Looking at Art Together with Tami Wood

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Join museum educator Tami Wood as she explores Vincent van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night. In this thoughtful examination of a work of art, Tami guides you to voice your observations while also expanding your artistic vocabulary. By looking at art together, you can develop a practice in deep looking that not only helps you appreciate art but also changes how you look at the world around you.

Tami Wood is an art teacher and museum educator based in the New York City/Long Island area. Teaching in museums, libraries, and schools over the past twenty years, she has engaged children, families, and teens in conversations about the visual arts. As a teaching artist, Tami aims at developing visual literacy skills that inspire creativity and forge connections between personal experience and famous works of art. To learn more about Tami, visit her website at https://tamiwoodblog.wordpress.com/.

  • Visual Arts
  • Critique

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