Voice of the People

This spring, I volunteered at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Florida.  I worked with fourth grade students in an amazing program called Voice of the People.  This project enables youngsters to engage with works of art, while learning how to articulate their observations and opinions. 

Each semester, museum educators invite students into the museum, where they have the opportunity to explore the current exhibitions.  In the following weeks, the educators visit the schools to help the students collaborate in small groups.  They discuss what they saw in the museum, write about their thoughts, and finally create a script about an individual piece.  After recording their voices, the students bring their families to the museum to showcase their audio recording alongside the works of art. 

The recordings are available to future museum visitors, which is a fantastic way to educate the public with a dynamic, enjoyable audio accompaniment!

For more on the Voice of the People program-           

http://www.mocajacksonville.org/voice/