Hunter Museum of American Art

Teen play an integral role in programming at the Hunter. In addition to providing a credit bearing art class for high school students, the Hunter also has a committee that plans teen centric programs year round. Scroll down to learn more.

Interpreting Art (IA) is the name of our after school class for high school teenagers sponsored by the Hunter Teen Advisory Council (HTAC) and in partnership with the Hamilton County Department of Education. Students explore a different arts-related theme each semester through hands-on activities, research, and creative programming. IA qualifies as a Fine Arts credit for HCDE students who can apply this one (1) credit toward graduation requirements or as an elective. See your guidance counselor for details.

IA meets on selected Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. We have a fall class that starts in September and a spring class that starts in February. Students who do not attend an HCDE school are also encouraged to apply.

NOTE: Registration for the Spring 2010 IA class is closed. Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2010 class. Download the application here.

The Hunter Teen Advisory Council (HTAC) is responsible for creating and sponsoring all teen programming at the Hunter Museum. HTAC is comprised of six teens that serve throughout the year and are responsible for creating and facilitating all teen events at the Hunter. HTAC also takes on special projects proposed to them by senior Hunter staff members.

Four new positions will be open at the close of the 2010 school year.
Applications are available here.

CURRENT HTAC EVENTS

HTAC is currently planning the Identity Awareness Exhibition in conjunction with the Themes of Identity exhibition that is on view until June 6. The exhibition groups works by American artists into five categories that explore American identity: class, gender, nationalism, self, and race.

HTAC created a question for each category for teens to address visually on blank postcards using paint, pencil, text, collage.....anything really. The directions are easy.

1. Print out the postcard here. Keep one and give the rest to your friends.
2. Pick a question and circle it.
3. Illustrate your answer on the front.
4. You can mail the postcard if you printed it on thicker paper or just bring it to the Hunter.
5. Come to the Hunter on April 22 at 6 p.m. to see the exhibit and collected postcards.

All postcards will be exhibited on April 22 as visitors take part in a large scale socially interactive game to find clues in the Hunter's collection to win some cool prizes. Admission is free for all high school aged students and begins at 6 p.m.

Our goal is to have the student gallery filled floor to ceiling with postcards!

Here are the questions for each category and an example for each one.

Class - What are the limitations of your economic status?
Gender - What do you like the least about being a man or a woman?
Nationalism - If you could change one thing about America, what would it be?
Self - If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Race - Are there any stereotypes about your race that you think are true? What?