EDUCATION IN THE ARTS

Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works. They are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.   With found objects or readymades, borrowing from   French-American artist  Marcel Duchamp's use of  ordinary manufactured objects, our class selected and modified an array of objects found on campus to  create the installations shown in our blog gallery. Their installations reflect on s ocial issues and environmental awareness with the objective of creating a conversation with the public.  Strong visuals lead to a variety of subject matters that invite viewers to reach their own conclusions through contemplation. The Resourceful Canoe In this piece we have used nature's resources and day to day objects to portray two basic survival needs South Floridians should never forget: shade and hydration.  The sun is so hot in our region, that we have included an umbrella for shade and pro...

This course allows the student to explore the fine and performing arts in relation to education (Pre-K – 12 grades). The course places emphasis on experiential learning and methods of incorporating the arts in school curricula.   The course also includes a focus on the value of the arts for the individual and society.  The work published in this blog illustrates the creative process of the students participating in the Spring 2018 semester.  After  the introductions, the first meeting revolved around the concept of meaning and the use of the arts to make meaning. The creative process helps students to  make sense of their time on earth by deciding to take life seriously, to make life matter.  Thus, we concluded that the  reasons to create art must be personal. They realized that one's personal creed, borrowing from psychotherapist and teacher Eric Maisel, is   based on one's own ethical and egoistic self, so that “the reasons one arrives ...