Educator's Guide to IMA Digital

Can't make it to the IMA in person? We have a variety of content available to you on the Web. There are many ways you can utilize this content in your classroom. Download this guide to digital content at the IMA to get started: Educator Guide to IMA Digital (doc)

• Flickr
• ArtBabble
• YouTube
• IMA Blog
• iTunesU
• Facebook
• Search the IMA Collection

IMA Online Activities

• Bellini: Creating and Recreating
• In the Garden of Antiquities
• Cycles: African Life Through Art
• Sebastiano Mainardi: The Science of Art

Lesson Plans

The following lesson plans explore the art of different cultures from around the world and within our collections. Use them to prepare your students for a visit to the Museum or as follow-up activities to a Museum visit.

• African Textiles (doc)
• Art of the Brush in China and Japan (PDF)
• Made in China (doc)
• Cycles: African Life Through Art (doc)
• The Art of Ancient Egypt (PDF)

Professional Growth Plan (PGP Points Available
The IMA now offers credit for educators seeking opportunities to earn PGP points towards license renewal. Many of our public programs, professional development workshops, and other events can qualify you to earn PGP points (one point for each hour of "hands-on" time or hour of participation). Please contact the Senior Coordinator of Teacher and School Programs for information regarding which programs and events qualify.

Viewfinders

Click here to find out more about the Viewfinders program.

News & E-News

IMA Educator eNews: Creative Classroom

Distributed 4 times a year, the Creative Classroom e-newsletter brings information on new school tours, teacher workshops and resources, new collection acquisitions, and upcoming exhibitions and events straight to your email inbox. If you would like to receive Creative Classroom, subscribe here. (Be sure to check "Educator (K-12) Programs Creative Classroom".)

Field Trips: Schedule Now!
We are currently booking tours for school field trips, homeschool students, and other groups. Please submit your online request form at least three weeks in advance to ensure docent availability for your group OR to reserve space for your self-guided tour. Requests are accepted via our online request form only.

Stout Reference Library

The IMA's Stout Reference Library is a non-circulating research library that supports research needs regarding the interpretation and publication of works of art from the IMA collection, potential acquisitions and upcoming exhibitions, as well as the visual arts in general. The library's growing collection of approximately 100,000 volumes consists of:

• Books, exhibition catalogues, and museum publications
• Magazines, scholarly journals and museum bulletins
• Files on more than 28,000 artists, including more than 3,800 Indiana artists
• Catalogues from auction houses, including Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips
• Calendars, annual reports and other information from art museums worldwide
• Online databases and resources

Learn more about Stout Reference Library.
To search the library's holdings, visit the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Shared System Database.