Engaging Classrooms and Communities through Art: The Guide to Designing and Implementing Community-Based Art Education - Softcover

Krensky, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0759110689 ISBN 13: 9780759110687

Publisher: AltaMira Press, 2008

Synopsis

At the same time that arts funding and programming in schools are declining, exciting community-based art programs have successfully been able to build community, foster change, and enrich children's lives. Engaging Classrooms and Communities through Art provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the design and implementation of community-based art programs for educators, community leaders, and artists. The book combines case studies with diverse groups across the country that are using different media - including mural arts, dance, and video - with an informed introduction to the theory and history of community-based art. It is a perfect handbook for those looking to transform their communities through art.

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About the Author

Beth Krensky Beth Krensky is an assistant professor of art education and the Area Head of Art Teaching at the University of Utah. She is an artist, activist and educator. She is one of the founding members of the international artist collective, the Artnauts.Seana Lowe Steffen currently works with Mapleton Public Schools as an instructional guide training and coaching teachers in Expeditionary Learning. She has been a faculty member and was the founding director of INVST Community Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Edition details

• Publisher: AltaMira Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759110689
• ISBN 13: 9780759110687
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208