SAiD Institute Art & Inform Field Lesson at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
May 03, 2025
Dear Parents/Guardians
We are excited to invite your children to a special tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on May 10, 2025, at 12PM. This is a fantastic opportunity for them to learn about art, explore history, and discover science. Most importantly, the children will explore objects from Nigeria, Ghana, and Mali and visit the modern wing and the photography collection.
The ART& INFORM field trip is sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and BIPOC Arts Network & Fund’s (BANF) Arts Education.
What to Expect:
Engaging Exhibits: The tour will take you through some of our most captivating exhibits and 3D models.
Interactive Activities: We’ll have some fun and interactive activities planned to make the experience even more exciting.
Guided by Experts: Our knowledgeable tour guides will be there to answer your questions and share fascinating insights.
Ages 10 – 16 years are welcome: This tour is suitable for children of teenagers.
DETAILS
Date: May 10, 2025
Time: 12 PM – SAiD at MFAH
Bus Meeting Point: SAiD INSTITUTE 12126 Westheimer Road #118 Houston, TX 77077
Location: Farish Classroom: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
Cost: FREE (Sketchbooks and pencils are available for everyone)
Art Educator and facilitator: Will North
Parent chaperone: Moji Badru and Dolapo Gidado
RSVP: Please RSVP by May 8 by contacting [Contact Person/Phone Number/Email].
We believe this museum tour will be a wonderful educational and enriching experience for your children. We look forward to seeing you and your children!
Sincerely,
About Will North, MFA (Teaching Artist) : Will North is a cultural worker and community historian based in Houston, Texas. Through his writings and artwork, he explores and helps facilitate intergenerational dialogues in shared spaces. He develops curriculum as a mentor in a rites of passage program for teenage boys and has worked with children of all ages as a volunteer art history instructor in area schools. He organizes cultural immersion trips for youth and elders in order to expose them to the world outside of their city of origin.Will’s research seeks to build upon the long tradition of African and African diasporic interventions in cultural institutions.
Art & Inform At SAID INSTITUTE: An educational program partnering with educators to expand the art practice and knowledge of young artists. Participants engage in an eight-month course, gaining insights into contemporary art and developing their own creative impulses. ART& INFORM class picks up where most public-school arts education programs have been reduced or eliminated, by offering a monthly program of free art classes for teens enrolled in grades levels K- 12. Students drive deep into black history and artistic practice and build community together through critical thinking and creativity. The program accepts 20 students for an eight-month course, which meets two hours every first Saturday of the month at SAiD Pan African Library. The program teaches kids how to think, write, read, draw, and play with their essential literacy skills.