Six times during the school year, a group of teachers meet at Joslyn to study an artist and their artwork to create a lesson plan for Thursdays for Teachers (T4T). Who are these wonderful educators responsible for collaborating with Museum staff to create the curriculum? They are our Mentor…
Four years ago I met Julie Dierberger with University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Service Learning Academy (SLA) and Cathy Nelson with Blackburn Alternative High School. Little did I know that this partnership (and subsequent friendship) would lead to Joslyn Art Museum installing a life-size Truffula Tree in the Discovery…
Last September, twenty Karen students – most from camps along the Thai-Burma border and all now attending Benson High School and part of Omaha Public Schools’ ESL/Refugee and Migrant Education program – made Joslyn Art Museum their home. The students participated in a five-day quilt workshop during National…
Making a decision to give to a charity is complicated. For any donor, it is a decision personal by nature. How much should I give? Where should the money go? How will it be used? Is it enough to make a difference? While every charitable organization is extremely grateful…
As told by Molly Blackburn, Language Arts Teacher, Buffett Magnet Middle School and Laura Huntimer, Director of School Programs & Interactive Media, Joslyn Art Museum MOLLY: Our service learning project, initially called “A Walk Through Time,” has been a blast! The idea of doing a service learning project came…
As Joslyn’s Corporate & Foundation Giving Manager, my main responsibility is to secure funding for the Museum’s exhibitions and education/outreach programs. A self-declared nerd, I love spending time online researching potential donors. And while most people cringe at the thought of writing a proposal, I actually enjoy it….