Thirty-Seventh Post: The Teacher Resource Center at the Cleveland Museum of Art Returns with "Meet The Mesopotamians"

Hi all,

The long lamented Teacher Resource Center of the Cleveland Museum of Art is back in action with new programs for educators.  The Center is now directed by Dale Hilton, known for her work in developing distance learning programs for the Museum.  The next program is "Meet the Mesopotamians", an opportunity to experience the ancient Middle Eastern story of Gilgamesh with scholar Dr. Jay Lemanski while experiencing cuneiform writing in soft clay (classroom examples to be taken home by participants) with Dr.  Lemanski and ceramic artist George Woideck.  Below is the official press release for the program.

Free Events for Teachers: Meet the Mesopotamians. Two Wednesdays, October 5 and 12, 4:30—6:40 PM

To kick off the Teacher Resource Center’s collaboration with Tri-C’s Gilgamesh project—a 2 year long exploration and reinterpretation of the Gilgamesh Epic, we are offering a 2 part series. The first evening lecture and gallery tour by Dr. Jay Lemanski will provide an historical and cultural background of the Gilgamesh story through the history of the Sumerians and beyond.  The second evening will explore the origins of cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing, and how it has impacted our own written culture. Participants will have the opportunity to practice cuneiform writing in soft clay as well as make permanent cuneiform tablets with Dr. Lemanski working with ceramic artist George Woideck. Please register by September 28 by emailing trc@clevelandart.org or calling 216-707-6880. Limited to 25 participants.

I'm looking forward to this exciting event as well as future programs of the Teacher Resource Center at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

George Woideck

George Woideck is an artist-in-residence  in the schools that specializes in clay, tile, mosaic and professional development.  See his work at tileandclayart.com.  Contact him at 216 225 0368.  Email him at gwoideck@tileandclayart.com.