The Resource Room provides easy access to the Museum's educational resources and programs. You can enjoy these materials online, in your classroom or in the Museum's galleries. These materials can be searched by subject, grade level and geographic region by using the search menu on the ArtNC home page.

For more information about gallery tours and classroom materials, please call the Museum at (919) 664-6820 or email the tour coordinator.

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Rainstorm Brainstorm: A Classroom Kit Students design an original solution to a genuine need that can be identified in any community. Their process involves group teamwork to improve water quality by designing a pond as a work of land art. Turn your students' creativity loose in solving a genuine need. Critical and creative thinking skills involve art, science, language arts, and other disciplines.

Art Detective Training Kit Students learn how to use their eyes and think critically about what they see while training to be “art detectives” in this fun classroom activity. Kit includes group activities, images, and touchable objects. Available for 2-week period of loan.

Art Detective Tour Beginning Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Reservations accepted beginning Monday, January 25, 2010 Students learn how to use their eyes and think critically about what they see while training to be “art detectives” in this fun and interactive gallery experience.

Lectures Noted scholars and museum professionals provide lectures and symposia at select times. These programs explore NCMA works of art in art historical context.

North Carolina Arts Council This state agency is a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. Their mission is to make North Carolina a better state through the arts. Their Web site offers online resources, such as Arts in Education Issues and Topics (topics for education with a section on notable North Carolina and national programs), Arts in Education Grants (role of the Council in providing support to schools and nonprofit organizations to strengthen the use of the arts in pre K– 12 settings), and Resources and Links (active links to the major arts education Web sites, state and national arts education associations and advocacy resources).

Elementary Park Self-Guide "Environmental Investigators" is a self-guide for elementary school students to use in the Museum Park. It presents a sampling of art and nature in the Museum Park and suggests art and science activities to use during a visit and in the classroom. Made possible by Funds for the Improvement of Education from the US Dept. of Education.

Arts North Carolina This independent organization provides programs and services designed to promote and strengthen the arts industry of North Carolina. Staff and Board also administer the work of Arts Advocates of North Carolina, a 501 (c) (4) non-profit organization, whose primary function is to provide advocacy leadership and training in public funding and policy affecting the arts. Their Web site offers links to arts organizations, professional consulting services, a listserv for arts professionals, communications tools for supporting the arts, and other services.

Children's Performance Series One Saturday a month, fall through spring, the Children's Performance Series offers an engaging program selected from puppetry, music, storytelling, dance or drama. Short films, including some based on award-winning children's literature, are also featured on occasional Saturday mornings.

Teacher's Pick Tour Beginning Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Reservations accepted beginning Monday, January 25, 2010 Design your own tour topic! Limited to 60 students.

Museum Park Tour Beginning Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Reservations accepted beginning Monday, January 25, 2010 This tour of the Museum's 164-acre Park makes connections between art and nature. Limited to 30 students. A self-guide booklet for elementary students is also available.

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