Queens Museum Of Art New York City Building

Educationqm offered a robust range of education programs for individuals, including k-12 school students, families, recent adult immigrants and older adults with memory loss or affected by alzheimer's, summer camp for middle school youth and teen programs for high school students in our borough. Through these on- and off-site offerings and our numerous partnerships, we provide accessible programs that ensure all those interested can engage with qm and our resources. For each of these programs, qm incorporated our permanent exhibitions as well as the current contemporary art exhibitions on view.interpretation at qm -while taking into account our uniquely diverse and multicultural constituents, we have found it increasingly important to focus on comprehensive interpretation of museum resources rather than simply translation. This interpretation initiative informed the creation of interpretation schemes for the panorama, the neustadt collection of tiffany glass, and qi 2018. Panorama kids guides were translated into spanish and mandarin, as these are the languages most spoken by our visitors. Additionally, as a part of our artaccess initiative, qm has robust programs that provide art making activities for families with children of diverse abilities, which extends into our gallery spaces. To promote accessibility, wall text was made darker and font sizes increased to meet smithsonian standards and guidelines on accessibility requirements. Exhibition kits were created that feature texts in braille and large print and feature replicas of select objects in the exhibition to serve visitors who are blind or have low vision.

Public programs and community engagementfamily programsqm places value on programs that encourage families to engage in shared learning experiences through art-making and art-looking activities. An average of 30 families participate in these programs offered each sunday, in both english and spanish. This past year, workshops incorporated a variety of art-making techniques, as well as other outlets for creative expression, such as dance. Additionally, artaccess family workshops are held on the third sunday of each month, and are geared towards engaging families with children of all abilities.queens teensthe queens museum invited all new york city high schoolers to participate in our unique queens museum: queens teens x year of uncertainty youth programming. Over several months, teens had the opportunity to participate in various workshops and events around topics such as social justice, art, and college, and job readiness.this program is curated to encourage exploration and introspection into the meanings of art and creative expression while creating new possibilities for culture, kinship, and mutual support.new new yorkersfor the past 10 years, new new yorkers has provided recent adult immigrants with pathways to civic participation through the acquisition of important skills, as well as opportunities to express themselves and their cultural traditions in a safe, non-judgmental setting. This year, qm offered 21 unique courses, including both one-time and four to eight week multi-workshop courses. Field trips, such as a visit to the museum of the moving image, and a number of public events were also organized, which allowed participants to interact with art and other cultural institutions, supplementing the arts literacy and engagement opportunities offered within courses.some engaging courses offered during the last year include: mini painting i and ii offered in mandarin, painting portraits using watercolor techniques offered in spanish, world cinema & culture offered in mandarin, and esol & poetry. Providing both one-day and longer-form courses again helped to engage both new and returning participants and accommodate various schedules.