Flower Power: A Floral, Art-Inspired Scavenger Hunt
The natural world has always been, and continues to be, an inspiration for many artists. Indeed, even the de Young Museum in San Francisco typically holds their Bouquets to Art event in late spring as an celebration of the natural world’s influence on artwork. And as we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the […]
Face Masks, But Make It Art
As we all know, many art museums have limited their visiting hours due to the pandemic. Which, for a lot of us, means that we haven’t stopped by our local and/or favorite art museum for a normal lengthy visit in some time, or have necessarily been able to support them through our admission fees or […]
Art Field Trip: Sporting Events
Get your sneakers on, we’re going to go watch some sports!
Art Field Trip: The City
As we all know, due to the current global health crisis, most of us are either unable to (or don’t want to) go out to our favorite places–even though a lot of us now have some free time to do so. Which is why the Art Docent Program blog is taking you on an art-historical […]
Art Field Trip: Picnics
Grab a basket full of goodies and a big hat–we’re going on an art-historical picnic!
Art Field Trip: The Theater
Art history is full of depictions of performances of all kinds! So get ready for showtime, and let’s go on a field trip to the theater.
Art Field Trip: The Beach
As we all know, due to the current global health crisis, most of us are either unable to (or don’t want to) go out to our favorite places–even though a lot of us now have some free time to do so. Which is why the Art Docent Program blog is taking you on an art-historical […]
Quarantine, Art-History-Style: Recreate Classic Artwork
If you’ve been on social media in the past few hours (come on, we know you have), you’ve most likely been discouraged by more coronavirus news. Unless, that is, you follow Covid Classics on Instagram. Ran by four roommates who “love art” and are quarantined “indefinitely,” Covid Classics (@covidclassics) will bring some much-needed cheerful, art-historical […]
7 Lovey-Dovey Paintings Perfect for Valentine’s Day
In honor of Valentine’s Day 2020, we present 7 lovey-dovey scenes from art history.
Bundle Up For These 8 Art-Historical Snow Scenes
It may be December, but there’s no snow in sight–at least for us. We don’t know about you, but here at the Art Docent Program, we could use a snow day. And since there’s no winter weather on the forecast anytime soon in our area of California, we’re taking a look at some snowy scenes […]