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Finding Inspiration and Information in Found Objects (with Lesson Plan)

Jane Housham is drawn to the scale, colors, textures and all around forms of miniature toys, as well as other…

Art Education, Brett Day Windham, Children's Art, collaborative learning, Color Theory, Color Wheel, Contemporary Art, Education, Found Object Art, Jane Housham, Lesson Ideas, Lesson Plans

Pedagogy in Paint: Chardin’s Depictions of Early Childhood Learning

French painter Jean Siméon Chardin devoted his entire career to documenting the quotidian, domestic and laborious nature of life in…

Art Education, Art History, Early Childhood Education, Education, Education Philosophy, Friedrich Fröbel, Jean Siméon Chardin, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Painting

More than Mimesis: Imitation vs. Interpretation

Imitation is a key element of social learning, which is how we develop essential understandings and actions through observing others…

Andy Warhol, Art Education, Art History, Contemporary Art, Fair Use, Interpretation, Kanye West, Mimesis, Philosophy, Rita Minissi

Visualization of a Much Needed Change

The high price of tertiary education and the toll that it has on student’s lives is one of the most…

Art Education, Contemporary Art, Education, Education Policy, Kelli Rae Adams, Mart Veldhuis, Student Loan Cancellation, Student Loan Debt

Maternal Education as Empowerment

Not everyone has a pleasant introduction to school, but sometimes all it takes is one or two good educators to…

Art Education, Contemporary Art, Feminist Art Education, Jane Addams, Michelle Browder, Motherhood, Mothers Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, Teachers

Artworks Inspired by Teachers

As an art historian focusing my research on how art and pedagogy are integrated, I love coming across depictions of…

Art Education, Art History, Education, Elise McDougald, Hokusai, Raphael, Renaissance, Teacher Appreciation Week, Teachers, Winold Reiss, Winslow Homer

How I Learned to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Find My Voice

Speaking with my friends and colleagues working in the arts and education fields, I am well aware that imposter syndrome…

Art Education, Art History, Education, Imposter Syndrome, Irving Kriesberg, Mentors, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Appreciation Week, Writing, Writing Skills

Artfully Appreciating Teachers

Since today marks the beginning of National Teacher Appreciation week in the United States, I thought it would be apropos…

Art Education, Education, Education Reform, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Appreciation Week, Teachers

Wild Geese Fly Free

It might not be typical to think about commercial art galleries providing profound moments of art education. However, these types…

Art Education, Art Galleries, collaborative learning, Contemporary Art, Education, Jack Shainman, Wild Geese Gallery

A performance in which play and danger are a short distance apart

Longtime readers of this blog know that I am a major proponent of play-based learning and artfully serious play (for…

Art Education, Claire Lieberman, Contemporary Art, Gun Violence, Jell-O, learning through play, play, Playful Learning, sculpture

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