Education Programs
Education is central to the vision of the Museum and integral to the development and design of each exhibition. The Museum offers a learning environment in which curiosity, experimentation, and spirited dialogue are encouraged. Our aim is for each visitor, regardless of age, background or ability, to experience the museum with enthusiasm and success, empowered by new perspectives and ideas. We are committed to providing exceptional programs in the creation and understanding of art for individuals and families of all ages.
Please contact the Education Department for further information and schedules for the following programs:
• Family Art Days 2008 • KidStudio / SummerStudio • Workshops • Art History • Art Studio • Artists' Portfolio Reviews • Triton Tours • ArtTalks • ArtReach
Download a Registration form for KidStudio 2008 here. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
 | Family Art Day Family Art Day events are funded by Target Stores, Delta Kappa Gamma Society and Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation.
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| ADMISSION, PARKING & ACTIVITIES ARE ALWAYS FREE TO THE PUBLIC |
- KidStudio 2008 classes -
KidStudio is the Triton Museum of Art’s on-site education program for children, providing gallery exploration and art instruction taught by professional artists/art educators. Triton art educators encourage creativity by allowing students to explore freely while developing art skills that expand their understanding of the artistic process.
Create wonderfully imaginative sculptures while learning to work in three dimensions. Inspired by the Triton Museum of Art's exhibition, Spirit and Form and Wonderland, children will sculpt, assemble and mold various media as they learn the fundamental skills of drawing, painting and sculpture.
Sculpture (ages 6-8)
Tuesdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m., October 7-November 18
(no class on November 11)
Sculpture (ages 9-12)
Thursdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m., October 9-November 13
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Painting (ages 6-8)
Tuesdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m., January 13-February 24
Painting (ages 9-12)
Thursdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m., January 15-February 26
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Fees: TMA Member $75; Santa Clara Resident $85; Non-Member, Non-Resident $95
Registration: All classes must meet minimum enrollment. There are no refunds or cancellations once class has started. For information and enrollment, please visit www.tritonmuseum.org or call the Education Department: (408) 247-9340.Please Download a Registration Form here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you may download here)
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artist Ann Weber Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to create your very own cardboard sculpture with the amazing Ann Weber! Learn how a simple cardboard box can turn into an animal, a boat, a person or modern art. The sky is the limit! Bring an adult with you to help you staple, glue or sew pieces of cardboard together to create whatever your imagination can come up with. Supplies included. This class is open to children ages 8-12 with an adult. Limit 40 people. Fee: $35 TMA members, $45 General (fee covers both child & adult) Please download the info and registration form here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download here) |
- Outside the Box: Cardboard Sculpture Workshop
Saturday October 25, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Join Ann Weber, at the Triton Museum of Art, for an all-day workshop creating sculpture using re-cyled cardboard. Following a walkthrough of the exhibition, Wonderland, students will explore the infinite possibilities of creating their own three dimensional objects from this common household material using staplers, hot glue guns and thread.
This class is open to everyone 16 years of age and up. No experience necessary. Limit 30 people.
What to bring: Lunch. Your imagination and spirit of adventure.
Fee: $75 TMA member, $85 General (supplies included)
Please download the info and registration form here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download here)
Ann Weber received her M.F.A. degree at California College of Arts and Crafts and worked with ceramics for over 15 years before transitioning to cardboard. She has exhibited widely and has had numerous public and private commissions. Ms. Weber sculptures will be on exhibition at the Triton Museum from September 13 through November 23, 2008.
Art History Classes at the Triton Museum of Art
SUMMARY: Beginning September 4, 2008 the Triton Museum of Art is proud to offer a new series of Art History classes, from ancient times to the art of today. The classes will be offered in 3 ten-week sessions and will be taught by Art Historian and Curator, Preston Metcalf of the Triton Museum. Each week we will explore an artist and work that exemplifies their time and place in history, other artists of the period, and how they influenced those that followed. Those familiar with Mr. Metcalf's engaging and entertaining teaching style know that you can expect more than just names and dates ... he will escort you on a journey of ideas as you explore some of the greatest art ever created!
Call (408) 247-3796 for information and registration.
WHEN: Beginning September 4, 2008
WHERE: Triton Museum of Art
1505 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050HOURS: Thursday evenings, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Session 1
Ancient through Early Renaissance Art
Session 1:
$105 TMA Members; $115 General
- September 4, 2008
The Shaman of Lascaux and the Origins of Art
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
From the earliest art of humanity in the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras to the first civilizations of Mesopotamia themes were expressed that continue to the present day.
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September 11, 2008
Thutmose's Nefertiti and the Challenge to Egypt's Cultural Stability.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
A look at 3000 years of artistic stability in ancient Egypt and the religious and cultural revolution that challenged it all.
- September
18, 2008
Polykleitos's Achilles: Greece's Search for the Perfect Human.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The Early Greeks sought to understand their world and in the process conceived of the perfection of humanity.
- September
25, 2008
Augustus of Primaporta: A Portrait of Roman Power.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
At the height of the Roman Empire, one man embodied the power that dominated the western world. His image and the art of Rome would influence the empire and beyond.
- October
2, 2008
Empress Theodora and Her Attendants: A Mosaic of the Byzantine Empire.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
How Byzantine artists shattered reality in favor of a new spiritual view.
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October
9, 2008
Chartres Cathedral: Gothic Heights, Spires of Love.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Pilgrimages helped build the great monuments of the Medieval and Romanesque periods, culminating in the great Gothic cathedrals. It was an age of troubadours and soaring ideas.
- October
16, 2008
Giotto's Frescos of the Arena Chapel and the Rebirth of Humanism.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
A renewed emphasis on humanity inspired the artist Giotto and lead to the beginning of the Italian Renaissance.
- October
23, 2008
Van Eych's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride: More than a Marriage.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Symbolism and realism meet in the Early Renaissance art of Northern Europe.
- October
30, 2008
Brunelleschi's Dome: Cosimo de Medici's Great Gamble.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The greatest patron of the Renaissance supported the greatest artists of his day and in so doing helped create one of the most beautiful cities in the world… Florence.
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Session 2
The High Renaissance through Neoclassicism and Romanticism
Session 2: $105 TMA Members; $115 General
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- December 11, 2008
Michelangelo's Pieta Rondanini: An Ever-Dying/Ever-Living Poem of Genius.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
He was the giant of the High Renaissance against whom all others would be measured.
- December 18, 2008
Titian's The Flaying of Marsyas: An Artist's Life Exposed.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The master of color brought a new vitality to Venetian art as he shared with the world what it means to be an artist.
- January 8, 2009
Caravaggio's David with the Head of Goliath: Redemption of a Ruffian.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Murderer, malcontent, genius… how one man changed all the rules and ushered in the Baroque era.
- January
15, 2009
Bernini's Ecstasy of Santa Theresa: A New Vision for Rome.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The sculptor and architect who changed the face of Rome. His battles, brawls, and triumphs.
- January
22, 2009
Velasquez's Las Meninas: A Royal Audience.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The court painter who banished the distinctions between royal and common, noble and humble, and painter and viewer.
- January
29, 2009
Rembrandt's Jewish Bride: A Tender Touch.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
In an age of commercial prosperity, Rembrandt elevated Dutch art from commodity to statements of profound insight and individuality.
- February 5, 2009
David's Death of Marat: Masterpiece of a Monster.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
As a master propagandist for a revolution that became one of the bloodiest periods in French history, David gave us stunning Neoclassical images that challenge our perceptions of good and evil.
- February
12, 2009
Jefferson's Monticello and the Founding of America's Identity.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The new republic required a visual identity, and Jefferson was there to guide its development.
- February
19, 2009
Goya's Third of May, 1808: The Other Side of Victory.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Spain's dark genius turned an emotional and unwavering eye upon the evils man can do, and in the process reclaimed the soul of a country devastated by war.
Session 3
Realism and Impressionism through Contemporary Art
Session 3:
$105 TMA Members; $115 General
- March
5, 2009
Courbet's Interior of My Studio: A Realist Allegory.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The supreme advocate of Realism was uncompromising in his study of man, a view that gave rise to Modernism.
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March
12, 2009
Manet's Dejuener sur l'Herbe: A Revolutionary Repast.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
How one man challenged the way we see the world and ushered in Impressionism, and the many "isms" that followed.
- March
19, 2009
Monet's Bassin des Nympheas: Impressions of a Fleeting World.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Impressionism offers a fleeting realm of light, color, and new ideas of perception.
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March
26, 2009
Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Crows: Torment and Peace …at Last.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Paul Cézanne once said of van Gogh, "I always thought he would either go mad or surpass us all. I never dreamt he would do both."
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- April
9, 2009
Picasso's Guernica: The Awakening of an Artist.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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April
23, 2009
Hopper's Nighthawks: Loneliness of the Modern.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Modern life can mean greater understanding or it can leave some behind to question their place in this new global community. Artists such as Edward Hopper help us to see both.
- May
7, 2009
Pollock's Lavender Mist: Abstract Realities.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Artists of emotion and mind abandoned reality in favor of a new vision of realities unseen.
- May
14, 2009
Keinholz's State Hospital: The Poetics of Disposability.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
After the devastation of the atomic bombs, civilization would never be the same. Keinholz and others help guide this new world through pain and into hope.
Call (408) 247-3796 for information.
To register or for more information, please contact the Museum Education Department at (408) 247-3796. There are no refunds or cancellations once class has started.
ArtStudio Adult Classes
- Life Drawing with Kristen Lindseth-Rivera
NEW DAY ! Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m., September 3 - November 5, 2008.Beginning to advanced work. One on one coaching for all levels. Gain a basic understanding of direct observation with different models, short to medium range poses, advance-critiques, and feedback from instructor. Bring your own easel, tables and chairs are provided. 
$175 TMA members, $185 Santa Clara resident, $195 General.
Kristen Lindseth-Rivera is an award-winning sculptor and print maker who has exhibited nationally. She has taught drawing, sculpture and digital arts at Mission College and the Pacific Art League.
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Pastels with Jeff Bramschreiber
Friday evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m., September 5 - November 7, 2008.Beginning to advanced work, using soft pastel, oil pastel, different grounds, velours, varying grades of paper. All levels welcome. 
$150 TMA members, $165 Santa Clara resident, $175 General.
Jeff Bramschreiber is an award-winning painter and pastel artist. He has taught a variety of two-dimensional art classes and workshops for all ages.
- Watercolor Masters' Class with Jane Hofstetter
Using her book, 7 Keys to Great Paintings, as a manual for the class, Jane R. Hofstetter will teach six classes presenting techniques and posing solutions to problems encountered when using watercolor. Many examples of famous artists will be looked at in each class with Ms. Hofstetter demonstrating techniques. Students will work at home and bring their work for critique.
Ms. Hofstetter has been painting and teaching for more than 25 years. She studied art at the University of California at Berkeley and Los Angeles' Chouinard Art Institute. Ms. Hofstetter is a member of the National Watercolor Society and Watercolor West. She currently teaches watercolor workshops throughout the United States and Europe. Her work has appeared in Watercolor Magic, American Artist, The Artist Magazine and The Collected Best of Watercolor (Rockport Publishers, 2002). She is the author of 7 Keys to Great Paintings (North Light Books, 2005).
Every first Wednesday of the month, beginning
September 3, 2008, from 9:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
(Class dates:
9/3, 10/1, 11/5, 12/3)
Please Download a Registration form for Watercolors Masters' Class here. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Registration Policy
All classes must meet minimum enrollment. There are no refunds or cancellations once class has started. To register or for more information, please contact the Museum Education Department at (408) 247-9340.
Artists' Portfolio Reviews
with Executive Director/Senior Curator, George RiveraFirst Monday of Each Month
Over the past year, the Triton Museum of Art has enjoyed a remarkable success with its pilot Artists' Portfolio Review program. On the first Monday of each month, artists may bring their portfolio to the Museum for a review and critique by Executive Director and Senior Curator, George Rivera. The success of the unique museum program has encouraged us to continue with these well-received reviews.
It is a wonderful opportunity for artists to share their work with the Triton Museum and to receive expert guidance in their art and exhibition career from one of the most respected arts administrators/instructors/visual artists in the field.
Reviews are by appointment only and are booked on a first call/first served basis. The reviews last for approximately 30 minutes.
In addition to, or in lieu of the Portfolio Reviews, artists may email one (1) digital image to Executive Director/Senior Curator, George Rivera and he will respond with a mini critique of the work. This new service allows artists to get a sense of how a senior curator evaluates their work through a brief review. Artists may send their emails to tritongeorge@aol.com. Please keep emails brief and limit images to only one.
For more information on Artists' Portfolio Reviews, or to schedule an appointment, please call (408) 247-3754.
It is a familiar scene at most museums -- groups of school kids, adult social groups, college classes, and many others trailing knowledgeable docents explaining the art on view. The Triton Museum of Art conducts hundreds of such tours, teaching about the art and making the exhibitions more accessible and often more understandable to the viewers.
In addition to these traditional docent guided tours, the educators of the Triton Museum of Art are constantly seeking ways to share the experience of art with the community. Recently, Curator of Education, Ester Fernandez was asked to guide a tour to a very special group, students from the California School for the Blind, Fremont. The request came from the City of Santa Clara in conjunction with their annual sculpture exhibition (on view at Santa Clara City Hall, directly across from the Triton Museum, through February 29, 2008).
It is a well-worn adage issued to children at museums, “look with your eyes, not your hands,” but that didn’t apply to these interested visitors. After discussing the project with several of the participating artists, who gave permission for their works to be explored by touch, Ms. Fernandez guided the middle school students from the California School for the Blind through a diverse array of sculpture. It was a rewarding experience and a reminder of the power of art and its ability to touch us all ... sometimes literally.
| To schedule a group tour of the Triton Museum of Art’s exhibitions please contact the Museum Education Department at (408) 247-9340. |  City of Santa Clara Cultural Advisory Commissioner, Michelle Castro, joins students exploring the work of artist, Antonia Lawson. |
A lecture and visual presentation for Triton Volunteers and friends of the Museum
Join us for future ArtTalks with acclaimed artists, authors and instructors. Schedule to be announced.
ArtReach at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
ArtReach Program also serves patients, from
kindergarten to high school, who attend the Hospital School at the
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital. Collaborating with the Palo
Alto Unified School District, the Museum offers art classes as a free
elective at the Hospital School on Friday mornings. Students work with
the museum art educator to learn about the history of art, the
contributions of specific artists, and the basic elements of art and
design. Although the curriculum developed by the Museum covers K-5th
grade, the art educator has been able to expand on the curriculum to
challenge the middle school and high school age patients. High school
students receive curriculum credit for the art program. Art lessons are
the most popular class at the Hospital School. Although many long-term
patients develop school phobia and have expressed negative feelings
about attending school, most will readily attend art lessons. Teachers
find it easy to engage the students during art lessons. At the end of
each lesson, students have created art that they can hold, enjoy and
share.
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