About Free-Loan Teaching Resources Our Loan Programs meet national standards in the visual arts for kindergarten through grade 12. A variety of artists, subjects, techniques, and styles are examined. Many programs contain suggestions for related activities and questions designed to stimulate discussion of the art and artists, of cultural and historical issues. Slide teaching programs are designed to permit flexibility in use. We encourage you to review them, select those images and information that are most useful to your teaching needs, and to adapt and shape the materials to your specific instructional objectives. Direct Loans Cycle: Request --> Booking --> Shipping --> Presentation --> Return --> Inspection Requests Be sure to request programs well in advance of your planned presentation date. It is important that requests are received at least one month prior to anticipated use. Each request is booked for the desired date if possible; otherwise, programs are booked for the borrowers alternate date. Confirmation You will receive a confirmation by mail noting our shipping date and your return date for each program scheduled for your use. Loan Period All direct loans may be kept for five workdays (or up to 9 months depending on program type); because programs are mailed well in advance, the actual loan period is frequently longer. We ask that you return program materials promptly. The borrower pays only for return postage (media mail rate). Affiliate Loans Organizations with noncommercial television capability may request permission for broadcast and/or duplication of selected videocassette programs from video master tapes, provided after completion of a special written license agreement. Programs may not be broadcast, reproduced, or transferred to another medium or format without special license from the National Gallery of Art. Requests for permission to broadcast or reproduce programs must be submitted in writing. If you wish to participate as an affiliate distributor, or if you would like to broadcast or reproduce programs, please contact us to request an application. |