On January 11th, 2020, the Guggenheim hosted a symposium titled Teaching Modern and Contemporary Asian Art. The symposium launched a digital teaching resource that features 27 artists from the Guggenheim’s collection of modern and contemporary Asian art, and provides discussion questions, activity prompts, and historical context for educators in the classroom.
In 2019, Art + Education alum Nick Kozak was invited to be part of the Guggenheim’s Teacher Advisory Council (along with 10 other educators in the city), and helped the museum tailor their resources to better suit the needs of classroom teachers. During the 2020 symposium, Nick was invited to share a unit of study that he crafted using the Guggenheim’s teaching resources.
During the symposium, Nick had three students— Nate, Natalia, and Eric— join him on stage to talk about the work they created in response to learning about some of those resources. Nick shared how important it was that his students were involved in the symposium,”I think it is imperative that students get invited to education events like this, since they’re the ones who will be encountering all of this content in the classroom.”
The Guggenheim’s digital teaching resource includes 27 artists, images and videos of artists and artworks, discussion questions, activity prompts, key terms, and maps. Subjects and themes include community, history, identity, materials and process, narrative, nature, place, and symbols.
Watch Nick, Nate, Natalia, and Eric’s full symposium presentation here.
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