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TASABoardofDirectors
president20082010
CathieTyler
parisjuniorco
llege
president-elect200910
GregReut
er
texasa&muniversity-corpuschristi
boardmem
ber
SusanWitta-K
emph
sanantoniocollege
boardmem
ber
GregEllio
tt
universityoftexasatsanantonio
boardmem
ber
BillSimpson
trinityvalleycommu
nitycollege
boardmember/treasurer20082012
LizYarosz-Ash
midwesternstateuniversity
boardmem
ber
GaryFrields
stephenf.austinuniversity
boardmember/databa
se20082012
BrianRow
texasstateuniversity
-sanmarcos
boardmember20092012
Confe
renceVendors
OnFriday,April9th
intheRobertandPearleRags-
daleCenter,Mabe
eBallroomB,severalvendors
willsetupdisplaysandmaterialstoviewortake.
Vendorswillsetup
around8a.m.andwillbeavail-
ableuntil2p.m.
ArtLieswww.artlies.org
PrismacolorRe
presentative:ShelleyMinus
LiquitexRepresentative:PeterAndrew
BigMed
iumbigmedium.org
ConferenceVolunteers
PilarArrieta
EricaBogdan
Em
ilyBorneman
MaryBrantl
JessicaBuie
WalleConoly
BarbraCurtin
CarolineEck
Ch
rissyFlanigan
A
myGerhauser
Ho
llisHammonds
KellyHanus
D
onalHaughey
Guillerm
oHinojosa-Canales
PosterPresentations
OnFrida
y,April9th,studentsfromvariousschools
inTexaswillpresenttheirresearchinaposter
session
.ThesessionwillbeheldintheRagsdale
CentersMabeeBallroomBfrom
9a.m.until2p.m.
C
hrisAdams,texastechuniversity
BruceAlves,texastechuniversity
JaredApplegate,texastechuniversity
RebeccaBeals,texastechuniversity
S
hellyForbis,texastechuniversity
ScottyHensler,texastechuniversity
SarahJamison,texastechuniversity
Be
njaminLamb,texasstateuniversity
KrisLeinen,texastechuniversity
A
idanLiller,st.edwardsuniversity
Sh
annonRamos,texastechuniversity
E
milySpeck,st.edwardsuniversity
Kelly
Waguespack,st.edwardsuniversity
ChrisWalnoha,texastechuniversity
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NT_SCH
EDULE_
Wewo
uldliketowelcomeyouandthank
youforbeingapartofArt+
Community,the
42ndAnnualTASAconference,hostedbySt.EdwardsUniversity.
Wevehadalot
offunplanningthisyearsconference,andhopeyouenjoywhats
instore.The2012conferencetheme,Art+Community:ashareddialogof
greenart,socialactivism,collaborationandcommunityart,exploresthe
openexchange
ofideas,influences,policiesandactionsthatartistsandcommuni-
tiesengageinb
othatthelocalandgloballevel.W
ithover40speakersfromall
cornersofTexas,andakeynotespeechandworks
hopfromHouston-bornartist
MelChin,weho
pethiswillbeanexcitingfun-filled
conference.
conferencechairs
Hollis_Hammonds_&_Angela_Rodgers
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hyatt
8:00a
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ardsUniversity
ragsdale
8:15a-12:00p
RegistrationinMabeeBallroomB
DropoffartworkforOneCubeFootExhibition
8:15a-2:00p
Vendors&StudentPosterSessionsinMabee
BallroomB
9:00a-12:30p
FeaturedSpeakersin
MabeeBallroomA:KenDawson,CatherineCaesar,
StacySchultzandRo
bertHite
12:30p
LunchprovidedinMa
beeBallroomC
1:30p
CampusTour&Robe
rtHiteexhibit
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SESSIONI
fleck106Panel:Collabora
tive/Community
fleck108Panel:GreenArt/Environmental
fleck109Panel:Art&Com
munity
fleck111Workshop:Art&
CommunityPart1
3:30-4:45p
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fleck106Panel:MastersShowcase
fleck108Lecture:Art&Community
fleck109Panel:Collabora
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CommunityPart2
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parking
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hyatt
8:00a
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ardsUniversity
arts
8:15-9:30a
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8:30-9:30a
One-CubeFootExhibition,FineArtsGallery
(pastries&coffeeprovided)
9:30a-10:45a
SESSIONIII
arts110Workshop:G
reenArt/Environmental
arts113Panel:CollaborativeProjects
arts116Workshop:In
novationsinFoundations
arts120Panel:InnovationsinFoundations
arts121Workshop:Technology
11:00a-12:15p
SESSIONIV
arts113Panel:Art&Activism
arts114Panel:Collaboration
arts120Panel:Art&
Community
arts121Workshop:Technology
m
ain
12:30-2:30p
AnnualBusinessMee
ting(lunchprovided)
SATURDAY4
.10.2012
arts
2:30-3:30p
TASAStudentJuriedExhibition
3:30p
busleavesforFlatbedPre
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4:30p
busleavesforHyatt
hyatt
6:00p
busleavesforMexicanAm
ericanCulturalCenter
m
acc
6:30p
DinnerBanquetattheMA
CC
7:30p
KeynoteAddressbyMelC
hin
8:30p
PresentationsofAwards
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REAKDO
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Bornin1956inru
ralVirginia,Robert
HiteattendedVirginiaComm
onwealthUniversity
inRichmondandtheCorcoranSchoolofArtin
Washington,D.C.Afterstudy
ingtraditionalink
brushpaintinginMalaysia,heworkedasastudio
assistantwithWashingtonColorSchoolpainter
LeonBerkowitz.Informedbo
thbyarichsouthern
narrativetraditionandaclos
enesstonaturalen-
vironments,Hitesimageryoftendrawsuponhis
memoriesofyouthfulwande
ringsintheVirginia
tidewaters.Hehassoughtoutandphotographed
ruraldwellingsnotonlyinthesouthernUnited
StatesandtheCaribbean,bu
talsoinCentraland
SouthAmerica,aswellasEu
ropeandAsia.Work-
ingwithinandbetweenpainting,sculptureand
photography,Hiteshighlyre
finedtechniqueand
meticulousattentiontodetailproduceillusions
thatarebothconfoundingandtransformative.In
thephotographicseriesImag
inedHistories,Hite
resituateshisarchitecturalsc
ulpturesinoutdoor
settings,magnifyingtheeffe
ctsofdislocationand
displacementthatiscentraltoallhisimagery.In
1997,Hiteandhisfamilymovedtoanineteenth
centuryMethodist
churchandparsonageinthe
villageofEsopus,N
ewYork.Theartistiscurrently
representedbySusanEleyFineArtsinNewYork
City,CardwellJimm
ersonGalleryinLosAngeles,
EspacioEnBlanco
inMadrid,andPearlArtsGal-
leryinStoneRidge
,NewYork.Hitewillbeavisit-
ingartistatSt.Edw
ardsUniversity,andwillgivea
lecturepresentatio
nofhisworkatthe2010TASA
conference.Anexh
ibitionofhisphotographs
willbeondisplayintheScarboroughPhillips
LibraryatSt.Edwa
rdsUniversity.Whileavisiting
artist,Hitewillinstallanewsculpturespecifically
designedfortheSt.EdwardsCampus.Thisnew
work,CrossingSa
fely,wasinspiredbyamodest
shackinArrazola,Oaxaca,Mexico.Thissculp-
tureaddressesissu
esofimmigrationandborder
crossing.Youcans
eemoreofhisworkatwww.
roberthite.com.
St.EdwardsSponsoredSpeaker
Robert_Hite
ArtHistoryPresent
ation
Catherine_C
aesar
CatherineCaesarscurrentresearch
interestsincludefeministart,conceptualpractice,
andreadingroomsorlibrariesincontemporary
art.Earningherdoctoratea
tEmoryUniversity
in2005,sheproducedadis
sertationtitled
Personae:TheFeministCo
nceptualWorkof
EleanorAntinandMarthaR
osler,1968-1977.
SheisanAssistant
ProfessorofartattheUniversi-
tyofDallas.CaesarspaperwillinvestigateRobert
Smithsonsnotionofaerialart,investigatingits
relationshiptotheTexaslandscapeanditsimpact
ontheconceptionofsculptureandtheformation
ofamodern,itinerantidentityinatransglobal
community.
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PaulHannaLecture
Ken_Dawson
_Little
KenLittlewasborninCanyon,Texasin1947.
HereceivedabfafromTexa
sTechin1970,and
anmfafromtheUniversityofUtahin1972.He
hasworkedinvariousmediaincluding:bronze,
ceramics,neon,performanc
e,wood,steel,cast
iron,$1bills,shoes,andotherfoundobjects.His
workhasbeenfeaturedino
ver35oneperson
exhibitions,200groupexhibitions,numerous
nationalpublications,andcatalogs.Since1988
hehasbeenaProfessorofA
rt(Sculpture)in
theDepartmentofArtandArtHistoryatthe
UniversityofTexasatSanA
ntonio.Since1993,
hehasmaintainedastudioandalternative
ArtHistoryPresentation
Stacy_Schu
ltz
StacySchultzreceivedherPh.D.inArtHistory
fromRutgersUniversityin20
04.Herprevious
teachingpositionsincludetw
oappointmentsas
VisitingAssistantProfessora
tKentuckyState-
mentUniversity(2004-2005
)andTheUniversity
ofTexasatArlington(2007-2
008).Shehasalso
taughtavarietyofcoursesin
theCaliforniaState
Universitysystem(CSUNort
hridge,CSUFul-
lerton,CSUSanBernardino,andSanDiegoState
University)rangingfromwomensstudiestonine-
teenthcenturyart.Professor
Schultzsresearch
andteachingconcentrateon
theintersectionsof
raceandgenderincontemporaryperformance
art,photography,film,andvideo.Her
exhibitionspace,
RoseAmarillo,indowntown
SanAntonio.Hisw
orkisincludedinmanypublic
andprivatecollectionsaroundthecountry.Col-
lectionsincludeTheContemporaryArtMuseum,
HonoluluHawaii,T
heCityofSeattle,TheNelson
GalleryoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,
MicrosoftCorpora
tion,Seattleandmanyothers.
Asixtyfourpageretrospectivecatalogtitled,
KenLittle:LittleChangeswithessaysbyKay
WhitneyandDave
Hickeyisavailable.Hisartists
websiteisfounda
twww.kenlittle.com.
dissertation,The
FemaleBodyinPerformance:
ThemesofBeauty
,BodyImage,Identity,and
Violence,hasevo
lvedintothedeparturepoint
fortwolecturesgivenattheCollegeArtAs-
sociation:PerformingtheBlackNude:The
ArtistsBodyasa
ContestedSite(2005)and
SouthernCaliforniaFeminismandBodyImage:A
PerformativeResp
onse(2007).Shewillpresent
herpaper,TheIntersectionofSocialActivism
andCommunity:PerformingCivilRightsin
SouthernCalifornia,atthe2010TASA
conference.
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SESSIONI
FRIDAY@2:0
0p
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Panel:
Collaborative/
Community
MULTIPLICIT
YINCOLLABORATIONAN
DCOMMUNITY
Sang-MiYoo,assistantprofessorattexastechuniversity
BORDERLANDYOUTH:ASOCIALGEOGRAPHY
REVEALEDTHROUGHPARTICIPATORY
ARTPRACTICE
JasonReed,assistantpr
ofessorofphotographyattexas
stateuniversity-sanmarcos
Globalizationhasseeminglybroughttheworldcloser
togetherandhasresultedinaheightenedsenseofthe
familiar.Thisfeelingoffamiliarity
providesabridge
throughwhichYoocanaccessan
dmagnifyherpercep-
tionofaworldderivedfrompersonalexperience.Inher
work,thefictivenatureofaspace
thatisbothidealized
andconditionedbyoursocietyre
flectsskepticism
andmultiplicit
yassheobscuresthedistinction
betweenthep
astandthepresent,stereotypesand
thereal,andcollectiveandpersonalmemories.By
embracingbothpersonalandcollaborativepre-
sentations,herworkexploresthepossibilitiesofan
idealizedenvir
onment.
EA
STLANDOUTDOORARTMUSEUM
CathiBall,
assistantprofessorathowardpa
yneuniversity
CathiBallhascompletedworkon
theEastlandOutdoor
ArtMuseum,aprojectconceived
inhersketchbooks.
ThisuniqueMuseumisanattemp
ttomakearthistory
accessibletoallthechildrenofEastland,Texas.The
museumincludes42worksat40
locationscompleted
Guidedbyaconceptualframewo
rkofreciprocity,
BorderlandYouthatTexasState
Universityisworking
collaborativelywithvariouscommunitiesofyouth
livingintheUS/Mexicoborderre
giontocreatively
reflectuponthecross-cultural,humanexperiences
existentwithinthissignificantsocialgeography.By
utilizingparticipatoryartpracticesweareableto
createapublicbodyofworkthatfunctionsasa
tangiblemech
anismtoactivatesocialawareness
andprovideaccesstoamorerealistic,complex,
andcomplete
storyoftheUS/Mexicoborder
anditsresiden
ts.Theresultingworkisexhibited,
published,and
ultimatelyarchivedatTexasState
University.
over3Dyears
with144localvolunteersandstu-
dents.Thepro
jectallowsthestudentsofEastland
accesstoworldfamousartwhileadvertisingthe
artistwork.Thiscommunitywideprojecthastruly
paintedthetown.
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Panel:Art
&Community
APPRECIATINGLIFETHROUGH
ART
TerryBarrett,profess
orofarteducation&arthistory,
universityofnorthtexas
Thispresentationwilllookatadiversegroupofpeople
respondingdirectlytocontemporaryworksofartand
howtheseworksaffecttheirlives
.Barretthasbeen
workingwithelderlyinassisted-livinghomes,cancer
patients,autisticteen-agers,businessmenandwomen,
andstudentsofallages,pre-KthroughPh.D.,in
theUSAandinHolland(visitingartistposition).
Heisconcerne
dwithpeoplebuildingmeaningful
connectionsb
etweencontemporaryartandtheir
personalandc
ommunallives.
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Panel:GreenArt/
Environmental
WERE
GREEN,PARTICIPATORYANDPUBLIC!
RandyJewart,d
irectorofaustingreenart,www.austingreenart.org
newgeneratio
nofcreativecitizens.AGreenArtist
isanagentforchange,uniquelyqualifiedtomerge
environmental,socialandeconomicconsiderations
intocollaborativeprojectsthatraisesocialnetwork
capitalandco
mmunitystandardsofsustainability.
CURLY,SHAGG
Y,GLEAMING,STREAMING,T
HEARTOFHAIR:
AN
INTIMATERECYCLINGPROG
RAM
RosemaryMe
za-DesPlas,artist&educatoratelcentrocollege
ThemissionofAustinGreenArtistohelpthecom-
munitytofullyunderstandthere
volutionarycalling
thatdefinessustainabilitybyvisuallyrepresentingit,
inspiringpeopletoengageit,andbuildingparticipatory
programsthatgivepeopleareal
feelingofitstrans-
formativepower.Weaspiretotra
inanewgeneration
ofartistswhoservetheircommu
nitiesandtoinspirea
Thispresentationexaminesthehistoryofrecycling
humanhairtocreateart.Theutilizationofhumanhair
inartcanbetracedbacktoQuee
nVictoriasreignin
themidnineteenthcentury.Thep
resentationexamines
themultiplewayshumanhairisu
sedbycontemporary
artists.Artists
gogreenbyrecyclingapersonal
partofthehumanbody...hair.Culturalperceptions
andmythsabo
uthairwillbediscussedinanart
historicalcont
ext.
REDLISTED
CatherineProse,assistantp
rofessorofart&gallerydirector
atmidwesternstateuniversity
PulitzerPrizewinnerEdwardO.W
ilsonisquotedas
sayingthatdestroyingrainforestforeconomicgain
islikeburningaRenaissancepain
tingtocookameal.
Artcertainlydoesnothavetheabilitytocorrect
globalclimatechange,butitcan
educateandinform
inanevocativeratherthandidacticmanner.Thereis
anabundanthistoryofusingnatu
reasametaphorto
reflectandcommentonmorals,valuesandhuman-
kind.Inthesamerespect,theuseofnatureasa
metaphoremu
latesanattempttoplaceourselves
withinnature.
Todaywefaceanunknownand
unseennature
asitisbeinglostbeforewediscover
itandinvented
beforeweunderstandit.
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_____________biogr
aphies_
KeynoteSpeaker
Mel_Chin
MelChinwasborninHouston,Texasin1951,he
graduatedfromPeabodyCollegeinNashville,
Tennesseein1975,andlatermovedtoNewYork
Cityin1983.Chinishighlym
otivatedbysocial,
politicalandculturalrealitie
s,andhisworkre-
flectshisconcernfortheen
vironmentandsocial
consciousness.Hisworkiso
ftenexhibitedor
installedinpublicspacesbe
yondthetraditional
confinesofthegalleryorm
useum.Aconceptual
artist,Chinsbodyofworkr
angesfromearth-
workstoanimatedfilms.Fo
rChin,arthasthe
powertoprovokegreatersocialawarenessand
asenseofresponsibilityintheviewer.Through
hiscommunityactions,heh
asengagedinner-
cityneighborhoodsandhelpedtorejuvenate
localeconomies.Hisinteres
tinscience,ecology
andtheenvironmentcanbe
seeninsomeof
hismostfamousworksincludingRevivalField,
s.p.a.w.n.andknowmadwerefeaturedinthe
firstseasonofthePBSserie
sart21(Artinthe
TwentyFirstCentury).Hism
ostrecentproject,
theFundredDolla
rBillProject,isaninnovative
artworkmadeofm
illionsofdrawings.This
creativecollective
actionisintendedtosupport
OperationPaydirt
,anextraordinaryartandsci-
enceprojectunitingthreemillionchildrenwith
educators,scientists,healthcareprofessionals,
designers,urbanp
lanners,engineersandart-
ists.AfterKatrina
hadwipedoutmuchofNew
Orleans,Chinwas
invitedtothecitytoseehow
hecouldmakead
ifferenceinthecommunity.
Workingwithscie
ntists,Chinfoundthatthe
leadcontaminatio
ninthesoilinNewOrleans
wasatahazardou
slevel.Tofindasolutionto
thisproblem,Ope
rationPaydirtwasputinto
action.In2010,on
ceFundredreachesitsgoalof
3millionartworks
,anarmoredtruck,runningon
vegetableoil,will
pickupthedrawingsandtake
themtoWashingt
ond.c.,wherewewillrequest
fromCongressan
evenexchangeofFundred
Dollarsfor300milliondollarsworthofaidfor
NewOrleans.
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ECUBEFO
OTEXHIBITION2012
SATURDAY@8:30a
Everyyeara
tthe
tasa
Annua
lCon
ference,
atten
deesa
reinv
ite
dtopar
tic
ipa
teinthe
tasa
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hibition.
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hibition.
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illbeanopen
ing
recep
tion
for
theex
hibiton
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turday,
Apri
l10th
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sUn
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ity
Fine
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llery
from
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tation.
Note:workfrom
theOneCubeFootExhibitshouldb
epickedupfromarts140between
2:303:30p.(Un
lessyouvemadearrangementstohavetheworkshipped)
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larPoweredPaperDoll
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THESTRUGGLEFORTHE
MEANINGBETWEENTHEARTISTANDTHEAUDIENCE,
ABALAN
CEBETWEENARTISTANDC
OMMUNITY
JoeKagle
,professorofart,lonestarcollege-kingwood
Tounderstandtheartist,westartwithwhatmakesan
artistthecreatorthathebecome
s:theCompleteArtist
Communicator.Toaccomplishthis,the21stcenturyart-
istusesallhis/hertalentsandabilitiestoservehuman
beingsthroughateameffortthatmakeupfordeficiencies
inasingleindividual.Buildingthiscreative-effort-
team,wemustunderstandfundamentalingredi-
ents:1)recruitingateamofdedicatedindividuals
whouseallthe
irsensestocommunicatewitheach
other;2)mixinthededicationandpassionofthe
focusedcreativeeffort;and3)envisionanideate
transcendingt
hesurfacetouniversalhumanity
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Workshop:
Art&Community
PartOn
e
MOVING
BEYONDIMAGEANDINTOCOMMUNITY:
REL
ATIONALAESTHETICS(PARTONE)
GeorgannaTapley,artist&teacheratartalliancecenter,brazosportcollege,leecollege
Thisworkshophasastructurethatdealswiththe
individualpersonastheartistandtheteacher.When
catastrophicthingsoccurwithincommunitiesitaffects
everyone.WhenhurricanesIkeaandKatrinadevastated
theshoresandlivesofthousands
,itwasimpossiblefor
metogointotheclassroomwith
theattitudeoflessons
asnormal.The
relationalandartistpartsofme
collaboratewiththeparticipantstorespondtothe
eventsinthew
orldaroundus.Iusetheseeventsto
teachhowartistswithconsciencemightrespond.
TheArtbecom
estheresultandorresponseto
theseevents.
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UTArlingtonisagrowingUniver
sitywithenrollment
approaching30,000.UTArlingtonhasamfaprogram
thatoffersstudyinoneoffourm
ediaareas-Visual
Communications,Film/Video,G
lass,andIntermedia.
Theirlargedepartmentenrollsm
orethan800
AGROWINGUNIVERSIT
Y:THEGRADUATEARTPRO
GRAMSATUTARLINGTON
LeightonMcWilliams,associateprofessorandassistantchairofart
&arthistoryattheuniversityoftexas,
arlington
undergraduat
emajorsandboastsextensivefacilities.
ArlingtonissituateddirectlybetweenDallasand
FortWorthan
disconvenienttoanextensivecul-
turalexperien
ce,manyworld-classmuseums,and
agrowingeco
nomy.
PREPARINGSTUDENTSFOREFFECTIVEPRACTICEANDLE
ADERSHIPINARTEDUCATION
ChristopherAdejum
o,associateprofessorofvisuala
rtstudies/arteducation
attheuniversityoftexasataustin
ThemissionofthearteducationprogramattheUniversityof
TexasatAustinistoprovideexcellenceintheprepa-
rationofartteachers,artmuseum
educators,and
communityartprogrammers.Theaimoftheprogram
istocultivatetop-ratedscholarsh
ipthroughinstitu-
tionalandcommunitypartnershipsandresearchbased
developmentofarteducationtheoryandpractice.
Thearteducationfacultymembe
rsarecommittedto
helpingstudentsmakeconnectionsbetweenknowledge
acquiredinth
eclassroom,studentteachinginthe
publicschools,andexperientiallearninginalterna-
tivesettingsinthecommunity.Theintroduction
oftheprogram
atthe2010TASAconferencewill
entailadetaileddescriptionofthedegreeoptions
inthegraduatearteducationprogram,whichare
schoolfocus,artmuseumeducation,and
community-basedarteducation.
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UALHUMANSANDLIVINGW
ORLDS:
GRADUATEPROGRAMSINARTSANDTECHNO
LOGYATUTDALLAS
MarjorieA.Zielke,Ph
.D.,assistantprofessorattheun
iversityoftexasatdallas
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ShowcaseTheUniversityofTexasatDallas
(UTDallas)offers
auniquemastersandmfainArtsandTechnology
(atec).Theatecprogramisoneo
fthefastestgrowing
degreeplansatUTDallas.APh.D.programisalsoin
thefinalphasesofdevelopment.Studentsstudythe
applicationoftechnologyinarttoproduceinteractive
exhibits,computergames,trainingandsimulations,
webprograms,animation,3-dmodelingandother
technology-basedartmedia.Studentscanalso
combinethes
tudyofatecwithEmergingMedia
andCommunications(emac)tostudytheevolu-
tionoftextan
dnarrativewithinthecontextofarts
andtechnology.
arts120
Panel:A
rt
&Community
FUNDRED:ENG
AGINGINA300MILLIONDOLLARDIFFERENCE
MelChin,artist&keynotespeak
er
ThisworkshopwillengageTexas
artistsandeducators
inafunandsimpleartprojectwithapowerfulsolution
basedmission.Youwillleavepre
paredtomobilize
yourcommunity!TheFundredDollarBillProject
reachesouttostudentsofallage
stocreateFundred
DollarBillsinhopesofgathering
300millioncreative
voicesfromacrossthecountryin
theformof
drawings.The
originalartworkswillbedelivered
tocongresswitharequestthattheyareexchanged
fortheirequiv
alentingoodsandservicetotrans-
formtheleadcontaminatedsoilsinNewOrleans
andultimately
everyleadaffectedcity.
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REALITYCOMMUNITY:
FOSTERINGASENSE
OFINVOLVEMENTINTHECL
ASSROOMANDBEYOND
JanaC.Perez,assistantprofessorofgraphicdesign,texaswomansuniversity
Manystudentstodaybelievethat
theypossessasense
ofcommunitythroughsocialand
screenmediasuchas
Twitter,Facebook,blogsandtextingoftenengaging
inseveralofthesesimultaneously.Designstudentsin
particular,aslearnersandfuture
practitionersofvisual
communication,mustbeabletofunctioninbothvirtual
andrealcommunities.Arestuden
tsreallyinteractingin
acommunalw
ayviatechnologyorsimplysettling
foralessactiv
e,internaldialogue?Thispresentation
willoutlinethe
resultsofkeyobjectivesandprojects
incorporatedintographicdesigncourseworkthat
utilizebothpe
rsonalrelationshipsandtechnology
tocreateandcontributetotheideaofcommunity
inandoutside
oftheclassroom.
Thispresentationwilldiscussthe
useofblogsto
archivework,presentnewwork,
andgivestudentsa
venueforreceivingandgivingfe
edbackoutsideofthe
traditionalcritique.Welllookattheuseofblogsfrom
BLOG,DESIGN,TECHNOLOGY
DanielLievens,grap
hicdesigner&facultymembera
tst.edwardsuniversity
thestudent/userperspectiveaswellassetting
upandstructuringoftheblogsfromthefaculty
perspective.
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THEBORDERW
ALLANDCOMMUNITYBASE
DARTEDUCATION
BretLefler,Ph.D.,a
ssistantprofessor/arted.adviser/artcoordinatoratthe
universityo
ftexasatbrownsville&texassouthmostcollege
Thispresentationfocusesonhowarteducation
majorsattheUniversityofTexa
satBrownsvillehave
addressedtheneedsofthecom
munitybydevelop-
inganexhibitionusingthebord
erwallasatheme.It
alsoincludes
specificresearchandcurriculumto
heightenawa
renessfortheneedofcommunity
basedartand
artseducationwithinsecondary
andupperdivisionstudents.
WHATROLECANARTPLAY
?
ScottNicol,visualartsfacultyatsouthtexascollege
Theartofthemodernandpostmodernerassought
toestablishitsautonomy,artforartssake,leaving
behindthesocietalfunctionsof
thepast.Inourtime,
artisnotsupposedtodosomething,itismerely
supposedtobe.Thishasledto
thesegregationof
fineart,relegatingittotherarifi
edworldofgalleries
andmuseums,asdistinctfromdailylifeandthereal
world.Thisposesadilemmafo
rartistswhoseekto
engagesocialorpoliticalissues,suchasthewalls
thatarebeing
erectedalongtheU.S.-Mexico
border.More
than600milesofborderwallhave
beenbuilt,tearingthroughcities,farms,andwild-
liferefuges.Inthefaceofsomethingthatinflicts
itselfsopowe
rfullyanddestructivelyuponthe
realworld,whatrolecanartplay?
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CANBORDERWAL
LARTWORKCHANGEMINDS,INFLUENCEPOLICY
ANDALTERPOPULARCULTU
RE?
TomMatthews,assistantchair&visualartsfaculty
atsouthtexascollege
Theborderwallcontroversyaff
ectseverycitizenof
theUnitedStatesandMexicoin
onewayoranother
whetherdirectlyorindirectly.Teachingeightmiles
fromtheborderinMcAllen,Tex
ashasheightened
Matthewsawarenessoftheeffectsthewallishaving
onourtwocountriesandhowth
esechangeswill
impactourlivesforyearstocome.Heusesthe
classroomas
anincubatortodiscusstheprosand
consofthew
allandwhatartistscandotobring
awarenessto
thesituation.Canborderwall
artworkchangeminds,influencepolicyandalter
popularcultu
re?asksMatthews.Yes,Ibelieve
itcan.
Acommitteeoffacultymembers
wasformedfromthe
variousdepartmentsintheSchooloftheArts(soa);
Dance,Music,DramaandtheVisualArtstocreatean
identityforthisnewschoolandtocreateaneventthat
wouldencompassalloftheartsinthesoa.Theconcept
oftheArtTrianglecameaboutth
roughlookingata
mapofcampusandnotingthata
linedrawnaround
allofthebuild
ingsinthesoacreatedatriangular
shape.Follow
ingthisthemetheconceptofa
connectiveex
periencetyingthesesitestogether
begantoeme
rgeasaninteractivetourorartswalk,
featuringthevariousartsinnon-traditionalset-
tings;inanda
roundthebuildingsonthemap,
wherevirtuallyanythingcouldhappen.
COLLABORATIVEPROJECT
S
ColbyParsons,a
ssociateprofessorofartattexaswomansuniversity
ColbyParsonsisasculptorwhohasbeeninvolvedin
severalcollaborativeprojects.OneinDenmarkwith
sculptorBrianBoldonin2006,oneinDallaswiththe
painter/sculptorMarkCollopfrom
20072008,and
oneinDentonwithelectroacousticcomposerGreg
Dixonfrom2008uptonow.Thesecollaborationshave
incorporatedabroadrangeofmediaincludingclay,
glass,video,w
ood,cardboard,foundobjects,and
light;andeachonehastakenitsowndirection
dependingon
theparticularinterestsweshare,and
thechemistryofthecollaborativerelationship.
Mostofthese
haveinvolvedinstallationsettings
withsomekin
dofinteractiveelementinvitingthe
viewersparticipationinthework.
THERETURN
INGVETANDFILMNOIR:THEPROBLEMATIC
Dr.JohnA.Calabrese,professorofvisualartsattexaswomansuniversity
Dr.Calabresewillpresentfilmnoirclipsanddiscourse
relatedtotheproblematic.Thism
eansthatthefilms
attempttodealwithaproblemw
ithoutovertlystating
it.Ostensiblythesearethriller/suspensefilms,murder
mysteries.Beneathmanyplotsareissuesdealingwith
thereturningvettoasocietythatislessthaneager
tohavehim,a
worldinwhichhedoesnotfit.He
isoftentimesforcedtoassumethepositionofa
criminalwhohastovindicatehimselfbyovercoming
variousinsurm
ountableobstacles.Eachfilm
presentsvaria
tionsonthistheme.
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Collaboration
THEA
RTSTRIANGLEARTSWALKPROJECT
GaryWashmon,
interimchairofvisualarts,texas
womansuniversity
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LOW-RIDERBIKESINHIGHEREDUCATION:APROJEC
TBYTHROWA
WAYYOUTH
FutureAkins,assistantpr
ofessorofarteducation&visual
studies,texastechuniversity
InspiredbyChicanoyouthcultur
ethatinvolves
low-riderbikesandhopingtom
otivatejuniorhigh
studentstoconsiderartasastep
pingstonetowards
attendingcollege,FutureAtkins
co-createdanart
opportunityforlow-incomeyouthinLubbock,Texas.
Fourteenandfifteenyear-oldsenrolledinanartclass
wheretheycreatedlow-riderbik
eswithdiscarded
partsandthrow-awaymaterials,
whileTexasTech
Universityartstudiomajorsinakineticsculpture
coursecreate
ddreambikesusingmetalsand
fabricationwork.Bothsetsofresultingbikeswere
displayedalongwithtruelow-riderbikesfromthe
localcommun
ityinasidewalkparade.Thispresen-
tationwilldisse
ctanddiscussbothstudentpopulations
experiencesandperformances,communityand
academicreac
tions/feedback,fund-raisingefforts
andobstacles,culturalconsiderationsandreactions
basedonsocialclass,raceandethnicity.
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&
Community
PartTw
o
MOVING
BEYONDIMAGEANDINTOC
OMMUNITY:
REL
ATIONALAESTHETICS(PARTTWO)
GeorgannaTapley,artist&teacheratartalliancecenter,b
razosportcollege,leecollege
Thisworkshopdealswiththeper
sonastheartistand
theteacher.TheRelationalAesth
eticsworkshopwill
beofferedtoindividualsunitingtheminacommon
themeofresearch.Theywillactivelyparticipateinall
stagesofacreationtobecompletedduringthe
conference.A
lthoughthisisthesecondpartofa
two-partworkshop,ifyoumissedpartone,youcan
stillparticipat
einparttwo.
fleck
IronPour
(meettransportvan
in
backoffleckat3:2
0)
IronPour
ButchJack,lam
aruniversity,AmyGerhauser,st.
edwardsuniversity
&DonnieKeen,keenfoundry
Watchstudents&facultypourth
eirmoldsfortheCharmBraceletofTexas,andotherprojects.
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CASHPAIDF
ORRAGSASKETCHBOOKPERFORMANCE
CarolFlueckig
er,associateprofessorofart,texastechuniversity
Thissketchbookperformanceisinspiredbythe
nineteenth-centurypracticeofre
cyclingragsforpaper.
ManyearlyAmericanbroadsides
,childrensbooks,
almanacs,andnewspapersprintedthephraseCash
PaidforRagstosolicitoldcloth
foruseinpaper
making.Myprojectrevisitstheragtradebytaking
discardedorsecond-handshirts
andblueprinting
DEPORTASPARACOM
PARTIRANDTHEALBERGUE
SESCOLARESINDIGINAS
(SPORTSFORSHARIN
GANDTHEINDIGENOUSSHELT
ERSCHOOLSOFMEXICO)
RogerColombikandJerolynBahmColombik,colombik
studiosinwimberlytexas
themwithphr
asesandimagesfromnineteenth
centurymaterialculture,creatingwearablehybrids
oftheearlyAmericanwomensmovementand
contemporary
artifactsfrommylocalthriftstore.
Researchand
ideasforthisprojectweregathered
attheAmericanAntiquarianSocietyinWorcester,
MA,andtheT
TUWomensStudiesProgram.
WorkinginCollaborationwiththe
MexicanAssociation
oftheUnitedNationsandDeportesParaCompartir,we
aredevelopingadocumentarypr
ojectthatwillraise
awarenessabouttheculturalheritageofindigenous
childrenthatareeducatedandca
redforinshelter
schools.Thesheltersarelocatedthroughoutthecoun-
tryandoftenprovidetheonlyme
ansofinsuringthat
childrenliving
inveryremotecommunitiescan
receivethreemealsadayaswellasafinegeneral
education.De
portesParaCompartirusesgroup
sportactivitie
stopromotetheUnitedNations
millennialgoa
lsthatincludeissuesofgender
equalityandc
hildhealth.
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Panel:Collaboration
ART,AE
STHETICS,EDUCATIONAND
ACTIVISM:
DEALINGWITHTHEBORDERW
ALL
DavidFreeman,visualartsfacultyatsouth
texascollege
Photographyhasbeenatoolfor
socialandpolitical
changeformanyyearsanditcan
exudetremendous
educationalauthority.Whatbettertimethannowfor
artiststoutilizeartasatoolofen
lightenmentand
educationonthespecificissueoftheborderfence
andallthechallengesitproduces.Theborderfence
strikesattheveryessenceofourcultureandde-
mocracy.Iask
myclasshowwecaninvestigatethe
relationshipsofimage,community,concept,and
thecognitiveprocess.Inthispoliticalclimatehow
doweproduc
eadidacticprincipleandcallauthor-
ityintoquestionanddoitviadigitalphotography.
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TEACHINGSOFTWAREONTHEFLY
PeterTucker,assistantprofessorofmediaartsatsunyfredonia,assistantprofessor
ofmedia
artsatsunyfredonia&st.edwar
dsuniversity
Thisworkshopwillprovideparticipantswiththetools
andresourcesneededtointroduc
etechnologyinto
studioclasses.Itisdesignedfortheeducatorthat
doesnotusetechnologyinhisor
herownwork,and
maynotbecomfortablewithtech
nology,butwould
liketoincorporatedigitaltoolsin
theirclassroom.Iwill
discusswhattechnologyisimpor
tant,whatisabsolutely
necessary,andwhatyoucanteac
hwithnobudget.The
heartofthew
orkshopexploresteachingresources,
tutorialsandon-lineopportunitiesforbothteacher
andstudenttolearnandexploredigitaltechnolo-
gies.Worksho
pattendeeswillbegivenaccesstoa
websitecreatedspecificallyfortheworkshopthat
haslinkstore
sources,ideasforassignments,and
onlinetutorials.
SESSIONIV
SATURDAY@
11:00a
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Panel:Art&Activism
HUMAN
RIGHTSART&COMMUNITYEDUCATION
JennyBryson
Clark,southtexascollegepoliticalsciencefaculty
ProfessorRich
ardLubben,southtexascollege
visualartsfaculty
Weareenteringour5thyearatSouthTexasCollege
hostinganannualhumanrightsartexhibitionin
conjunctionswiththeHumanTraffickingConference
sponsoredbytheWomensStudiesCommittee.Jennifer
ClarkfromtheSTCPoliticalScien
ceDepartmentand
WomensStudiesPresidentwould
presentanoverview
oftheSexTraffickingConference
andhowthey
collaboratewithartiststoeducatethecommunity
andbringawa
renessofthisglobalandregional
problem.Rich
ardLubbenfromtheSTCArtDepart-
mentandExh
ibitCuratorwillshowselectedimages
fromprevious
showsanddiscusshowartistshave
usedtheirart
tocommunicateapersonalexperi-
ence,openadialogueorencourageself-reflection
abouttheissu
e.
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Workshop:Gree
n/
EnvironmentalA
rt
limitfirst
15
participan
ts
WEATH
ERGRAMS:ASPRINGPEACE
PROJECT
JudyStone-Nunneley,artist&edu
cator
Judywillpresentahands-onwor
kshopfocusingonthe
creationofsimpleprintedcollageswithfoundimages,
text,andexpressivemonoprints.
Printedonrecycled
papersacks,theWeathergramsarerecordsof
contemplation,sharedobservationsofthenatural
world,andmessagesofhope.TheWeathergrams
willbeinstalle
doncampusfortheSpringseason
andwillrecyc
lewiththeseasonsweather.
arts113
Panel:Collaborative
Projec
tsIMAGILLABORATION:ANATIONALSCULPTURECOLL
ABORATIONPROJECT,THE
LOGISTICALCHALLEN
GESANDREWARDSOFWOR
KING,EXCHANGINGAND
EXHIBITINGTH
ESE3DCOMPOSITIONSONA
NATIONALSCALE
JackGron,dire
ctorprofessoroffineart,texasa&m,corpuschristi
From20072009,106sculptorsrepresentingtwenty
sixstatesacrossthecountryhavejoinedtogetherto
undertakeacollaborativeartpro
jectofunprecedented
proportions.Workinginregional
groupsoffivetonine
people,theartistshavecreateda
nimmensebodyof
collaborativethree-dimensionalartwork.Eachpar-
ticipantwastocreateaseedelement,thebeginning
segmentofa
sculpture,whichwasthenpassed
ontoothergroupmemberswhoeachaddedtheir
ownartisticelementtoeverypiece.Oncethecycle
ofexchangew
ascomplete,eachartistwillhave
contributedtoeverysculpture,andthereisone
finishedsculp
tureforeachpersonparticipating.
A
CASTIRONCHAINFORAMERICA
MeredithButchJack,professorofartatlamaruniversity
MeredithJackwillpresenthison-goingprojectto
castacastironchainwithalinkc
astinall50statesof
theunion.Thisprojectisanextensionofhisinvolve-
mentwiththeIronTrailtotheArcticin2008andthe
in-stateextensionoftheChain
thatistheCharm
BraceletforTexas,tobecastdu
ringthe2010TASA
conference.Theacademicironcastingcommunity
begunbyJuli
usSchmidtinthe1950s,hasgrown
andprospered.Thereareuniversityironfoundry
programsinm
oststatesandmanyindependent
artistshavesetuptheirownfacilities.TheCast
IronChainis
anefforttobringallthesedisparate
individualsintocommunicationfortheexchangeof
ideas,techniq
ues,andaestheticdeliberations.
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TAKINGIRONTOTHEARTIC
onne
een,
rectoroeenounryn
ouston,tx
In2008DonnieKeenofKeenFoundryinHoustonleda
groupofartistsandartisansnorthoftheArcticCircle
totheVillageofWiseman,permanentpopulation13,
tocastacastironpublicsculpture.Wisemanisknown
outsideofthearcticprimarilyfro
mthePBSdocumen-
taryGatewaytotheArctic:theBrooksRange,which
featuredthevillageanditsinhab
itants.Collaborating
withtheAlaskansculptorPatrickGarley,Keenhas
beeninstrumentalinestablishingathrivingartist/
ironcastingc
ommunityintheUSsnorthern-most
state.Hewill
presenttheplanning,logistics,and
implementationofthisambitiousendeavorandthe
fiveyearreun
ionpoursetforJune2013.
U
TSACOLLABORATIVEEDITIONS
ent
us,pro
essoroartatteunverstyot
exasatsanantono
Since1983theUniversityofTexa
satSanAntoniohas
informallyrunutsaCollaborative
Editions(utsace).
ProfessorsDennisOlsenandKen
tRushwhoheadthe
printmakingprogramatutsahav
eworkedwiththese-
mesterlongvisitingartist/facultyandfacultymembers
toproduceasubstantialportfolioofwonderfulprints
primarilyinlithography,intaglioandrelief.Recently
KentRush,inanefforttoreacho
uttothecommunity,
offeredthepresstoDr.RicardoRomoasaformatfor
printingeditionsforlocalandregionalChicano/a
andMexicanAmericanartists.ThetwoMaster
Printersareformermfagraduatedprintmakers,
NealCox(twoyearsnowteachingatsfau)and
currently,StevenCarter.Since2004over20prints
ineditionsof
30havebeenprintedandweare
workingwith
moreartistswithananticipatedtotal
of32editions
.
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in
Foundationslim
it
first20participan
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COLO
REDSLIPSANDTHECLAYS
URFACE
StanIrv
in,professorofartatst.edward
suniversity
ConnieMcC
reary,artist&educatoratst.edw
ardsuniversity
Thereisalonghistoryofpottersusingcoloredslips
andengobestodecoratethecla
ysurface.Dueto
theiropacity,sensuoustexture,potentialforcolor,
andpossibilitiesforapplicationatvariousstagesof
drying,thesetypesofliquidclay
sofferartistsand
pottersmanydecorativeoptions.seuartfaculty,Stan
IrvinandConnieMcCreary,willdemonstratevarious
surfacedecorationandforming
techniquesusing
primarilycoloredclaysandslips.Theywillpresent
optionsforbothlowandhigh-fire.Workshop
attendeesareinvitedtoparticipateinahands
onexperiencewithslipdecorationthatcanbe
employedby
beginningstudentsandoffersome
interestingoptionsformoreadvancedexploration.
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Panel:Innovatio
ns
inFoundatio
ns
INNOV
ATIONSINFOUNDATIONCURRICULUM
ese
utc
er,a
ssstantproessoroart,areae
ao
ounatons
attheuniversityoftexasataustin
MutchlersinterestsinFoundatio
nsderivefromthe
BauhausPreliminaryCourse-andconsequentlybring-
ingrelevancetotheseideals.Foundationsshouldbe
comprisedofthreeequallyemph
asizedcomponents:
craft(theteachingoftechnicalp
roficiency),context
(relevantvocabularyandhistory),andconceptualacuity
(artanddesignasapursuitofkn
owledge).
Forthelastfo
rtyyearsmanyartdepartmentshave
overlookedth
ecriticalpotentialofFoundations.I
thriveonwor
kingwithyoung,freshtalentedstu-
dentsthatremainopenandobservant,malleable
andmotivatedsaysMutchler.Ihopetoheighten
thestatusofFoundationswithintheacademic
world,tobrin
gaboutthenewBauhaus.
FROM2DTOCROSS-
DISCIPLINARYSPACE:REVIS
INGBEGINNINGDESIGN
EricZimmerman,assistantprofessorofartatst.edwardsuniversity
Howmighttwo-dimensionaldesigncoursesbetter
respondtocontemporarycross-disciplinaryspaceand
studentneeds?St.EdwardsUniv
ersityArtdepart-
mentrecentlyundertookarestru
cturingofits2D
designcoursewiththisquestion
inmind.Emphasizing
designprocess,conceptualizatio
n,andtherelationship
betweentwo,three,andfour-dim
ensionalthinking,in
alaboratorytypestudioenvironment,thisrestructur-
ingembedslearninghandskillsa
nddesignprincipals
withreadinganddiscussion.Thegoalistoprovide
studentswith
thetoolstobebotharticulateand
technicallyac
complishedwithinaworldthatis
increasinglyc
ross-disciplinary.Byprovidingthem
withtechnica
lskillsandtheoreticalframeworks
studentsarebetterpreparedtoengageandmake
inavarietyoffields.
DRAWINGSTRUCT
URE:BEGINNINGDRAWINGANDADIYTEXTBOOK
o
s
ammons,areaco
or
nator
assstantproessoro
artatst.ewar
sunversty
Drawingispossiblythemostimp
ortantfoundational
skillforthebeginningartist.Itis
alsooneofthemost
popularsubjectsinart,withmoredrawingbookson
themarkettodaythanmostothe
rdisciplines.Finding
therighttextbookforyourcours
ehoweverisalmost
impossible.Asfacultywefindou
rselvespiecing
togetherreso
urcesforourstudents,tryingto
balancetechniq
uewithconcept,andoftenfailingat
findingsource
materialthatistrulyappropriatefora
specificcourse.Sometimesyouhavetotakematters
intoyourown
hands,andifyoucantfindtheright
bookjustm
akeone.
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