In the past month, I attended two international virtual conferences. It was an honor to have my proposal selected among the slate of presentations for the International Conference on the Arts in Society in Spain and the International Conference on Narrative in England. In the UK, my presentation was paired with presentations by scholars from … [Read more…]
Congratulations to Anthony Woodruff, who recently defended his doctoral dissertation within the Department of Art Education at Florida State University. Anthony’s dissertation was titled ” Creating Visitor-Centered Museum Experiences for Adults With Developmental Disabilities: A Collaborative Case Study”. Whether it was switching data collection sites due to COVID-19 restrictions, return to K-12 work, or flexibly … [Read more…]
Sincere thanks to Yiwen Wei for inviting me to serve as second-author on an article with her, published recently in “Studies in Art Education”. It was an honor to write with her, and it’s always a thrill when the publication reaches your hands. (And I also have to say how nice it was to also … [Read more…]
I recently attended the International Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative (virtually of course). It was an honor to have my proposal selected among the slate of presentations. (FSU art education doctoral student, Chris Omni, gave a wonderful presentation too!) My presentation was paired with presentations by scholars from and working with students from the U.S., … [Read more…]
Florida State University had a great showing at this year’s National Art Education Association Conference. FSU faculty members (Sara Scott Shields, Rachel Fendler, Amber Ward) and students (Egda Claudio, Stevie Newbold, Sena Karatas Ozturk, Elizabeth Odom) all gave presentations. FSUS retired professor Debi Barrett-Hayes won the Mac Arthur Goodwin Award, while FSU alumna (Debrah Sickler-Voigt) … [Read more…]
Congratulations to Hsiu-Chun Yang, who recently defended her doctoral dissertation in art education at Florida State University. We’re so proud of you, Dr. Yang! It was my pleasure to co-direct Hsiu’s dissertation with my good friend and colleague, Dr. Rachel Fendler. Congratulations, Hsiu!
What a treat it was to recently serve as an invited guest speaker for the University of Memphis’ Visiting Artist Lecture Series. It was an honor to speak with their faculty, students, and alumni. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. One day, I look forward to making it up there in person.
I recently returned from the Florida Art Education Association Conference and FSU had another great showing among faculty, students, alumni, and friends of our art education program. Recently retired FSUS art teacher, Debi Barrett-Hayes, won the Distinguished Service Award, while FSU alumna, Patricia Lamb, received the Pearl Krepps Legacy Award and was elected to the … [Read more…]
I recently gave a presentation at the International Conference on the Arts in Society. It was a great experience and I had the pleasure of being on the schedule with a colleague and friend from FSU (Dr. Ann Rowson Love) and a future FSU student (Kara Fedje). The conference would have been in Australia, but … [Read more…]
I’m posting a personal congratulations to the 2021 Preservice Art Education Graduates from Florida State University. More than any other group of students I have worked with, these students have had to persevere during the most uncertain circumstances – completing their coursework virtually and then student teaching in art classrooms that required social distancing, PPEs, … [Read more…]