Gilcrease Outreach

Would you like for Gilcrease Museum to come to your school? Then we have the program for you! Through our Gilcrease Goes to School (K-12th grade) and Art Sparks (K-6th grade) programs, docents visit your school to present the program of your choice as it relates to the Americas and its inhabitants. Presentations are written with the PASS Objectives in mind and are designed to complement history and art curricula.

Presentations are designed to be used in one of three ways. As a stand-alone visit, we can present any one of the program choices to your class as a way to introduce or enhance a curriculum unit. Second, if you have a tour at the museum already scheduled, a Gilcrease Goes to School presentation can serve as a pre-museum visit. Using images of the permanent collection, artifacts and activities, docents introduce your class to what they will see at and what they can expect during their trip to the Gilcrease Museum. Finally, if your group has already taken a trip to the museum, we can schedule a post-museum visit presentation. This presentation will remind students of what they have already seen and reinforce key concepts and ideas that they learned while at the museum.

Through Gilcrease Goes to School, docents will lead students through an exploration of different times, places, and people with images and artifacts from the Gilcrease Collection. Later, Art Sparks teaching artists will return to your classroom to engage students in a related art activity. (Two separate visits to the class are required.) Basic art concepts as well as the materials used will be presented.

Programs are presented at no cost to your school.

Scheduling

Presentations are scheduled through the Gilcrease Museum Coordinator of Volunteer Services. To make tour reservations, please complete and submit a Tour Reservation Form. For additional information, please email gilcrease-tours@utulsa.edu. Presentations are available for kindergarten through 12th grade, except where noted. Gilcrease Goes To School may be scheduled any weekday, based on availability. Art Sparks may be scheduled Mondays, Tuesday afternoons, Wednesdays or Fridays (except school holidays). Have the following information available when you call/email:

  • Days/Dates that you would prefer for your GGTS and Art Sparks programs (please have alternative dates in mind in case your first choice is not available)
  • Time you would like the presentation to begin and end (programs typically last one hour)
  • Location where the presentation will take place (Gilcrease Goes to School presentations are available to schools
    within one hour’s driving distance of Gilcrease Museum)
  • Grade level
  • Number of students
  • Name of group contact and his/her contact information (phone and email)
  • Which presentation you would like to schedule
  • Date of tour and name of tour (if applicable)
  • School’s name, mailing address, district, county and phone number

Guidelines

Docents will arrive at your school approximately thirty minutes before the presentation is scheduled to begin. Please let the proper school administration officials know to expect them. In the designated presentation space (classroom, media room, etc.) please provide a projection screen or white wall, a power source (or extension cord), a long table to display the artifacts and an interested student audience. Multiple presentations can be scheduled during one visit. Please call/email for more details.

Programs

Select a Gilcrease Goes to School topic and a Related Art Sparks activity from the following list:

For questions or information concerning the Gilcrease Goes to School program contact gilcrease-tours@utulsa.edu.