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TMA Education Blog: Archive

The Education Blog contains a variety of educational resources, lesson plans, and informational posts about art events. The following archive system will help you find specific posts.

Lesson Plan: Jack Beal, “Pond Lilies”

This lesson plan was researched and written by Kaylee Marcil, a Fall 2025 University of Texas at Tyler Intern at the Tyler Museum of Art. The lesson plan was edited by Rachel Anthony, the Tyler Museum of Art’s Education Manager. This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKSContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Jack Beal, “Pond Lilies””

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: December 2025

This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for December 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions A Naturalist’s Impression: Works by Janet Turner The exhibitionContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: December 2025”

2025 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition

Every year, the Tyler Museum of Art holds a student exhibition for 5th through 8th grade middle school students in the East Texas area. The goal of the exhibition is for students to learn about the cultural festivities of Día de los Muertos. Then, the students create artworks that exhibit the cultural iconography of theContinue reading “2025 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition”

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: November 2025

This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for November 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Making a Mark: Women in Early Texas Art TheContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: November 2025”

Lesson Plan: Día de los Muertos

This lesson plan contains the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The lesson explains the history and iconography of Día de los Muertos. Students will learns how the cultural context of the holiday and create an ofrenda.

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: October 2025

This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for October 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Making a Mark: Women in Early Texas Art TheContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: October 2025”

Lesson Plan: Bertha Landers, “Old Man”

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 discuss the difference between printmaking and photography. The teacher will use Bertha Lander’s print Old Man to showcase a Regionalist style of a printed portrait. The class will learn aboutContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Bertha Landers, “Old Man””

Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: September 2025

This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for September 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Making a Mark: Women in Early Texas Art TheContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: September 2025”

Lesson Plan: Dick Wray, “Untitled”

This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for High School art teachers. The students will study the Abstract Expressionism found in Dick Wray’s painting Untitled. They will learn about his gesture style of painting and his painting philosophy. After discussions, the class will create their own Abstract ExpressionistContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Dick Wray, “Untitled””