ART 4530 - Art in the Community: Art Education Beyond School Walls

This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore community-based art education through the theoretical exploration and practical application of art that creates community while affecting positive change. Students will explore the aesthetic, historical, political and sociocultural aspects of community-based art education and will work collaboratively with other students and community members to plan and implement a community-based art work. Students in the course will gain experience planning, implementing and evaluation innovative arts programming.