Visit to SDMA

I really enjoyed our visit to SDMA! It was nice to take a break from the classroom and get a chance to personally see some artwork. I thought all the art work that was shown to us was very unique. I'm really glad the art docent chose to show us a variety of different pieces like the simple leaf painting, the worshipping statue, the half man/half tree photo, etc. This really gave me the opportunity to see and analyze a bunch of different art. Therefore, I also think that trips to museums like this would be very beneficial to elementary and secondary students. I feel that opening their eyes to different pieces of art work will encourage them to think abstractly and bring out their creativity. Hopefully they can take some of their observations from art museums and information on techniques/styles of artists and use them in their art work. Although I think making field trips like this out to art museums is very beneficial, I do understand that not all schools are able to gain access to opportunities like this which is mainly due to financial problems. Therefore, I think its really important for citizens to urge the government to help support and donate to these less fortunate schools.