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Teacher Workshop: Pop Culture in the Classroom

Friday, July 21, 2017, 5 – 8 p.m.

A silkscreen with the words hack, bang, and crunch designed with a Pop art treatment. Blue paint is on the top of the screen, waiting to be pulled across it.

Teacher Workshop: Pop Culture in the Classroom

Explore Andy Warhol’s lifelong fascination with Hollywood, fame, and stardom in the exhibition Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen. Learn how to integrate pop culture into the classroom, fostering critical thinking and media literacy in an age of global celebrity culture. This workshop explores techniques for linking learning and creative expression to popular music, celebrity, and contemporary media. Tickets include museum admission, materials, and a private tour of Stars of the Silver Screen.

Teachers in attendance may receive Act 48 credit hours and information about school partnership opportunities.

A silkscreen with the words hack, bang, and crunch designed with a Pop art treatment. Blue paint is on the top of the screen, waiting to be pulled across it.

Teacher Workshop: Pop Culture in the Classroom

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