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K-12 Resources

The Museum’s Auer Art Library is one of the most extensive in all Northern Indiana and features a wide range of books and other materials that address historical and contemporary art from all over the world.  Our holdings have been automated as part of our expansion project and may be checked out by any member of the Museum.  In addition to materials for adults, the Auer Art Library features a special collection of books, DVDs, audio tapes, activity sets, and resource materials especially oriented to the exploration of art in the K – 12 environment.  Augmenting these resources, we also offer Museums By Mail, traveling exhibits designed for classroom use, and Discovery Boxes filled with materials and activities designed to offer deeper insight into particular art processes, genres, and styles. For more information contact Librarian Anne Hall at hall@fwmoa.org.

Available through the K - 12 Education Department...

Discovery Boxes

Discovery Boxes are containers of educational materials focusing on a particular style of art or art making. 
Discovery Boxes include definitions and explanations of a given art or
cultural subject, suggested activities and supporting 2-D, 3-D, and multimedia materials that enable educators to present a variety of interactive and hands-on activities directly related to the subject of each Discovery Box.  Lesson plans and a listing of the Indiana Academic Standards met by each activity are included. Examples of the many Discovery Boxes available include West African Art, Egyptian Art, Aboriginal Art, Greek and Roman Art, Indiana Artists and Latin American Art. Soon to come are Discovery Boxes on the subjects of Printmaking:Relief, Screen Printing, and Monotypes; Photography, and Art & Science. Discovery Boxes are sponsored by the
Downtown Optimists Club. Learn more...

Museums by Mail

Museums by Mail offers a series of fascinating exhibits suitable for hanging directly in the classroom.  Each exhibit can be checked out at the Edward D. Auer Memorial Art Library.  Exhibits, complete with didactic labels, include the work of Ansel Adams, American Artists 1750-1930, American Artists 1930- Present, American Landscape, African American Artists, Day of the Dead, Multicultural Art, Native American Art, Recycled Art and World of Fantasy. 
Each collection includes five to twelve pieces. Learn more...