By offering practical ideas for revealing the meaning and relevance of art to humanity, this text helps art
students become effective art teachers. Unlike most art pedagogy texts, Art for Life offers a holistic approach
to the art curriculum, through classroom illustrations and comprehensive art content, engaging to art students
today.
Features :
Through life-centered, thematic instruction in art, this text helps students understand that art is about the
communication of human experience, rather than the art for its own sake.
By providing curriculum structure this text not only introduces students to the theoretical aspects of authentic
instruction, but also provides them with practical ways to implement it in their own classes.
Using a holistic approach, the authors promote a non-linear, interdisciplinary, and natural method of art instruction.
40 illustrations provide examples for classroom use and show students participating in the exploration of life
issues in contemporary art.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Conceptual Foundations and Structure for Art for Life
Chapter 1: Art for Life
Chapter 2: Authentic Instruction: The Theoretical Foundation for Art for Life
Part 2: Teaching and Learning Strategies for Art for Life
Chapter 3: Art Education and Visual Culture
Chapter 4: Individual Expression and Creativity
Chapter 5: Aesthetics
Chapter 6: Art Criticism
Chapter 7: Art History
Chapter 8: Making Art
Chapter 9: New Technologies and Art Education
Part 3: Models for Teaching and Learning Art for Life: Introduction to Part Three
Chapter 10: What Drives You? Research Notebooks and a Sense of Self
Chapter 11: A Sense of Community: Krzysztof Wodiczko and the Social Responsibility of Art
Chapter 12: A Sense of Place and of Community: Sea Full of Clouds-Nancy Merrill, Ciel Bergman, and Ecological Consciousness
Chapter 13: A Sense of Self, of Place, and of Community-Fred Wilson's Installation Art and Reconstruction of the
Historical Narrative
Chapter 14: A Sense of Self, of Place, and of Community-Exploring Issues of Identity through the Metalwork of Charnelle
Holloway
Chapter 15: A Sense of Self, of Place, and of Community-Art for Peace
Chapter 16: Art Education for Life Conclusion Resources References Key Terms Index
