1. Cultivating Curiosity: Inquire! Create! Explore! Out-of-School Time (OST) 2013 Conference Look Closely: Investigating the Artwork of Artists of African Descent Shanta Scott, Education Manager

2. The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by black culture. It is a site for the dynamic exchange of ideas about art and society.

3. The Studio Museum in Harlem What’s In A Name?

7. Reflection on Inquiry

8. What is Inquiry? A teaching strategy that uses open-ended questions about a subject that fosters discussion in which meaning is created.

9. Why Inquiry? Inquiry-based instruction requires participants to use creative and critical thinking to make meaning from works of art. Inquiry-based teaching strategies pose open-ended questions to challenge participants’ thinking about art and art-making, as opposed to teaching strategies based on lecturing or giving directions. Using inquiry allows for multiple perspectives on art and life. From Theory to Practice: Translations Inquiry-Based Art Instruction: A Framework for Developing Creative and Critical Thinking. Nancy Lampert

10. Reflection on Inquiry and STEM

11. Postcard Project How might you create an image about your community? Yara El-Sherbini, Given Directions, 2009

12. Postcard Project - Reflection

13. Guided Tours The Studio Museum in Harlem offers interactive guided tours for groups, grades Pre- K-12. Educators engage students in looking at and responding to art featured in the exhibitions..

14. Guided Tour + Workshops After viewing the works of art in an interactive discussion based tour, students have the option to participate in an hands on art making workshop.

15. Scheduling a Visit www.studiomuseum.orgwww.studiomuseum.org(212)-864-4500 x258

16. Questions & Answers