Art Museum
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Closed Sunday & Monday
Admission: Free
Centennial Complex
2111 East Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-6622
Email: uwartmus@uwyo.edu
Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery
The Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery presents three installations,
each specific to a course taught during the Spring 2021 semester at the University
of Wyoming. Faculty from a range of academic disciplines select artwork from our permanent
collection to support the content and learning goals of their respective classes.
This method of object-based teaching and learning with artwork invites inquiry, curiosity,
and creative thinking into the students’ educational experience. These skills are
tools to prepare our future workforce and leaders, no matter their path, and help
enliven the cultural experience in Wyoming.
This course examines the period of radical democracy (508/507-322 BCE) at Athens. Students read primary sources in translation, including Aristophanes’ comedy The Wasps (422 BCE), which tells the story of a father locked up in his son’s house as a safety measure. The play questions what roles senior members of society want, should, and can still have in a participatory democracy. Artwork selected will prompt further dialogue throughout the course about the roles of older people in the American experiment in democracy.
Image information: Marilyn Bowles (American, b. 1928), The Park Bench Debate, 1984, oil paint on canvas, 5-1/8 x 6-15/16 inches, Friends of the UW Art Museum Purchase, 1984.124
This course provides a foundation for understanding art to facilitate the teaching of art and the integration of art education into the elementary school curriculum. Attention is given to the development of artistic skills and constructing meaningful art experiences by using art objects in lesson plans and teaching.
Image information: Oronzo Gasparo, (American, 1903-1969), Cubistic Still Life #1, 1932, Tempera paint on paper, 20-1/2 x 14 inches, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Millman and the Gasparo Estate, 1973.245
This course explores the history of the world through the lens of environmental history. Learning how people responded to environmental crises in the past offers ideas for our own times. Understanding humans’ relationships to the environment and the costs of their decisions upon it is more important than ever.
Image information: Sue Pearson, (New Zealander-Norfolk Islander, b.1967), Feed the Baby, from Indigenous Mapping: Collecting Truths Portfolio, 2017, Intaglio and relief on paper, 8 x 20 inches, gift of Melanie Yazzie, 2018.4.8
Exhibitions planning for the teaching gallery begins a minimum of one semester in
advance. The teaching gallery is intended for classes that will require students to
visit the museum multiple times throughout the semester and complete an assignment
that incorporates themes, ideas, and content related to the works on view.
Faculty may schedule class visits to the gallery, arrange meetings with museum education
and curatorial staff, and encourage students to engage with the artwork independently
outside of class time. The artwork is available to students throughout the semester
for use during the museum’s public hours.
Please contact Raechel Cook, Curator of Academic Engagement, to discuss options.
Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery immersive digital gallery environment.
Art Museum
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Closed Sunday & Monday
Admission: Free
Centennial Complex
2111 East Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-6622
Email: uwartmus@uwyo.edu