Education Programs

BDAC is committed to engaging the community through quality artistic programs which stimulate appreciation and support of the arts and providing educational experiences that develop and enhance artistic processes. As such, BDAC provides educational experiences and services to school groups. The Davis County Traveling Exhibition and BDAC Field Trip programs are designed to facilitate art education in this area.

Davis County Traveling Exhibition to the Schools

In cooperation with the Davis School District, BDAC has made available a series of mini-exhibits for loan to teachers in Davis School District. Each exhibit includes information on the artist(s), teacher guides, and activity pages that go along with that particular exhibit. General art information is also included.

Exhibits include: Computer Art, Davis County Artists - Oil, Davis County Artists - Watercolor, Frank R. Huff (watercolor landscapes), Photography, Portraits, Everett Ruess (lino block prints), John Schaefer (photography), LeConte Stewart (charcoal sketches), Summerfest Gifts (art from many countries visiting Bountiful as part of Bountiful Summerfest International). To view the artwork in these exhibits or for scheduling information.

BDAC Field Trips

BDAC encourages visits to the Art Center by school classes. BDAC staff is available to conduct exhibit tours, gallery etiquette discussions, and art activities. If you prefer, you may design and implement your own gallery experience for your students with support from BDAC staff. Our classrooms can accomodate 35 students at a time.

Art Education Initiatives

In addition to the above mentioned programs, BDAC is in the process of expanding our educational offerings in an attempt to bridge the gap between public school funding of arts programs and the need for art education in the schools. These initiatives include Staff Development classes, offered for recertification credit in conjunction with the Davis School District, and customized programs designed to meet the needs of individual schools or groups of teachers. These programs are designed by request based on the needs of specific teachers, PTA's, or schools. They have included in-school art inservice classes for age-level groups of teachers, evaluation of art supplies/processes in order to make the best art supply purchases with available money, and artist demonstrations in schools. If you have an art need and would like to explore the possibility of working with BDAC on accomplishing these objectives, please contact Trixee Buckingham at BDAC. For more information/enrollment on the Staff Development classes, please see the DSD website.