Gallery Outreach

The Gallery Outreach program offers two and three day artist residencies with projects designed to complement social studies or foreign language curriculum. Some of these projects feature pieces from the Hand-in-Hand Folk Art Collection. Each program has an accompanying workbook containing cultural information, games and more! Teachers can use these books in the way they feel is best for their students. 

The Gallery Outreach Program is available to the following school districts:
   Kansas City, Missouri School District
   Kansas City area charter schools
   USD #500 Kansas City, Kansas
   North Kansas City School District
   Kansas City area parochial schools


Pre-Columbian Art – The Aztecs, Maya, and Inca 
3 sessions - 60 min each
Explore the art and culture of Pre-Columbian peoples of the Americas. Projects include “stone” figures, Maya jade masks, and Inca metalwork. Learn the symbolism behind artwork of the period and how it fit with the everyday lives of the people. 

Latin American Folk Art 
3 sessions - 60 min each
Latin America is known for its colorful folk art. In this class we will explore the folk art of Latin America, the cultures that create it and how these artistic traditions have been kept alive. We will create Oaxacan animalitos, Guatemalan worry dolls and Peruvian appliqués. 

Molas
2 sessions - 60 min each
Learn the process of reverse appliqué and create a colorful mola modeled after those created by the Kuna people of Panama. We will discuss the history of the Kuna, the flora and fauna of the region and its influence in mola design. 

Kachinas
2 Sessions - 60 min each
The Hopi and Pueblo peoples of the Southwest use kachinas as teaching tools for youth. These figures teach valuable lessons about nature, the spirit, and everyday life. Lesson includes an overview of Southwest Native American peoples and their culture with a focus on the symbolism utilized in some of the traditional kachina figures. Students will then create their own figure based on an aspect of nature or a life lesson. 

African Dolls
2 sessions - 60 min each
In Africa a “doll” is not a plaything, but a spiritual tool. They are used to teach, for ritual purposes, and as spirit intermediaries. We will explore the traditions of the people of South Africa and create our own beaded dolls. 

Grades: 3-12
Fee: The fee for these classes is $85 plus $3/student materials fee for the two-day residencies or $100 plus $5/student materials fee for the three-day residencies.
Maximum Size: 30 students per class


Call Alisha Gambino at 816-581-5632 to schedule.