Directions
1. Visit an art museum in person and submit proof of attendance at the museum you choose (photo of yourself in front of the museum or a museum sign, scanned brochure or schedule of events, admission fee receipt or gift shop receipt). For a list of area museums, please see the Sources of Museum Visit folder below. If you live outside the Washington, DC Metro area, please contact me for approval or ideas for museum visits.
2. You will then write a minimum 3-page paper on THREE art works from the museum you visit.
3. Your paper must include proper identification of each of the three art works; a discussion of:
– the style/movement each work fits into and explanation
– a discussion of 2-3 formal elements related to each work you discuss
Use Art Critique Form for Museum Project to identify each of the art works you choose. You may print out the form and use it as a note taking aide (no need to submit the form with the paper).
4. Your paper must also include an introduction and a conclusion, a heading and proper grammar/spelling/sentence structure. Please use the “Art 100 Museum Paper Grading Rubric” (attached above) as a checklist as you write your paper to ensure that ALL required information is included in each section of your paper.
5. Include an image of each of the works you have chosen at the end of your paper. Clearly label each with the artist, title, medium, and date.
Directions
These are some of the local galleries and art museums; however, the list is not all-inclusive and you may select another. If you live out of the Washington, DC area, please feel free to visit an art museum in your city or town! Contact me for approval or ideas for art museums, and be sure to check online for open hours before visiting.
National Gallery of Art, 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC (202) 737-4215 (FREE)
National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC (202) 633-1000 (FREE)
Baltimore Museum of Art, North Charles Street and Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD (410) 396-7100 (FREE)
Art Museum of the Americas (contemporary art from Latin America), 201 18th Street NW, Washington DC ($)
Arlington Arts Center (contemporary), 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA (FREE)
Freer Gallery (Asian and Islamic art), Jefferson Drive and 12th Street NW, Washington, DC (202) 633-1000 (part of Smithsonian – FREE)
Hirshhorn Museum (modern and contemporary), 7th & Independence SW, Washington, DC (202) 633-1000 (part of Smithsonian – FREE)
American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center, (contemporary, student and DC artists focus) 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC (FREE)
National Museum of the American Indian, 4th & Independence SW, Washington, DC (202) 633-1000 (FREE)
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC (202) 783-5000 ($, free first Sunday of each month)
Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC (202) 387-2151 ($)
Smithsonian Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004 (202) 633-7970 (FREE)
Torpedo Factory (artists studios + two galleries of contemporary art), 105 North Union St., Old Town Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 838-4565 (FREE)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia (804) 340-1400 ($)
Walters Museum of Art, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD (closed Mon-Tues) (410) 547-9000 (FREE)
Workhouse Arts Center (artist studios + art gallery), 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA 22079 (703)-495-0001 (FREE)
please let me know which museum has the work you will be writing about so I can take the
picture outside of that museum
