Incursion not excursion in the interactive age
"The schools lacking in resources and support tend to be in regional
locations and what they've been telling us is that they don't have the
budget to travel, even to local regional galleries. So we're rolling out free programs for regional schools
and we're going to make sure our website is a further resource. This
gives us the potential to reach thousands of schools."
Organizations like the Museum of Contemporary art are participating in a new type of tour. With the use of smart boards, arts organizations can come into schools and give virtual tours or present talks with artists. All of this without the cost of traveling to the actual organization, which is great because schools cannot always afford to make field trips. As we all know the arts in schools is typically the first thing to be cut when schools are struggling with money. This new feature, even though it requires purchasing a smart board, can save money and time for schools.
This also helps arts organizations. For one,
organizations can fulfill an educational part of their mission by
offering this service for free or make some income and offer it for a
small fee. Two, using this kind of feature helps organizations ensure that future generations are introduced to the arts and in turn create future donors and audience members for the arts.
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