Skopelos Foundation of the Arts

Architecture, Graphic Design, Art History, Art Education, Drawing, Photography, Painting and Printmaking under the direction of SA+AH faculty members Robert Mueller and Lauren Garber Lake spent three weeks at the Skopelos Foundation of the Arts . While in Greece, they used the island of Skopelos and Greek culture as a starting point for artist’s books, drawings and prints. For more information please visit skopelos2008.blogspot.com.

Best Artist Ever

Two art giants battle it out for the title of “Best Artist Ever!” in this paper animation movie by Tracy Workman, an art education student at the University of Florida. She made this for the class ARE2456 Digital Media in Art Education.

National Art Education Association Conference

Several students and faculty just returned from New Orleans, for the annual National Art Education Association Conference. Below are a few of their presentations and a group shot.

Craig Roland (Associate Professor of Art Education)Tips and Technologies for Teaching Art in a Digital Age, Thursday, March 27, at 2 pm.

Michelle Tillander (Assistant Professor of Art Education)

Beyond Black Boxes: New Media Art, Identity, and Translations, Wednesday, March 26th at 9AM.

Cultural Interface as an Approach to New Media Art Education, Seminar for Research in Art Education: Marylyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers in Art Education, Thursday, March 27, 6-9 PM.

Blurring Boundaries: An interrogation of learning with new digital media and new media art (Co-Christine Liao), Sunday, March 30th at 11AM.

Amy Rioux and Laurie Canfield (MA Candidates in Art Education)Exploring alternative curriculum models: Choice-Based Art Education and ArtsPROPEL, Wednesday, March 26 at 5PM.

Elizabeth Coker (MA Candidate in Museu Studies)Re-envisioning Diversity in Museum Education, Wednesday, March 26th at 1PM.

Also in attendance at the conference from UF were Bonnie Bernau from the Harn Museum; undergraduates Jamie Sue Greenhut, Ryan Guarisco, Chelsea Avchen; and graduate student Sarah Lloyd.