Letter to Educators


Dear Educator:

Aurora Picture Show is proud to provide various education projects that you and your students can be part of. This initiatives range from lectures on moving image art, field trips to our offices in the Menil Campus, one-week filmmaking boot camps, workshops on subjects such as creative writing for the screen and the basics of animation, and youth focused screening series.

Aurora encourages teachers to inform their students about these important aspects of moving image art culture and it’s different forms.  In the past Aurora Picture Show has been involved with undergraduate programs at colleges and universities such as University of Houston, Rice University, Houston Community College and The Arts Institute of Houston.

In addition, Aurora facilitates a Popcorn Kids series of educational programs encouraging media literacy, creative writing, and technological skills from a young age. Each year, Aurora hosts screenings and workshops geared toward using media as a forum for exploration of social issues and creative exchange. Through digital storytelling, students explore leadership, team building and storytelling skills.

We can systematize flexible modules of these programs that target specific social subjects or work within longer or shorter formats. From year-long film clubs, one-week programs, lectures or individual workshops, we can help teach students to develop a creative voice and vision, as well as learn software and digital equipment. For information on booking Aurora Picture Show in your school, please visit our partner Young Audiences of Houston.

If you would like to learn more about our education initiatives, please contact me at 713.868.2101 or email me with any questions you may have.

Camilo Gonzalez
Media Arts Instructor