National Gallery of Art

Address:

Hyattsville, Maryland

Primary Contact:

Julie Carmean - j-carmean@nga.gov

Organization Type:

Education, Cultural, Government, Arts

Organization Mission

The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity.

Areas of Expertise

The National Gallery of Art, founded as a gift to the nation, serves as a center of visual art, education, and culture. Our collection of more than 150,000 paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings spans the history of Western art and showcases some of the triumphs of human creativity. Across 363 days a year, the National Gallery offers a full spectrum of special exhibitions and public programs free of charge.

Current Top Priorities for Guidance or Collaboration

We would like to expand our reach to teachers across the United States from various communities, and especially those in rural communities or communities who aren’t currently engaged in National Gallery programs. We offer Virtual Teacher Workshops on request for school districts around the country, in addition to our Online Courses titled, Teaching Critical Thinking through Art and Teaching Complex Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Art, and we would love to spread the word about these and offer more. We also offer many online learning resources for teachers and aim to share these with a greater number of teachers across the country: https://www.nga.gov/learn/learningresources.html.

Geographical Areas Served:

Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, National, New England, North Central, Northwest, Rural/Remote, South Central, Southeast, Southwest, Suburban/Exurban, Urban, West Coast,

Primary Audience Served:

Children (0-15), Community Members, Elected officials, Funders, Higher Education institutions, Organizations, Parents, Pre-K Schools and Learning Centers, School Administrators, School-based Teachers, Teaching Artists, Youth (15-24),

Artistic Discipline:

Visual Arts,