“That’s how Art and Literary History gets made: By living Artists connecting with the Past.” - Jeet Heer
As Art Educators we are the Architects who implement the creation of bridges between our students and Art History. Connecting our, “living artists”, our students with Art History events we deem important. We create a plan, a blueprint, to assist students building blocks that they then use to construct their bridges to the past, to the history of Art. I currently use Art History in my Elementary classroom sporadically and not as in depth as I now would like. Before starting the Master's Program I was happy with what I had, now, I am observing my current curriculum with fresh eyes and wish to make changes, lots of changes! My lesson format consists of a start day with introducing an Artist and their work. Giving students “fun facts” about that artist and their work and then explaining how the work relates to the project students will be starting. I wonder is this format really what's best for my students? I hardly do any reflection with students at the end of the project on the Artist and their work. Mostly we are able to have discussions in the beginning but I worry that this is to shallow in knowledge formation. I feel better about the construction of knowledge I am creating at the high school through Art History. I use more methods for construction than I do at the elementary such as… having students read Art History articles, allowing them to research and investigate an Artist of their choice for Art History papers, Artwork comparisons, google classroom assignments involving questions about Artist and their work, and examining the processes artists use to create work. Even with these various methods I believe I could facilitate the lessons better. I would love my classroom to have the awe factor of a museum gallery! I really want my High School Art Club kids to create an amazing Mural in my Elementary Art room. I also wish to just overall have more work up on the walls, to have my room burst with inspiration! In this week's readings, Carolyn Butler-Palmer’s Big Art History: Art History as Social Knowledge (2013), I found comfort in her writings that it takes time to create a unique inspirational space that I might not get it quite right the first time and that even with the difficulties to not give up! Such as on page 156, she writes that the Access Art Project spanned a three year process beginning with a request for Art to help “brighten up” the clinic area in their newly renovated space. They then reviewed and considered the space and what Artwork would influence the audience the best. I would like to begin my journey of “brightening up” my rooms, I will just need to remind myself to get one part done at a time and not to rush!
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