – good for 2-for-1 admission for 4 people! Visit sandiegomuseumcouncil.org for details.
THE HISTORY AND THE HAIR STORY: 400 YEARS WITHOUT A COMB
MY HERO: CONTEMPORARY ART & SUPERHERO ACTION
Journey through the history of the African American hair industry and its role in our present culture. From its origins in the Seat of Civilization to the epicenter of the civil rights movement, the comb’s untold story takes the spotlight in this exhibition by way of 400 years worth of artifacts, photography, historical accounts, propaganda, and much more.
Discover the secret life of your favorite superheroes in the sprawling collection of international artworks. Artists reimagine iconic superhero imagery and newly interpret our classic heroes. The artists in the exhibition both pay homage to these universal idols, and present critical questions about their God-like stature. The variety of interpretations in My Hero is vast and challenging, dark and humorous, familiar yet new.
Saturday, January 16 – Sunday, March 6, 2016
This collection has been lent to the Center courtesy of Dr. Willie L. Morrow, inventor of the Afro pick comb and the California Curl. Curated by Starla Lewis, Professor of Black Studies at San Diego Mesa College and regular guest curator at the Women’s Museum of California.
Saturday, May 21 – Sunday, August 14, 2016
Curated by Carrie Lederer, Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts. My Hero: Contemporary Art & Superhero Action was organized by Carrie Lederer, Curator of Exhibitions, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California.
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FOR ALL
Free Commmunity Events Mark your calendars and attend these free annual events that will entertain the entire family! With arts activities, music, food, and more there is something for everyone. Jazz Jam Sessions
Fridays in August, 2015, 7:00pm
Música en la Plaza
Fridays in September, 2015, 7:00pm
20th Annual Día de los Muertos Festival Sunday, November 1, 2015, 6:00-9:00pm
Holiday Tree Lighting & Winter Wonderland Festival Saturday, December 5, 2015, 3:00-8:00pm
1st Marine Division Band Annual Concert Spring 2016 (Visit artcenter.org for details.)
smART Festival
A day-long celebration of art created by the youth of Escondido! Saturday, April 9, 2016, 10:00am-2:00pm
53rd Annual Independence Day Festival & Fireworks Monday, July 4, 2016, 4:00pm
2015 smART Festiva
The Family Shows Returns!
Join us to celebrate the highly anticipated return of the Family Series featuring two classic tales, Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat and Roald Dahl’s The Big Friendly Giant. Buy tickets at artcenter.org or by calling (800) 988-4253.
DR. SEUSS’ THE CAT AND THE HAT
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Sunday, September 27, 2015, 12:00pm & 3:00pm Center Theater, $12-$18 You’ll recognize the rhyme and have a fun-filled time during this fast-paced play about a brother, a sister, and their unexpected visitor. The mischievous Cat in the Hat transforms a dull, rainy day into a madcap adventure that Sally and her brother will never forget, thanks to some tricks (and a fish) and Thing One and Thing Two. Dr. Seuss’s classic tale comes alive in this engaging stage adaptation recommended for grades pre-K-4.
THE BIG FRIENDLY GIANT
Sunday, February 14, 2016, 12:00pm & 3:00pm Center Theater, $12-$18 In this exciting dramatization of Roald Dahl's award-winning story, a 15-foot vegetarian giant teams up with Sophie, a young orphan, and together they devise a plan to save the children of England from child-eating giants. Dahl’s whizzcracklingly wacky tale will come to life with puppets and people, creating a fantastical world of towering giants and magical adventures. Recommended for grades 2-6.
MOMIX DANCE COMPANY
Saturday, October 24, 2015, 10:00am, Rehearsal Studio Master Class is $10 with a ticket to the performance or $20 for the class only. MOMIX is an exceptionally inventive company of dancer-illusionists. In this master class, hone your dance skills as you work with two professional dancers from MOMIX. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Participants should have some dance experience.
LILY CAI DANCE TECHNIQUE
Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 4:00pm, Center Theater Adults: $15, Students: $10 with student ID In her Master Class, Artistic Director and Choreographer Lily Cai teaches the Lily Cai Dance Technique developed for her professional dance company. The technique is designed to enhance a dancer's performance in ballet, contemporary ballet, and/or modern and contemporary dance. She combines the Chinese concept of Qi (energy flow), the Chinese philosophy of Yin-Yang, and bodywork to improve dancer strength, power, and stamina, so that dancers can perform at a higher level without injury. With her training technique, Lily Cai helps dancers achieve deeper body sensitivity and focus, enabling them to become world-class artists. Recommended for intermediate to advanced ballet or contemporary dancers.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Are you as passionate about the arts as we are? Would you like to share your expertise with others? Lend a helping hand as a docent, teaching artist, or at one of our community events! Our volunteers range from middle school students to retired educators and we encourage you to join the team! For more information on volunteering with the Center’s Education Department contact (760) 839-4176.
STUDIO ONE THEATER
Our beautiful Studio One Theater is the perfect place for the community to explore their performance dreams. This 80-90 seat space can be used for recitals, lectures, intimate theater performances, staged readings, poetry jams, master classes, workshops, and much more. This education, community, and mission-driven space is available to be rented by you! Contact (760) 839-4179 for more information.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Master Classes
STAY CONNECTED
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CONTACT US The California Center for the Arts, Escondido 340 N. Escondido Blvd. Escondido, CA 92025 ARTCENTER.ORG | 760.839.4138 Leah Goodwin Director of Museum and Education lgoodwin@artcenter.org 760.839.4174
Sherehe Hollins Education Progam Manager shollins@artcenter.org 760.839.4179
Stella Karl Museum Program Manager skarl@artcenter.org 760.839.4175
Kirsten Vega Museum and Education Coordinator kvega@artcenter.org 760.839.4176
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