Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education
For Grades K–12
The Athenaeum Music & Arts in Educational Program provides free educational opportunities on music, the visual arts and art practice to K-12 students throughout San Diego County. We currently offer three distinct but complementary programs: Journey Through Music, Journey Through Art History and Journey Through Art Practice. Each presentation adheres to the Visual and Performing Arts standards, intertwining music and the visual arts with math, geography, science, social studies, and history. Journey Through Music and Journey Through Art History are available as an onsite performance at a local schools and community centers, while Journey Through Art Practice encompasses a visit to the Athenaeum Art Center located in Logan Heights. These programs meet California Department of Education Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) standards. In addition, we offer free teen programs (PEEC Youth Arts) in La Jolla and Logan Heights. If you are interested in scheduling a program for your class, child’s school, or community center please contact Emily Green for The World of Jazz program at (858) 454-5872 or at info@ljathenaeum.org. For the Journey Through Art History and Journey Through Art Practice, please contact us at (619) 269-1981 or at info@ljathenaeum.org. Thank you!
The Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education Program request form is available here.
For information or to schedule a program, please use the following contacts:
PEEC Youth Arts
Teen program in La Jolla: Contact Maura Walters at (858) 454-5872; peec@ljathenaeum.org
Jazz Outreach: The World of Jazz
Danny Green; (858) 454-5872; info@ljathenaeum.org
Journey Through Art History, Journey Through Art Practice, Teen Program in Logan Heights
Participate. Explore. Engage. Create.
PEEC Youth Arts
PEEC Youth Arts
Free After-School Art Program for Teens (13–18 years old)
PEEC Youth Arts (Participate. Explore. Engage. Create.) is a free after-school program for teens (ages 13 to 18), who are interested in art-making as an enrichment activity that goes beyond making crafts. The aim of the program is to provide a space for youth to create art, share stories, collaborate, explore, and identify new ways to use art in their lives. The Athenaeum offers facilities, resources, guidance, instruction, and support. The program includes a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors offering workshops in their respective fields, as well as curricular activities that involve the use of the Athenaeum library resources as a starting point for projects. Open studio activities will include phone photography and video, drawing using various media, including digital drawing, and book arts. Field trips, gallery visits, and special events will round out the experience. The program is free for the participants and reservations can be made online below. The program is available at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla.
FRIDAYS 4–6 PM
LA JOLLA STUDIO
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1008 Wall Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
REGISTER
To register a teen, click the “REGISTER” button below. New students should fill out the Release Form attached below and turn it in to the teacher at the start of the class. For additional information, please call (858) 454-5872 or email us at peec@ljathenaeum.org.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Spring 2024:
April 12 & 19
Marty Davis—character design
April 26
Prudence Horne—painting
May 3—CANCELLED
May 10 & 17
Jean Krumbein—life drawing
May 24 & 31
Jared Padilla-Elliott—assemblage
The classes will be in person and indoors at the La Jolla Studio (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037).
Partly underwritten by the ResMed Foundation.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The Athenaeum School of the Arts strives to provide an environment conducive to learning. We expect students to care about themselves, each other, and the environment around them by exhibiting integrity, compassion, a good attitude, respect, and effort. Students are also expected to follow the classroom guidelines as assigned by their individual teachers. The Athenaeum School of the Arts reserves the absolute right to dis-enroll a student at any time for any reason.
Music Education & Outreach
For Grades K–12
The music in education outreach series includes the series:
JAZZ OUTREACH BY DANNY GREEN AND ROB THORSEN
The World of Jazz
The World of Jazz is a high energy, interactive educational program led by pianist Danny Green and bassist Rob Thorsen. This performance traces the history of jazz, the great performers and composers, improvisation, as well as the key elements in jazz music. Students also get to learn a jazz song “by ear” and participate in an improvised sing-along.
This program began in 2013 and has been a key element in keeping Jazz music education in San Diego area elementary schools.
For more information and to book this program please contact Emily Green at emilygreensd@gmail.com.
If you are interested in scheduling a program for your class, child’s school, or community center please contact Emily Green for The World of Jazz program at (858) 454-5872 or at info@ljathenaeum.org.
Art Education & Outreach
For Grades K–12
Journey Through Art History
Consists of a 60-minute visual arts presentation accompanied by live music performed by CAMARADA musicians. Interested organizations may choose one of the following presentations:
Modern Art
Explores artistic work produced in Europe and the United States between roughly the 1860s to the 1970s. From Vincent Van Gogh to Pablo Picasso to Georgia O’Keeffe, the presentation includes a discussion on a variety of styles, philosophies, techniques and aesthetics by ground-breaking artists.
Women in Art and Music
Explores the contributions of women in the fields visual arts and music. The presentation will highlight the artistic expression, challenges, and innovations of women artists from the 1600s through the present.
Journey Through Art Practice
Focuses on hands-on learning and consists of a site visit, exhibition tour and workshop. The program takes place at the Athenaeum Art Center (AAC), a satellite location of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library located in the neighborhood of Logan Heights. Journey Through Art Practice is a 2-hour visit. Interested organizations may choose one of the following visits:
Exploring Exhibitions
Students participate in a guided tour of the exhibition on view followed by artmaking workshop. The exhibition tour engages students’ visual literacy skills as they are prompt to look actively and participate in a group discussion of the art on view. During the workshop, students create their own work of art as they further explore the topics, techniques, and or materials discussed during the exhibition tour.
Printmaking 101
Prints are visually exciting, graphically bold, and one of the oldest forms of art making. The AAC’s print studio is a fully functional space that allows for a variety of printmaking techniques, including linoleum, letterpress, etching, collagraph, and mono-printing. The visit begins with a demonstration of the studio’s presses which includes a 19th century hand iron press. During the workshop component, students begin by practicing the basic operation of a letterpress, they then etch a plate with their own design and conclude by creating an edition of hand-pulled prints to take home with them. This program is geared toward grades 9-12th and class sizes of 25 or less.
For additional information on our outreach programming or to schedule a visit , please contact us at info@ljathenaeum.org.
Feedback & Support
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FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT
To improve the Athenaeum's Music & Arts in Education Program, we ask that teachers and community center directors download this feedback form, complete and fax or mail to the Athenaeum. Responses are confidential and will be used to improve the Athenaeum's Education and Outreach activities.
Funding for a series, either music or visiual arts is a wonderful gift that can be given to a public or private school or community center. If you would like to provide support for education and outreach, please contact Christie Mitchell, Executive Director at (858) 454-5872.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Currently, financial support for the Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education and Outreach program is provided by:
♦ Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation
♦ County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program
♦ City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.