Art, Community and Environment: Educational Perspectives - Hardcover

Coutts, Glenn; Jokela, Timo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841501891 ISBN 13: 9781841501895

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2008

Synopsis

"Art, Community and Environment" investigates wide-ranging issues raised by the interaction between art practice, community participation, and the environment, both natural and urban. This volume brings together a distinguished group of contributors from the United States, Australia, and Europe to examine topics such as urban art, community participation, local empowerment, and the problem of ownership. Featuring rich illustrations and informative case studies from around the world, "Art, Community and Environment "addresses the growing interest in this fascinating discipline."

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Review:

"Art, Community and Environment is a necessary addition to transformative art education libraries. No other book so richly brings together detailed descriptions and captivating images of community-based projects that exemplify the relationship between making environmental art, creating aesthetic experiences and embodying the essence of place. This relational space calls artists, community members, educators and learners to engage with the environment ethically, ecologically, and creatively. For editors Coutts and Jokela, community-based art practices are founded upon participation, engagement, collaboration and empowerment. Every chapter illustrates these notions by pursuing dialogical practices within community contexts and thus portrays how community art energizes a strong sense of agency among participants. Formal and informal art education contexts that pursue the goals laid out in this book will most certainly be transformative for all those involved."-Rita L. Irwin, University of British Columbia -- Rita L. Irwin

"I highly recommend both for teacher education and fine arts education classes in higher education."- Rita L. Irwin, Studies in Art Education

Art, Community and Environment is a necessary addition to transformative art education libraries. No other book so richly brings together detailed descriptions and captivating images of community-based projects that exemplify the relationship between making environmental art, creating aesthetic experiences and embodying the essence of place. This relational space calls artists, community members, educators and learners to engage with the environment ethically, ecologically, and creatively. For editors Coutts and Jokela, community-based art practices are founded upon participation, engagement, collaboration and empowerment. Every chapter illustrates these notions by pursuing dialogical practices within community contexts and thus portrays how community art energizes a strong sense of agency among participants. Formal and informal art education contexts that pursue the goals laid out in this book will most certainly be transformative for all those involved.Rita L. Irwin, University of British Columbia -- Rita L. Irwin

""Art, Community and Environment" is a necessary addition to transformative

art education libraries. No other book so richly brings together detailed

descriptions and captivating images of community-based projects that

exemplify the relationship between making environmental art, creating

aesthetic experiences and embodying the essence of place. This relational

space calls artists, community members, educators and learners to engage

with the environment ethically, ecologically, and creatively. For editors

Coutts and Jokela, community-based art practices are founded upon

participation, engagement, collaboration and empowerment. Every chapter

illustrates these notions by pursuing dialogical practices within community

contexts and thus portrays how community art energizes a strong sense of

agency among participants. Formal and informal art education contexts that

pursue the goals laid out in this book will most certainly be transformative

for all those involved."
--Rita L. Irwin, University of British Columbia

"Art, Community and Environment" is a necessary addition to transformative

art education libraries. No other book so richly brings together detailed

descriptions and captivating images of community-based projects that

exemplify the relationship between making environmental art, creating

aesthetic experiences and embodying the essence of place. This relational

space calls artists, community members, educators and learners to engage

with the environment ethically, ecologically, and creatively. For editors

Coutts and Jokela, community-based art practices are founded upon

participation, engagement, collaboration and empowerment. Every chapter

illustrates these notions by pursuing dialogical practices within community

contexts and thus portrays how community art energizes a strong sense of

agency among participants. Formal and informal art education contexts that

pursue the goals laid out in this book will most certainly be transformative

for all those involved.
--Rita L. Irwin, University of British Columbia"

Synopsis:

"Art, Community and Environment" investigates wide-ranging issues raised by the interaction between art practice, community participation, and the environment, both natural and urban. This volume gathers a distinguished group of artists, writers and academics contributors from the United States, Australia, and Europe to examine topics, such as urban art, community participation, local empowerment, and the problem of ownership.Featuring rich illustrations and informative case studies from around the world, "Art, Community and Environment" addresses the growing interest in this fascinating discipline. The contributors present examples from a range of countries and offer case studies of environmental and community arts practice that will be of interest to scholars, artists and educators alike. "Art, Community and Environment" addresses the growing international interest in educational environmental and community art, forming a vital new part of Intellect's "Readings in Art and Design Education" series.It brings together the viewpoints of experts, artists and academics. It includes illustrated examples from a range of countries.

It presents cases studies of environmental and community arts practice.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1841501891
• ISBN 13: 9781841501895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 314