The Mead Art Museum's school and educator programs use works of art in our permanent collection (Rotherwas Room and the Assyrian Reliefs) and rotating exhibition galleries to connect across disciplines and learning goals. We offer self-guided and guided experiences.
Our trained Amherst College Student Museum Educators (SMEs) develop and lead inquiry-based and experiential learning experiences during guided visits.
Questions? Email: meadedu@amherst.edu
We are pleased to welcome school groups back into the museum after being closed! Check out our upcoming exhibitions and make a group visit reservation.
"This Is What It Looks Like: Intersections of Art & Mental Health” is an in-school visit program and partnership between the Mead and the Amherst Regional Public School District that combines hands-on art making with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) frameworks to culminate in a group showcase of student-submitted artwork.
When concerns about youth mental health are at an all-time high, this project aims to support teachers’ SEL curriculum by engaging students in embodied and creative conversations about mental health to destigmatize mental illness through discussion and art-making.
The project and curricula are developed and co-taught by Mead Art Museum Educators and Erin Edinson, Clinician at Summit Academy, the therapeutic day school for the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District. Using artworks from the Mead Art Museum Collection to inspire our conversations and delve into an inquiry into how artists use their practice to reflect on emotions and their mental health, students will then engage in a mindfulness inspired art-activity.
Book and Plow Farm x Mead x 5th Grade Gardening ARPS
Book and Plow Farm x Mead x 5th Grade Gardening ARPS
Book and Plow Farm x Mead x 5th Grade Gardening ARPS
Book and Plow Farm x Mead x 5th Grade Gardening ARPS
Book and Plow Farm x Mead x 5th Grade Gardening ARPS
Book and Plow Farm x Mead x 5th Grade Gardening ARPS