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Show at each session. They included Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Judaism. The first two videos from the "American Visions" television series were shown at the last two sessions. Twenty-nine docents participated. EVENING FOR EDUCATORS is a program providing educators with practical approaches to incorporating art into their classroom curriculum. Fifty educators attended each session during the year. Docents were invited to attend the workshops, and to help with teacher registration. The first Evening for Educators was held on November 19, 1997. The theme was "Paging Through Medieval Lives". The keynote speaker was Dr. Elizabeth A. Peterson, guest curator of the "Illuminated Manuscript" exhibit at the Museum. There were three workshops on book arts. The workshops were presented by the following: Pamela Barrios, the Rare Book Conservator at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Jody England Hansen, Book artist. Christopher McAfee, Book Conservator, at the Harold B. Library, Brigham Young University. ) Lee A packet containing information on Medieval Art and Civilization and six slides of medieval manuscripts were provided to the participants. Docents Elizabeth Drinkaus, Pat Faulkner, June Orme, Marge Wilson, and Kathie Zumbro helped with the registration. Fifty people attended the workshops. A second Evening for Educators was held On February 4, 1998. The theme was African Art. The keynote speaker was David Mickelsen, Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Utah. There were hands-on workshops. A packet containing information on African Art and 12 slides of African art from the UMFA collection were provided to the participants. Docents who assisted in helping to assemble the Teacher's Packet were Harsha Acharya, Pat Falkner, Ruth Kerr, Kathryn Miller, and Jean Moseley. Elaine Call, Elizabeth Drinkaus, Kathryn Miller, and Kathe Packard helped with teacher registration. Fifty people attended the workshops. SPECIAL TRAINING SESSIONS \\\ere held on March 26, 1998. Speakers were Charles Loving amd Steven Chiaramonte. Charles Loving is the Associate Director, the Snite Museum of Art, .U niversity of Notre Dame, and guest curator of "Dancing in the Face of Power: Masks from the Owen D. Mort Collection of African Art, UMFA." He spoke on the background of African Art and on the current exhibit of African Masks. Steven Chiaramonte was guest curator of "Renaissance at the Jungles Edge: Genesis, Prohibition and Rebirth of the Art of the Asmat", an exhibit on the art of the Asmat, a people living in the southwest of New Guinea. He was among the 6 |
