Art can do more than hang on the wall. It can be a powerful teaching tool. Explore how students from schools across Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, and Kuwait used artworks at The Phillips Collection as inspiration to create their own art. About the Program The projects are a culmination of a professional development course, Connecting to the Core Curriculum: Building Teacher Capacity for Arts Integration with Prism.K12, a collaboration between The Phillips Collection and the University of Maryland. From October 2021 to March 2022, teachers used The Phillips Collection’s Prism.K12
Our third project of the Phillips-at-Home Summer Series features the artist Franz Marc and his work Deer in the Forest I. For this art activity, you are going to create an animal sculpture. What is a sculpture? A sculpture is a piece of artwork that can be viewed from any angle.
In partnership with the US Department of State, The Phillips Collection collaborated with museums across Italy in fostering diversity and inclusion for audience and program development. Hilary Katz, Head of Teaching & Learning, and Emma Dreyfuss, (former) Manager of Community Programs, discuss the workshops conducted on their travels to Italy, May 2-6, 2022.
WASHINGTON, DC—The Phillips Collection announces its upcoming exhibition schedule and programming highlights through fall 2026, featuring a vibrant mix of historical and contemporary art by both emerging artists and established figures. The exhibitions and programs align with a reinvigorated mission to bolster The Phillips Collection’s connection to its legacy of championing the voice, spirit, and vision of singular artistic talents through dynamic exhibitions that resonate with today’s world. The season highlights artists who have had an enduring impact on contemporary art, performance
Senior Curator of The Phillips Collection Elsa Smithgall will be joined in conversation by Aviva Kempner the director of Rosenwald; Curlee Holton, Director and Artist-in-Residence, David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland; and E. Ethelbert Miller, American Poet and Scholar. Participants will be able to view the film from Tuesday January 26 to Thursday January 28. Join The Phillips Collection as we watch and have a discussion around Aviva Kempner’s Rosenwald. The incredible story of Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigrant peddler who never finished high school, but rose to
Sugar-lift aquatint with carborundum relief and extensive hand-painting on five panels of 350 gsm Moulin du Gué handmade paper overall: 96 in x 240 in.; 243.84 cm x 609.6 cm Gift of Luther W. Brady in memory of Laughlin Phillips, 2010
