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About Matter at Hand

Matter at Hand is a museum-based program that serves more than 1,500 visitors with special needs each year. The program combines tours of the Gallery’s Collection and special exhibitions, hands-on art workshops, and group discussions to enable individuals to express themselves and to learn about the language and creation of art. Matter at Hand tours and workshops are designed to meet the needs and interests of the specific school or agency group.

For more information, or to schedule a visit for your school or organization, please contact Matter at Hand Program Coordinator Cara Nisbeth at 716.270.8249, or cnisbeth@albrightknox.org.

Program Goals

The following are suggested goals that can be reinforced through the Gallery tour and art activity. Please let us know if there are other goals or curriculum that your agency/school is working on. The tour and art activity can be adapted to meet your group’s needs and interests.

  • Provide participants with opportunities for recreation and socialization
  • Improve feeling identification and expression through the use of art
  • Increase sensory awareness and integration
  • Develop language skills
  • Teach/reinforce elements of art
  • Introduce participants to art history

 

The Matter at Hand program is made possible through the generous support of the Eileen and Rupert Warren Charitable Fund, the James H. Cummings Foundation, Inc. Endowment, The William M. Wood Foundation, and an anonymous donor.