For College Students and Faculty
Introduction
As "a resource for teaching" through its "preservation, research… and interpretation" of its holdings, as well as through its program of permanent-collection and loan exhibitions, the Art Gallery aims to "deepen the understanding of artistic expression, … inspire artistic endeavors and enrich the lives of students, the campus community and the general public."
All faculty from Saint Joseph College, the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, and other institutions of higher learning are welcome to use the resources of the Art Gallery. We encourage you to bring your classes, to make assignments involving works of art from the collection, and to suggest other ways we can work together to help students make the most of the Art Gallery's resources.
Call or e-mail Ann H. Sievers, Director and Curator (860.231.5367; asievers@sjc.edu) to discuss ways of using the collection in teaching.
Call or e-mail Rochelle L. R. Oakley, Collections Manager/Registrar (860.231.5743; roakley@sjc.edu) to schedule class visits, make appointments for the Print Study Room, consult Art Gallery records, or for general information.
Class Reservation Request Form. (PDF: 1p., 12K) Instructions. (PDF: 1p., 10K)
Guidelines for Visitors (PDF: 1p., 13K)
Class Visits To The Art Gallery
Self-Guided Visits
You are welcome to bring your classes to the exhibition galleries on a self-guided visit. If you wish to come during regular open hours, please reserve ahead to avoid conflict with other classes or groups. For visits during weekday hours when the Art Gallery is closed to the public, we ask that you reserve at least one week ahead so that we may make arrangements to accommodate your visit. Visits may be scheduled Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekend or evening visits require scheduling three weeks in advance.
Tour-guided Visits
If you would like a tour by Art Gallery staff on a specialized topic, please get in touch with us well in advance to discuss the possibilities. You may also request a tour by one of our student docents, or SAGEs (Student Art Gallery Educators).
Class Visits to Copy Works of Art
You may arrange for your class to come as a group to copy works of art on display in the exhibition galleries. See our guidelines for Drawing in the Art Gallery (PDF: 1p., 23K). Visits must be scheduled in advance, and all classes must be accompanied by their instructor. Call or e-mail the Art Gallery's Collections Manager with any questions.
Class Visits to the Turco Print Study Room
To bring a class to view works in the Print Study Room, please reserve at least two weeks in advance. You will need to submit a list of the works you wish your class to see one week before your visit. Unless you are quite familiar with the collection, this usually requires at least one advance visit to view and select objects. The walls of the Print Study can display about six framed works. Unframed works of art on paper can be displayed for classes on the Study Room's tables. The Turco Print Study can accommodate several individual visitors at one time or a group visit of up to fifteen people.
If you would like your class to incorporate multiple visits to the Print Study Room, please discuss this with the Art Gallery's Director before the start of the semester in which you'll be teaching the class.
Please consult our Faculty Guide (PDF: 6pp., 57K)
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