Welcome to Ms Castillo's Visual Arts Page!
Please visit the links to the left to learn more about each course.
Information about Required Museum visits for all students can be found below.
You may email me using the form at the bottom of the page.
Please visit the links to the left to learn more about each course.
Information about Required Museum visits for all students can be found below.
You may email me using the form at the bottom of the page.
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8th & 9th grade students need to visit a minimum of ONE Art gallery or Art museum each school year and reflect upon the experience in the APJ.
10th grade students are expected to visit 1 Art gallery/museum per semester for a total of two visits for the year.
The PJ page should follow the PJ Guide to Success format that you received in class.
The following information should be included:
-What day the museum/gallery was visited
-A visual/brochure/flyer from the venue
-A reflection on what the student learned/enjoyed/didn't enjoy/experienced
-Brief explanation of their favorite piece and why
- Reflect on your general experience at the Museum, whether you liked it or not, and why. Take pictures of your visit**, and include a few of them in this section.
- Take pictures of your favorite work(s) of art** and use and reflect on them. Reflect on why you liked the piece, and include vocabulary from the elements of art page and the principles of design page in your PJ.
You final product goes in your PJ.
PLACES YOU CAN VISIT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA:
ArtSpace
Location:Address: 231 E Main St, Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone:(512) 689-2450
Gallery Hours
Monday: 11-5pm
Tuesday: 11-8pm
Wednesday: 11-6pm (open until 8pm certain nights through May)
Thursday: 11am-8pm
Friday and Saturday: 11am-3pm
Austin Area
Blanton Museum of Art
Address: 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701
Phone:(512) 471-5482
Hours:
Tues-Fri 10AM–5PM
Saturday11AM–5PM
Sunday1–5PM
MondayClosed
Mexic-Arte Museum
Located in: Frost Bank Tower Executive Health Club
Address: 419 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Phone:(512) 480-9373
Hours:
Mon - Thurs 10AM–6PM
Friday & Sat 10AM–5PM
Sunday12–5PM
**if images are not allowed to be taken at the museum; describe the piece, and say that you weren’t allowed to take pictures.