Jim Rouse Visionary Center
Three Enchanting Floors
Space description
1st floor Visionary Village
2nd floor conference room
2nd floor conference room
jrvc + SCULPTURE BARN
Have your ceremony or cocktail hour in the Sculpture Barn and Wildflower Garden, followed by your reception in the JRVC Banquet Room.
1st floor
Host cocktails here for an additional fee, and have your ceremony on the 3rd floor Banquent Room or Sculpture Barn.
add-on/package
RATES
Space | Mon-Wed | Thu | Fri & Sun* | Sat |
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* The Sundays before Memorial Day and Labor Day are at the Saturday rate.
educator resources
Scavenger Hunts
Our materials prepare parents and teachers, to make trips to AVAM more fun and informative for children and students. You can download PDFs below to print as handouts, and for use in the classroom.
Healing and the Art of Compassion (and the Lack Thereof!)
scavenger hunt PDFs
Visionary Activities
These lesson plans for various grades connect issues and concepts in our current exhibitions to your classroom.
Healing and the Art of Compassion (and the Lack Thereof!)
Explore how Earth has inspired art + activism, human invention, and upcycling. Lessons range from Grades 3-12.
Esther and the Dream of One Loving Human Family
Art and Remembrance, the lenders of the show's artworks about the Holocaust, offer lessons on social justice, art, language arts, and more.
The Dot Man: K-2
Get to know artist Sam "The Dot Man." Let's make houses out of paper, combine them into a "neighborhood," and explore why we make art.
Sleep Timeline: Grades 2-3
Students will draw a timeline of their bedtime ritual and explore: Why is sleep important? What's a ritual?
Safe Haven: Grades 9-12
For Artist Adrian Kellard, his bedroom was his safe haven. Let's create works that explore the concept of a safe haven.
“Art is amazing! There are no mistakes in art.”
—student, jeffers hill elementary, howard county public school
Video workshops
Instructional ideas in these video workshops provide ways to interactively connect the museum collection to the curricula of science, history, and more.
