Evening for Teachers at SECCA

On Aug. 23, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) invites teachers to an evening of visual art, hands-on activities, gallery guided tours, food and refreshments. 

The free event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at SECCA at 750 Marguerite Drive. The event is open to teachers and educators from the region. SECCA is an affiliate of the N.C. Museum of Art, within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.

The purpose of Teacher Night is to welcome teachers back to school and provide classroom resources for their school year. 

Please RSVP by Aug. 21 by calling Kristin Bell at 397.2109 or e-mail at info@secca.org. Include your name, e-mail and a contact number where you can be reached. 

Deborah Randolph, SECCA’s new curator of education, says, "SECCA is offering teachers an evening at the museum designed just for them. This evening gives us an opportunity to thank teachers for all they do for the students in our community. Please come and bring your friends."

The evening will be set up in a series of nine stations located throughout the art center. The stations are offering the following sessions: 

North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) Big Picture Project:

In the library, staff from this project will present their online concept mapping for teachers. 

Open Dream Ensemble:

Music theater and dance alumni from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will present their new play developed for school presentations and discuss will teachers the connections between the play and classroom learning. The playwright is a member of the cast and will be available to talk to teachers. 

Literature Tour:

SECCA’s Curator of Education Deborah Randolph will conduct a tour of the paperless exhibit and connect the artworks to literature. 

Curator's Tour:

Steven Matijcio, SECCA’s curator of contemporary art and curator of the paperless,  will conduct a tour of this award-winning exhibition. This tour will give the teachers and the general public a curator's insight into the exhibit.

Classroom Resources:

Materials connecting contemporary art with art and non-art content will be located throughout the galleries. 

Literature Readings:

Actors will float through the museum presenting readings from literature represented in the paperless exhibit.

Hands-On Activities:

Teachers will have the opportunity to create works of art and bring these ideas back to the classroom. 

Community Resources:

Other organizations will have their education resources available for teachers. 

Tour and Upcoming Exhibitions:

Information about upcoming exhibitions for the next school year will be available. Teachers will have the opportunity to schedule their field trips to SECCA.