The U of A School of Art's Master of Arts in Art Education Program will host "Saturday Night Symposium: M.A. in Art Education Student Research" on April 25 from 5-8 p.m. at Heartland Whole Health Institute in Bentonville.
The symposium will feature graduate students in the M.A. in Art Education program as they share original research, thesis work and works-in-progress exploring contemporary topics in art education, teaching and learning. The program will also include a keynote address by Flavia Bastos, who serves as a distinguished research professor in the arts and humanities and provost fellow at the University of Cincinnati.
Participating graduate students include:
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Jasmine McMasters: Dragging the Self: Manifesting Genderqueer Identity as a Drag King Performer and Teacher
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Kennedi Richards: From Isolation to Collaboration: An Action Research Study of Novice Elementary Teachers
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Brittany Paul: Carnavlesque Narratives Among a Small Community of Circus Artist-Educators as a Chronotope: of Democratic Education
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Audrey Vega: Accidental Curadoras: Creating Spaces for Latine Artists in Northwest Arkansas
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Mary Anna Davis: Visual Journaling With Senior Citizens: Combatting Loneliness and Improving Quality of Life Through Art and StoryTelling (working title subject to change)
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Edward Berchie Osei: I DENSCARTY: Sewing as an Act of Survival Beyond Reductive Aesthetics and Capitalism
"I'm excited for the symposium because it's time for us to come together as a program to celebrate the graduating cohort's collective and individual work! Over the past two years together, we've grown closer as a cohort and supported each other," said Jasmine McMasters, one of the graduate students participating in the symposium. "It's been a joy to watch my peers' research projects take shape. We are all unique in our pursuits and are carving distinctive pathways for ourselves post-graduation."
The schedule includes (subject to change):
- 5-5:15 p.m.: Arrival and conversation
- 5:15-5:25 p.m.: Keynote Address
- 5:25-5:45 p.m.: Jasmine McMasters
- 5:45-6:05 p.m.: Kennedi Richards
- 6:10-6:30 p.m.: Brittany Paul
- 6:30-6:40 p.m.: Break
- 6:40-7 p.m.: Audrey Vega
- 7-7:20 p.m.: Mary Anna Davis
- 7:20-7:40 p.m.: Edward Berchie Osei
- 7:40-8 p.m.: Q&A (if time allows)
"Research is a cornerstone of the Art Education graduate program at the School of Art. Opportunities for students to present their work in public settings, especially at innovative places like Heartland Whole Health Institute, empower our student researchers to foster meaningful dialogue. The community will learn from these presentations how art education can enhance lives and educational models," said Kathy J. Brown, director of graduate studies in art education and an Endowed Assistant Professor of Art Education.
The Saturday Night Symposium: M.A. in Art Education Student Research is free and open to public. Parking is available at the institute in Bentonville. Light refreshments will be available.
Individuals who are interested in earning a graduate degree from the Art Education program are encouraged to attend. The M.A. program in Art Education is an accredited, two-year residency program. As a research-oriented program, students study culturally responsive methods with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative teaching and research approaches and practices. Cohorts often consist of museum educators, collegiate instructors, K-12 educators, community-based arts practitioners and organizers. The program offers options to attend part-time and full-time. For more information, visit www.art.uark.edu.
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Contacts
Elizabeth Muscari, assistant director of communications
School of Art
479-575-5550, eamuscar@uark.edu
Kayla Crenshaw, chief of staff and director of communications
School of Art
479-575-7930, kaylac@uark.edu