Visual Thinking Strategies

“To dearest Tara, may you always have a question that intrigues you. With Love, Mom (November 1991)” - Abigail Housen

This Mother’s Day, our Director, Tara Geer, carries forward the life’s work of her mother, Abigail Housen. That work began with a question: what are people actually doing when they look at art?

That question is the foundation of Visual Thinking Strategies.

If this work has meant something to you, please support it at vtshome.org/give.

Friends, please join us for a moderated conversation to look at and comment on what you see in the featured April 27 image. We look forward to reading your ideas.

Date/Time: April 27, 2026, 9am-2pm Eastern time
Where: The New York Times Learning Network - https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-whats-going-on-in-this-picture

VTS Gathering at the Metropolitan Museum of Art () - Looking closely, thinking and talking together.

Such great conversations at the latest VTS gathering sponsored by the National Organization for Arts in Health (). Our curious group puzzled over the red object on the table. Was it butter, steak or possibly cheese? Many minds, many possibilities.

Engage in more lively discussions by joining our monthly Look Club Online. On April 15 (Wednesday, 12-1pm PT, 2-3pm CT, 3-4 ET), educators from the National Museum for Women in the Arts educators facilitate. Please go to vtshome.org to register.