This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for September 2026. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities.
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Exhibitions
Keith Carter’s Peaceable Kingdom: Photographs from the Wittliff Collections
Keith Carter’s Peaceable Kingdom: Photographs from the Wittliff Collections features a selection of animals, people, and landscapes. These scenes inspire the viewer’s imagination to build a connection to the folkloric imagery.
The exhibition is currently open, and it will close on September 6, 2026.
To learn more about Keith Carter’s work in the Wittliff Collections: click here!
Dwelling: No Place Like Home
The Dwelling: No Place Like Home exhibition examines how artists have represented the feeling of home. The exhibited work reveals how the heart is found in meaningful places, objects, and people.
The exhibition is currently open, and it will close on November 29, 2026.
Information about the artwork: click here!
Educational Activities and Events
Family Day: In Person
The Tyler Museum of Art’s Family Day program is held every second Saturday of the month from 1:00pm – 4:00pm at the museum. The event will have art activities for children and students of all ages, art books to read for all ages, coloring pages of the museum’s permanent collection, and snacks. All art activities are compliant with the TEKS. Additionally, all Family Day participants will get free admission to the exhibitions.
For September, the activity will be a mobile collage project. The event will be held at the museum on September 12, 2026 between 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Children should remain accompanied at all times.
For more information on the Family Day Event, click here!
Art After School
The Tyler Museum of Art’s Art After School event is held on the third Thursday of the month beginning in August and ending in May. The program will coincide with the academic school year. Students and families will have access to free art activities and light refreshments.
For September, the art activity will be a notan design. The event will be held on September 17, 2026 between 3:00pm – 5:00pm. Children should remain accompanied at all times.
If you have any questions about this program or any other educational event at the museum, email ranthony@tylermuseum.org or call at 903-595-1001.
TMA Lesson Plans for Elementary, Middle School, and High School
Lesson Plan: Michael Kennaugh, Twisting Skies
This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The students will study Michael Kennaugh’s non-objective abstract collage titled Twisted Skies. Specifically, the class will discuss how Kennaugh takes a concept and plans how to represent this idea through abstracted elements. Afterwards, the students will create a non-objective abstract collage that represents a person, animal, place, or concept.
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To Learn about the artwork, click here!
Elements and Principles of Design
This lesson plan and following activity defines each of the principles and elements of design. Art examples of each element and principle are included with the vocabulary words. The artworks used in the lesson are from the Tyler Museum of Art’s permanent collection.
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To access the activity, click here!
For information on the artwork: click here!
Student Exhibitions
2026 Día de los Muertos Art Exhibition
This exhibitionis an annual event held at the museum. Students between the grade levels of 5th grade – 8th grade are eligible to participate.
The art activity is to be determined by the teacher and can be either a 3D or a 2D project. Examples of the artworks include: ofrendas, alebrijes, and other artworks that depict the iconography or culture of the holiday.
The teacher will select 30 pieces from each participating grade level to deliver to the museum. The artwork will be delivered to the museum between October 5, 2026 – October 18, 2026.
The exhibition will be free and open to the public from October 25, 2026 – November 1, 2026. The museum will hold a reception for the event.
5th – 8th grade teachers need to email the museum at ranthony@tylermuseum.org to let the education department know you want to participate in the event.
Schedule a Free School Tour with the Tyler Museum of Art
Planning a Free School Tour and Art Activity
If you are interested in scheduling a free tour and art activity for your students at the museum, please contact ranthony@tylermuseum.org and provide the following information:
- The grade level of the visiting students;
- The number of students who will attend;
- And, three days in your class schedule that are available for the tour.
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Tyler Museum of Art Connection
For more information about the Tyler Museum of Art’s events, activities, and educational tours:
Email: ranthony@tylermuseum.org
Call: 903 – 595 – 1001
Tyler Museum of Art: Memberships
Members get free admission to all exhibitions plus access to members-only gallery openings and special events.
Free or discounted admission is available to hundreds of other museums through our North American Reciprocal Program (NARM) Card.
TMA Memberships are available at various levels, each providing support for our community-driven exhibitions and educational programs.
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The next TMA Newsletter will be sent to teachers on: October 1, 2026.
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