Look Inside

orienting people to exhibitions, encouraging open mindedness + curiosity

Visit CMCA with your school or organization

Educational Program for All Students

CMCA offers unparalleled engagement with works by living Maine artists. Our Look Inside education program created by professional museum educators and assisted by trained volunteer education staff, invites students to look at and understand the world in new ways.

Look Inside visits strengthen

  • Visual literacy
  • Interdisciplinary learning
  • Deep and thoughtful looking
  • Hands-on creative making

 

Look Inside is for students of all ages and is customized with developmentally designed experiences.

Each 90 minute visit includes

Viewing current exhibitions for gallery-based activities
A related hands-on activity in the ArtLab studio

 
Visits are free of charge!
Interested in scheduling a tour? Fill out our group visit request form.
 
Before your visit, please take a look at our Museum Manners guide.
 
Contact Mia Bogyo, Director of Education at mbogyo@cmcanow.org with any additional questions.

We are excited to announce a new educational resource available to you! Virtual Tours of our exhibits have been available through the CMCA website since 2018. The Education staff has created a collection of free lesson plans that connect students and educators with Maine contemporary art. These lessons introduce students to contemporary artists with a connection to Maine, and to greater themes in contemporary art. The lessons have been designed with the National Core Arts Standards in mind. The goal of this initiative is to reach an even broader audience in Maine and increase exposure and access to contemporary art for all Maine students. Our online program is designed using the same structure as our Look Inside program.
 

 
About Virtual Look Inside Educator: 
Tori received her BFA from Maine College of Art and MAT from School of Visual Arts. She spearheads our online platform. She is an embroidery artist, educator and mother. Marsh has been using embroidery as a form of drawing for the past 8 years. Her surreal “wild women” draw upon the notion of goddess-like grace and power, but most importantly, they’re meant to be humorous. She has been involved with our education programs first as an attendee, then teacher, and now staff member. Her expertise in creative lesson planning and motivation to share the works of contemporary artists throughout the state is a gift. Tori received the “2024 Outstanding Service to the Community” award from the Maine Art Educators Association.

This program is possible from the support of the Sherman Family Foundation and KHR McNeely Family Foundation.

Our after school program is in partnership with RSU13 district gifted and talented programs for 3rd – 12th grade students. 
 
We are currently offering in-school programming at the elementary, middle, and high school levels at RSU13.  There are currently openings for the 2024-25 school year for teens, email mbogyo@cmcanow.org for more information.

2022 Gifted and Talented Elementary 


 
2022 Gifted and Talented Oceanside Middle School

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