Investigating Edo Avant Garde at the Detroit Institute of Art: a K-12 educator workshop

Join NCTA for this Saturday workshop at the Detroit Institute of Art, featuring the documentary and award-winning curriculum units for Edo Avant Garde, a film about the paintings of nature in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Documentary filmmaker Linda Hoaglund and master teacher Angie Stokes will take you into the world of Japanese painting during this period, presenting on the ways teachers can use art to teach about a variety of subjects, from nature to social-emotional learning to studio classes.

• • Starts:
  • October 21, 2023
• • Ends:
  • October 21, 2023
• • Time Detail:
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
• • Learning Format:
  • In-Person
• • Location details:
  • Detroit Institute of Art
• • Type of Course:
  • Workshops
• • Offered to:
  • Michigan, Ohio
• • Registration and Info:

  • The Edo Avant Garde curriculum was awarded an Honorable Mention for the 2023 Franklin R. Buchanan Prize for curriculum development by the Association for Asian Studies. Presented by the Detroit Institute of Art in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA).