Grade 2: Painting
Students explore why artists create art, what tools and materials painters use, differences in artworks, and how art principles affect what we see.
K-12 School and Community Visitors
Adventures in Art
Committed docents bring art alive in your classroom with hands-on art-making and demonstrations designed for children in grades 2-5.
Grade 3: Ceramics
Students investigate processes used by Native Americans to create artworks, combine ideas with materials and techniques to make a work of art, learn to respond to art, and learn how art interprets time and culture.
Grade 4: Textiles
Create artworks using procedures borrowed from another country (tie dyeing), explore how textile techniques have changed over time, discover how religious beliefs and values are reflected in art.
Grade 5: Printmaking
Develop personal expression through making a print in the classroom, explore different printmaking techniques, understand other cultures and times through the study of prints.
Field Trips
Docent-led tours are available Tuesday through Friday for school groups, during the hours from 10 am-5 pm (earlier arrivals may be arranged).
We ask teachers to schedule tours at least three weeks in advance of your visit. Self-guided tours are also welcomed with advance notice. Tours last approximately sixty minutes. Typically the museum can accommodate sixty students in the galleries.
For more information or to schedule a visit, please email artmuseum@miamioh.edu. Please include the following information in your e-mail or voicemail:
- Group name
- Expected number of students / Grade
- Contact name, phone number, and email
- Exhibit(s) you’d like to view
- Preferred date and time for your tour
- Special needs your group might have
Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum
801 South Patterson Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056
Galleries Open Aug 27 - Dec 14 Tue-Fri 10 AM-5 PM; Sat 12-5 PM; Second Wednesday of the month 10AM-8PM