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Facebook First Fridays | Teacher Appreciation Night [Live Online]

Teacher Appreciation Night
#TeacherStrong
Fri, Sep 4, 6–7:30pm PDT | Free and live online!
Teachers, Save the Date! SJMA invites all members of the education community, as well as their families and friends to celebrate the start of the 2020–21 school year with SJMA’s Teacher Appreciation Night―an ONLINE evening of arts education and STEAM activities highlighting the opportunities for schools, teachers, students, and families to further engage with the Museum. Win art-making supplies for your classroom, participate in an online arts workshop, hear about grant-funded opportunities, and learn from Museum educators about how you can bring fun arts-integrated activities to the classroom.

Join SJMA teaching artist Emilio Banuelos AKA Mr. B, as he leads an art lesson, watch artist Dawline Jane Oni-Eseleh give an artist demo, and participate in pub-stye quizzes facilitated by Let’s Look at Art docents with prizes going to the winners!

Be the first to see new fall programs from the SJMA education team, debuted on Facebook First Friday! SJMA education is creating and filming a series of STEAM-based lessons to be shared with schools at no cost.
Register Here
About the Artist | Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh
Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh is an Oakland, CA based visual artist whose current work is focused primarily on the shifting urban landscape. An avid observer and prolific photographer, she employs a vast catalog of visual notes and memories to create her work. A lover of materials and process, Oni-Eseleh uses a range of media including relief printmaking, pen and ink, photo transfer and encaustic. Learn more at dawlinejaneart.com
About Let’s Look at Art | Book a Free Online Class Presentation
Let's Look at Art now offers FREE online presentations for the classroom! Using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) that support the Common Core State Standards, a trained docent leads a 30-minute art presentation delivered through video conferencing. All art selections are carefully researched, presented with curriculum objectives, and represent the cultural diversity of the Bay Area. Let’s Look at Art, is close to reaching its one millionth student. Book now!

And if you’re a middle or high school teacher, look into booking a presentation for your classroom, with Art in the Dark.
Facebook First Fridays
This sponsorship initiative is led by the Facebook Art Department, which provides opportunities for artists to create new, large-scale, site-specific installations on Facebook campuses nation-wide, with the goal of fostering creative experimentation and supporting neighboring artistic communities. For more information, visit fb.com/artistinresidence or go to Instagram @fbairprogram.

Sponsored by Facebook

Education Fund | Thank you to our supporters!

The education fund at SJMA is supported in part by a Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José, and generous funding from the Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation, Google, the Koret Foundation, California Arts Council, the Swenson Foundation, KPMG LLP, the Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation, and SVCreates, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara.