Three Initiatives for Community-Based Art Education Practices

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Eunjung Chang (Creator)

Maria Lim (Creator)

Borim Song (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: According to Lawton (2010), art educators should be concerned with teaching their\r\nstudents to make critical connections between the classroom and the outside world.\r\none effective way to make these critical connections is to provide students with the\r\nopportunity to engage in community-based art endeavors (Bolin, 2000\; Gude, 2007). In this\r\narticle, three university art educators discuss engaging preservice art teachers in community\r\narts events. The first author reviews a collaborative mural project as a meaning-making process\r\nthat fostered a constructive partnership between the university and the local public school\r\nand promoted preservice art teachers’ positive attitudes toward community service-learning\r\nart projects. The second author examines the Pecan Festival as a community service-learning\r\nactivity for preservice art teachers. She emphasizes the importance of studying the local community\r\nand environment while connecting the art education course curriculum to a community\r\nart event. The third author reflects on the significant benefits preservice art teachers achieved\r\nthrough community involvement and outreach with the Youth Art Festival.

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LIM, M., CHANG, E., & SONG, B. (2013). Three Initiatives for Community-Based Art Education Practices. Art Education, 66(4), 7-13. Retrieved March 26, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/24765921

Language: English

Date: 2023

Subjects

Art Education;Community-Based Practices;Community-Based Art

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