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Huntington Museum of Art partnership reaches thousands of Cabell County students, museum tells board
Summary
The Huntington Museum of Art told the Cabell County Board of Education it delivers multiple grade-specific tours and programs—serving hundreds of students per grade and showcasing student work in regional portfolio exhibitions—through a longstanding partnership with the district.
Cindy Dearborn, director of education for the Huntington Museum of Art, told the Cabell County Board of Education on June 2 that the museum’s programs reached thousands of Cabell County students this year through grade-level tours, AP literature collaborations and exhibitions.
Dearborn said about 875 third-grade students participated in the museum’s "Add It Up" tour, nearly 850 fourth graders attended the "Look, Listen, Move" program and roughly 820 first graders took part in the "Kidlet" visual-art and English-language-arts tour. The museum also supports AP literature workshops, after-school visits, summer camps and community outreach, Dearborn said.
She described the annual Portfolio exhibition in which 29 schools submitted 230 works; museum judges selected awards and noted that 83 of the submitted works were from Cabell County students. Dearborn said the museum displays winners in its education gallery and has sustained long-term collaborations with the Cabell County Reading Council and local teachers.
The museum’s work also includes in-school visits: teaching artists travel to after-school locations, and conservatory staff lead hands-on activities such as bio bottles in the tropical conservatory. Dearborn said museum volunteers led about 165 volunteer hours for student tours and that the museum uses local art teachers for summer camp instruction.
Board members thanked the museum for its long partnership and asked a few clarifying questions about scale and staffing. No board vote was required; the presentation was informational and part of the district’s instructional update.
The Huntington Museum of Art presentation immediately followed student oratory demonstrations that highlighted how arts programming and public speaking can support classroom learning.
Next steps: Museum and district leaders will continue the partnership and plan community events and exhibitions; the museum will present at a national docent symposium in November, Dearborn told the board.
